Overview
- Republican leaders are moving to post and begin debate on a roughly $70–72 billion reconciliation bill to restore funding for ICE and the Border Patrol but are still finalizing text for floor consideration.
- The Senate parliamentarian has flagged parts of the $1 billion White House security package as incompatible with budget rules and Republicans are rewriting the language to try to keep some funding in the bill.
- A Secret Service request breaks the proposal into about $220 million for ballroom-specific hardening and the remainder for a new visitor screening center, training and other security upgrades.
- Senate Democrats plan targeted amendments to force votes this week on the administration’s newly announced $1.776 billion settlement fund and to try to strip the ballroom money, a path that could win with a few GOP defections.
- If the security language is cut or the amendment fights drag on, the measure could miss leaders’ planned deadlines and leave DHS with continued budget strain that may affect operations and emergency pay.