The House Rules Committee voted Thursday morning to set up floor action on the four bills top appropriators released this week following a bipartisan, bicameral breakthrough on funding for the vast majority of the federal government, including the Pentagon and the largest domestic agencies. The House will not vote on amendments to the DHS funding bill, which will get a stand-alone vote under the GOP plan. Republican leaders could struggle to pass that legislation since nearly all House Democrats are expected to vote no. To create pressure on lawmakers to pass all four bills, the three measures funding other federal agencies will not be sent to the Senate until the House passes the DHS measure. Two amendment votes will be allowed on the three-bill package that funds the departments of Defense, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Transportation. The Rules Committee also approved language that will, upon passage, combine the four bills with another two-bill funding package the House passed last week. House leaders hope that will make it easier for the Senate to swiftly clear the funding for President Donald Trump’s signature next week ahead of the January 30th government shutdown deadline.
The House is wrapping up its work for the week by taking up H. Res. ___ – Providing for consideration of H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, and H.R. 7147, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 as well as Democrat War Powers Resolution H. Con. Res. 68 – To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
Later today the House will consider Pursuant to a Rule H.R. 7148 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 and H.R. 7147 – Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026.
After today, the House will be in recess until Monday, February 2nd. The Senate will reconvene on Monday, January 26th at 3:00 P.M.
