A proposal endorsed Monday by President Donald Trump to end the 40-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is taking fire from Democrats and conservative Senate Republicans, yet again delaying a possible vote to reopen the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other critical agencies. The proposal to fund most of DHS but put off funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) removal operations appeared to have momentum, but that changed on Tuesday when critics in both parties shot it down. Republican Senators who presented the proposal to President Trump on Monday said they can provide more money for ICE’s deportation programs through a budget reconciliation package later in the year, but some conservatives are doubtful that will actually happen, given the difficulty of passing a reconciliation bill through both chambers with only GOP votes. Democrats said the Republican offer they received earlier Tuesday fell short because it did not include Democrats’ demanded reforms to ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), such as requiring federal immigration officers to obtain judicial warrants and prohibiting federal agents from wearing masks. Republicans might need as many as 10 Democrats or more to vote for a funding deal because a growing number of Senate conservatives are voicing their opposition to cutting ICE funding, even if they are promised that money would be restored in a future budget package.
For today, following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the House Message with respect to S.1383, the legislative vehicle for the SAVE Act and will consider a joint resolution to overturn some IRS rules on clean energy tax credits.
The House will take up a rule: H. Res. ___ – Providing for consideration of H.R. 8029- Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act, H. Res. 1128- Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security, H.R. 5103- Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2026, and H.R. 7084- Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026. Later today, the House will then consider H.R. 5103 – Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2026.
