Senate Vote to Start Budget Plan Possible Tuesday, Thune Says

April 20, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC

Senate Republicans plan to unveil and take their first procedural vote as soon as Tuesday on a multi-billion-dollar budget resolution advancing long-term immigration enforcement funding, according to Majority Leader John Thune.

“Once we have text out there, and everybody’s had an opportunity to review it, then, you know, we’ll plan to move forward,” Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Monday. “It’s a narrowly crafted piece of legislation.”

Getting the resolution approved by both chambers unlocks Republicans’ ability under the budget reconciliation process to mandate spending for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol. Both immigration enforcement agencies have been cruising for months ...

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