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Bipartisan Spending Package Released as House Sets Standalone Vote on Contentious DHS Bill

Whether it becomes law depends on securing 60 votes in the Senate next week.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents arrest a man while patrolling a neighborhood on Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis.
Protesters with a large anti-ICE sign, stand outside of the Henry Bishop Whipple Federal building on January 18, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Overview

  • House leaders plan floor action this week with a separate vote on the Homeland Security title after Democratic leaders said they will oppose it unless it is changed.
  • The $1.2 trillion four-bill minibus funds Defense, Homeland Security, Labor–HHS–Education, and Transportation–HUD to avert a Jan. 30 shutdown.
  • The DHS section keeps ICE funding roughly flat at about $10 billion, trims enforcement and removal operations by about $115 million, cuts roughly 5,500 detention beds, and directs $20 million to body‑worn cameras and new training.
  • Top Democratic appropriators argue the bill adds needed guardrails and protects TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard, noting a short-term extension would not restrain ICE given prior funding.
  • Passage remains uncertain as House Republicans navigate a razor-thin margin and the Senate will need Democratic votes to reach 60 when it returns next week.