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Senate Sends Three-Bill Package to Trump as DHS Fight Clouds Jan. 30 Funding Push

DHS funding, complicated by ICE‑reform demands after a Minnesota shooting, is now the chief obstacle.

The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunset, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Overview

  • The Senate approved a roughly $174 billion minibus 82-15 covering Commerce, Justice, Energy, Interior and environmental agencies, bringing the total advanced by both chambers to six of 12.
  • The House passed a separate two-bill package 341-79 for Financial Services–General Government and National Security–State, which now waits for Senate action after its recess.
  • Lawmakers pulled the Homeland Security bill from recent packages after an ICE-involved fatal shooting in Minneapolis, as Democrats press for ICE oversight ‘guardrails’ and progressives threaten to oppose enforcement funding without reforms.
  • Appropriators in both parties acknowledge a short-term continuing resolution may be needed if DHS talks stall, though Democrats warn a long extension would lock in Trump-era priorities.
  • Time is tight with the Senate away next week and the House out the following week, as negotiators prepare text for the next bundle that could include Defense, Labor-HHS-Education and Transportation-HUD while DHS remains unresolved.