to complete their final spending bill on Monday night, putting lawmakers in a time crunch as they work to avoid a partial government shutdown just days away.and disagreements over border security policies, lawmakers were able to come to an agreement on how to allocate funds for the Department of Homeland Security late Monday, one day after they initially hoped to already have the bills published.
The House typically requires bill text to be available to lawmakers for 72 hours before it can be brought to the floor for a vote. Negotiators originally planned to release legislative text for the spending package Sunday afternoon, but those plans were delayed over disagreements on how to allocate funding for the DHS for the remainder of the fiscal year.
The Senate could then take it up as quickly, or as slowly, as it would like. If even one senator objects, it could delay passage for days before it’s brought to the floor for a final vote. Reps. Bob Good and Chip Roy , along with 41 other House Republicans, sent a letter pressing their GOP colleagues to oppose any spending legislation that does not include core components of the party’s signature border security bill that was passed by the lower chamber last summer. Instead, the group is threatening to withhold their support to leverage their “power of the purse” to undo some of the Biden administration’s border policies.