Republican majorities in the House and Senate, paired with unified control of the White House, have enabled repeated use of the reconciliation process to advance budget-related priorities on a simple-majority vote. Following the July 2025 enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Senate adopted an FY 2026 budget resolution in April 2026 that instructed Judiciary and Homeland Security committees to draft legislation providing up to $70 billion in additional immigration enforcement funding. The House followed with a July 2026 vote on a $95 billion reconciliation blueprint covering defense, intelligence, farm relief, and election administration. Trader sentiment reflects narrow GOP margins that require near-unanimous party support, potential Byrd Rule challenges in the Senate, competition with regular appropriations, and the calendar window before the end of the 119th Congress. Upcoming committee markups or floor consideration of follow-on instructions could shift probabilities.