Senate Republicans advanced a fiscal year 2026 reconciliation package in early May after the chambers adopted a budget resolution in late April that directs the Judiciary and Homeland Security committees to produce legislation by May 15. Draft texts released by those panels would appropriate roughly $72 billion, primarily for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, with the Congressional Budget Office estimating a $72 billion deficit impact over ten years. The reconciliation process permits Senate passage by simple majority without a filibuster, aligning with the administration’s June 1 target. Remaining steps include House committee action, floor votes in both chambers, and conference reconciliation, all within a narrow procedural window that could shift if internal negotiations stall or new amendments arise.