We are on day three of a partial government shutdown. The House is expected to vote on the Senate’s bipartisan funding package to reopen most of the government while extending funding for immigration enforcement for only two weeks so lawmakers can negotiate reforms.
Right now the House Rules Committee is considering whether to give the Senate measure a favorable recommendation. If that happens, the bill would go to the full House for a floor vote; Speaker Mike Johnson has indicated he wants that vote soon. Several Democrats, including Rep. Rosa DeLauro (ranking Democrat on Appropriations), have signaled support for the short-term bill because it preserves leverage to press for immigration-enforcement changes during the two-week window.
Democrats’ requests span a range of reforms. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has pushed for measures such as requiring body cameras for immigration officers, removing face coverings that hinder identification, and tightening standards around search warrants. Some House Democrats favor stronger limits on ICE activity in certain cities; Senate leaders and the White House negotiated the two-week carve-out to allow more time for those debates.
There’s bipartisan interest in reform after disturbing images from Minnesota prompted concern from some Republicans. That concern helped produce the agreement between the White House and Senate Democrats that underlies the funding package now before the House.
If the Rules Committee favors the bill, it’s likely to move quickly to the floor and could receive a vote soon — possibly as early as the next day. Until a bill passes both chambers and reaches the president, the partial shutdown will continue to affect federal operations covered by the lapse in appropriations. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small contributed reporting.
