We are on the third day of a partial government shutdown. The House is preparing to vote on a bipartisan Senate funding package that would reopen most federal agencies while extending funding for immigration enforcement for two weeks to allow further negotiations on policy changes.
The House Rules Committee is currently weighing whether to give the Senate measure a favorable recommendation. If the committee approves it, the bill would move to the full House for a floor vote; Speaker Mike Johnson has said he wants that vote soon. Several House Democrats, including Rep. Rosa DeLauro, have signaled support for the short-term deal because the two-week extension preserves leverage to pursue immigration-enforcement reforms.
Democratic leaders have outlined a range of requested changes. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has pushed for requirements such as body cameras for immigration officers, limits on face coverings that impede identification, and tighter standards for search warrants. Some House Democrats are seeking stronger restrictions on ICE activities in certain cities. The two-week carve-out in the agreement between Senate negotiators and the White House was intended to give lawmakers time to debate those proposals.
Bipartisan concern about immigration enforcement has grown after troubling images from Minnesota prompted reactions from some Republicans. That concern helped produce the compromise reached by the White House and Senate Democrats that forms the basis of the current funding package.
If the Rules Committee recommends the bill, it is likely to move quickly to the House floor and could receive a vote as early as the next day. Until both chambers pass a funding measure and the president signs it, the partial shutdown will remain in effect and continue to disrupt federal operations covered by the lapse in appropriations.
CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small contributed reporting.