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Budget Resolution for Immigration Funding Heads to Senate Floor
Senate Republicans introduced a $70 billion immigration-enforcement resolution; Graham introduced it, Thune shaped strategy, Scalise indicated the House would expedite it, and Cruz sought broader terms. Coverage differs on the procedural path and shutdown versus the case for border funding.
Lead article · Roll Call · CENTERBudget resolution for immigration funding headed to Senate floorOUTLETSOUTLETS
65 RATED5 RATED
ARTICLESARTICLES
71 WIRE1 WIRE COPY
SPANCOVERAGE SPAN
55HOURSHOURS
AVG CREDAVG CRED
73HIGHHIGH
The sides
How each side told it
OUTLETS BY LEAN5 RATED · 1 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
THE FRAME57% · AVG CRED 85
“A procedural path through impasse”
2 MORE CENTER
Roll CallMON 9:23 AMThis week: Senate girds for budget vote-a-rama in busy week for CongressThuneMixedCRED 842 ARTICLES FROM ROLL CALLDaily MontananTUE 1:04 PMRepublicans in US Senate unveil road map for 3 years of immigration crackdownThuneMixedCRED 76
People · 3 MEMBERS
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Thune and Cruz were named together by 1 of 6 outlets. Counted by outlet.
GOODMIXEDNEUTRALBADCOUNTED BY OUTLET
R · SD · MAJORITY LEADER
Coordinated Senate strategy for an immigration-funding resolution and worked to align the Senate and House approaches.
VOTED YEA · #87NAMED BY 3 OF 6
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
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◆ MIXED3 OF 3 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 3 of 3 outlets.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
R · TX · COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION CHAIR
Pressed for a broader reconciliation bill including capital-gains tax changes and ten years of increased enforcement funding.
VOTED YEA · #87NAMED BY 2 OF 6
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
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◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETCenter outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
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◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
R · LA-1 · MAJORITY LEADER
Indicated the House would expedite the Senate's immigration-funding bill once it reached the chamber.
NAMED BY 2 OF 6
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
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▲ MOSTLY GOOD1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mostly good, 1 of 1 outlet.
The record
What Congress actually did
FACTS FROM THE SENATE RECORD AND CONGRESS.GOV, NOT FROM COVERAGE
FACTS FROM THE SENATE RECORD AND CONGRESS.GOV, NOT FROM COVERAGE
Motion to proceed to the budget resolution for fiscal 2026
QUESTION · ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED S.CON.RES. 33
PASSED52–462 NOT VOTING
50 NEEDED · MAJORITY
52 YEA · 2 TO SPARE46 NAY
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DEMDemocrats0 Y · 44 N · 1 NV0 YEA · 44 NAY · 1 NV
REPRepublicans52 Y · 0 N · 1 NV52 YEA · 0 NAY · 1 NV
INDIndependents0 Y · 2 N · 0 NV0 YEA · 2 NAY · 0 NV
EACH SENATORHOW EACH SENATOR VOTED YEA NAY NVNOT VOTING
D + I · 47DEMOCRATS + INDEPENDENTS · 47
R · 53REPUBLICANS · 53
THUNE · YEACRUZ · YEA
THE BILL · S.Con.Res. 33BILL PAGE →
Budget resolution for fiscal 2026
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the…
Congress adopted a budget framework through 2035 and gave committees instructions for possible deficit-increasing legislation. The resolution is not law and does not itself fund programs.
- IntroducedAPR 21 · SENATE
- Senate test voteTHIS STORYAPR 21 · 52–46
- Passed SenateAPR 23 · 50–48
- House passageAPR 29 · 215–211
Timeline · 55 HOURS
When each side picked it up
ARTICLES PER 12 HOURS · VOTE TUE 4:09 PM
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT: NO COVERAGE YETLEFT: NO COVERAGE YET
When each side picked it up. center: 4 articles, first mon 9:23 am. right-leaning: 2 articles, first tue 3:11 pm, 30 hours after the first report. unrated: 1 article, first wed 5:46 am.
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