Senate agrees to take up the budget resolution for fiscal 2026
On the Motion to Proceed S.Con.Res. 33
APR 21, 2026 · 4:09 PM ET
A party-line vote. 2 votes to spare over the 50 needed.
A yes only lets the Senate take up the measure. It is not a vote to pass it.
WHAT IS A MOTION TO PROCEED →A yes only lets the Senate take up the measure. It is not a vote to pass it.
WHAT IS A MOTION TO PROCEED →What the Senate was voting on
The Senate voted 52-46 to begin considering a 10-year budget blueprint for the federal government. This resolution sets spending limits through 2035 and creates a path to pass future tax or policy changes with a simple majority vote.
Begin debate on the budget resolution for fiscal 2026.
Don’t take it up now. Not a vote against the resolution itself.
Sets federal budget targets through 2035 and gives committees a path to propose deficit-increasing homeland security and judiciary legislation.
Agreed to by both chambers on April 29, 2026. Concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.
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- On a 50–50 tie the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
50 is a majority of the 98 senators voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- VP
- On a 50–50 tie the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
A straight party-line voteStraight party line.
Every vote on S.Con.Res. 33, in both chambersPassed the Senate. Passed the House.
CHAMBER CONTRASTThe Senate voted to take it up 52–46 on April 21. The House agreed to it 215–211 on April 29.
- APR 21Discharged from committeeDISCHARGED
- APR 21#87THIS VOTEMotion to proceedAGREED TO52–462 votes to spare over the 50 needed.
- APR 23#105On adoptionPASSED50–48
Coverage of this vote and its bill10 stories from 10 outlets
- The HayrideRIGHTSenate Advances Massive Border Funding Plan. Will It Survive?
- The HillCENTERRepublicans fear succession of government shutdowns under Trump
- Associated PressCENTERRepublicans launch a new effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security
- Daily MontananCENTERRepublicans in US Senate unveil road map for 3 years of immigration crackdown
- Daily MontananCENTERRepublicans in US Senate unveil road map for 3 years of immigration crackdown
Lean describes the outlets, not the vote.
