Senate GOP Confirms Floor Vote on $71.7B ICE/CBP Reconciliation Bill Week of May 18 — Committee Markups Set for May 19

As of May 11, 2026, Senate Republican leadership confirmed that the $71.7 billion immigration enforcement reconciliation bill will proceed to a floor vote during the week of May 18, with committee markups scheduled for May 19. The bill — which passed the House 215–211 on April 30 — combines the Senate Judiciary Committee's $39.2 billion immigration enforcement title with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's $32.5 billion border and DHS title. ICE alone is slated to receive approximately $38.2 billion — roughly 8× its FY2024 annual budget of $9.1 billion — to fund hiring of thousands of additional agents, a deportation aircraft fleet expansion, and a build-out to 100,000+ detention beds (more than doubling current capacity of approximately 60,000). The Congressional Budget Office had published its score on May 4 showing the Judiciary title would add $39.2 billion in outlays over 2026–2035. Senate Majority Leader Thune has committed to advancing the bill before Trump's June 1 signing deadline, which the White House framed as 'non-negotiable.' A controversial provision funding $1 billion in White House ballroom security has drawn a Byrd rule challenge from Senate Democrats; the Senate parliamentarian's ruling on that provision is expected before the floor vote. Senate Democrats announced plans to offer amendments requiring independent oversight provisions, minimum medical care standards, and accountability for the 30+ FY2026 detention deaths — all expected to fail on party-line votes in the 53-47 Republican majority. Roll Call reported that Republican senators from states with large agricultural and construction industries have sought assurances that the enforcement surge will not disrupt those labor markets, though no formal carve-outs were included in the bill text released May 4.