Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have released legislative text of their committee’s portions of pending reconciliation legislation to provide funding for immigration enforcement agencies. In a new insight, Director of Fiscal Policy Jordan Haring walks through the combined Senate reconciliation package.

Key points:

• The nearly $72 billion reconciliation package is centered specifically on Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
• The HSGAC portion would provide $32.5 billion of funding and the Judiciary portion $39.2 billion; the funding would be appropriated in fiscal year (FY) 2026 but would be available through the end of FY 2029.
• Notably, each committee’s proposed funding level is much lower than the per-committee $70 billion maximum set by the budget resolution.
• The House Homeland Security and Judiciary Committees have yet to release their portions of the reconciliation legislation; they have until May 15 to do so.

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