House Concurs in Senate Amendment to HR 7148

Earlier this afternoon, the House took up the Senate Amendment to HR 7148, that removed Division H, DHS spending, from HR 7148 and provided a two-week continuing resolution for that sole remaining unapproved FY 2026 spending bill. At 11:42 am EST the House began their vote of H Res 1032, the rule for the consideration of the Senate Amendment to HR 7148. That resolution was approved by a near party-line vote of 212 to 210; Rep Rose (R,TN) voted Nay and five representatives from each party did not vote. After a one-hour debate the House concurred in the amendment by a more complex vote of 217 to 214; 21 members from each party crossed party line and only Rep Crenshaw (R,TX).

HR 7148 goes to the President who is expected to sign it tonight, with the government being fully re-opened tomorrow. The two appropriations committees will start working in earnest on negotiating a version of the DHS spending bill that will have some sort of chance of passing in both houses. That bill will have to be passed by February 13^th, 2026 or DHS will face another shutdown.