The Crazy 1.2T Funding Deal from the Government is Absurd!

Adriana Stone 0 1 min read

Senate Passes $1.2T Funding Deal

The Senate voted 71-29 on Friday to approve a revised $1.2 trillion government funding package. The measure funds most federal departments through the end of the fiscal year on September 30.

But the bill isn’t finished. Lawmakers split off the Department of Homeland Security funding as a separate, short-term measure. That means parts of the government will briefly lapse while leaders finish negotiations.

The House is in recess until Monday, so a partial shutdown is expected over the weekend. Lawmakers agreed to give negotiators about two weeks to work out the Homeland Security funding language.

The package combines five regular appropriations bills with a two-week stopgap for DHS. It covers major areas including Defense, Health and Human Services, Transportation and State. The split was a last-minute deal to keep most funding on track while buying time to resolve the DHS dispute.

Senators from both parties had pushed and pulled all week. A recent high-profile law enforcement shooting added urgency and political heat to DHS discussions. Opposition from some Democrats centered on that incident and on broader enforcement practices. Republican negotiators emphasized keeping core operations funded and avoiding a long shutdown.

The vote cleared the Senate comfortably — above the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the package. Now it heads to the House, where timing and any amendments could change the final outcome.

For the public, the immediate effect is a short disruption risk this weekend and then a negotiated path toward full-year funding. For lawmakers, it’s a pause: most departments get certainty through September, while DHS remains the sticking point.

Expect more headlines as House leaders return and as DHS talks move forward. Lawmakers have two weeks to find common ground and send a final bill to the president.

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