The House of Representatives passed a budget resolution that will enable Republicans to pursue funding for immigration enforcement agencies through the budget reconciliation process, which requires only a simple majority in the Senate.

The measure represents the first step in a Republican plan to provide approximately $70 billion in funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The budget resolution allows the GOP to work on legislation that would be protected from Senate filibuster rules.

Republicans have described the initiative as part of their broader effort to address what they characterize as a shutdown of Department of Homeland Security operations. The budget reconciliation process would enable them to advance the funding bill without needing the 60 votes typically required to overcome procedural hurdles in the Senate.

The House action comes as Republican lawmakers have been working to address multiple legislative priorities, including homeland security funding, surveillance authority extensions, and farm bill legislation. The budget resolution specifically focuses on enabling the immigration enforcement funding component of their agenda.

The reconciliation process, which can only be used for certain budgetary matters, allows the majority party to pass legislation with a simple majority vote rather than the supermajority typically needed for most Senate business. Republicans plan to use this mechanism to advance their immigration enforcement priorities.