Republicans hold narrow majorities in both chambers of the 119th Congress, enabling use of the budget reconciliation process to advance party-line measures on spending, revenues, and debt limit changes without a Senate filibuster. After enacting a major tax and spending package in 2025 and a $70 billion immigration enforcement measure in June 2026, House Republicans passed a July 22 budget resolution by a 216-214 vote to unlock a third package focused on defense funding, agriculture aid, and elements of the SAVE America Act voter eligibility provisions. The Senate has not advanced the resolution, with leadership citing competing demands ahead of the September 30 appropriations deadline and midterm elections. Internal divisions over offsets, spending levels, and timing, combined with the August recess and slim margins, have slowed momentum for House floor action on an actual reconciliation bill.