Senate Votes on 5-Bill Minibus After Trump, Dems Sequester DHS Funding Ahead of Partial Shutdown

On Friday, the United States Senate passed the federal funding bill it was unable to pass just a day ago, but there's a notable change to it. As my colleague Sister Toldjah wrote earlier in the week, Leader John Thune (R-SD) set up a test cloture vote, which happened on Thursday, but RedState reported that the upper chamber "failed to advance a key funding bill, necessary to averting a partial government shutdown."

President Donald Trump and the Democrat Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer, eked out a deal for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, later on Thursday, to be sequestered from the six-bill minibus, in a last-minute attempt to avoid the shutdown that begins midnight on Friday. Instead, DHS will be funded with a short-term continuing resolution for two weeks.

Breaking: President Trump Brokers Last-Minute, Short-Term Deal Preventing Partial Government Shutdown

Here are some details on the minibus, which passed by a tally of 71-29, but must be reconsidered by the House because of the changes - including the CR for Homeland Security. And the House won't be back in session until Monday, necessitating a brief shutdown:

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., argued that while Republicans didn’t want to have a government shutdown, they wouldn’t legislate "stupid s—" into the DHS bill.
"We're not like telling [ICE] they need judicial warrants when they already have administrative warrants," Schmitt said. "We're not doing that."

The vote on Friday came after a slew of amendments were given roll call votes, with some Republican senators placing a temporary hold on the final vote, to keep watchful eye on leadership to make sure they didn't agree to any side deals:

Several GOP senators placed holds on the funding deal to make sure leadership didn’t do any side-deals. Those have been lifted https://t.co/nShgXuEeOC
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) January 30, 2026

Votes scheduled: The Senate will now proceed to up to 8 roll call votes in relation to the following in relation to Cal. #302, H.R.7148, Appropriations Minibus (DOD, FSGG, LHHS, T-HUD, Homeland Security, SFOPS):
1. Paul amendment #4272
2. Schmitt amendment #4241
3. Lee amendment…
— Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) January 30, 2026

4. Lee amendment #4234
5. Lee amendment #4286
6. Sanders amendment #4290 (60-vote affirmative threshold)
7. Merkley amendment #4287
8. Passage of Cal. #302, H.R.7148, Appropriations Minibus (DOD, FSGG, LHHS, T-HUD, Homeland Security, SFOPS), as amended. (60-vote affirmative threshold)

One of the amendments, by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), sought to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts, and bring back the rule of law to so-called sanctuary cities:

Let’s be absolutely clear about what’s happening here.

Democrats want to cripple ICE as a backdoor to amnesty.

Today, on the Senate floor, I laid out a better vision: My four-point plan to accelerate deportations, end the violent anarchy, and restore the rule of law.🧵 pic.twitter.com/bgZXJueXI9
— Senator Eric Schmitt (@SenEricSchmitt) January 30, 2026

Look who voted aye on Sen. Bernie Sanders' amendment, though:

Fascinating — GOP Sens. Susan Collins & Lisa Murkowski voted for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ amendment to redirect $75 billion from ICE to Medicaid

Won’t pass obviously

This is the $$$ that Republicans passed for ICE last year as part of the Big Beautiful Bill
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) January 30, 2026

What happens now in the lower chamber isn't completely clear, but we have some foreshadowing and hints, according to Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman. Just before the Senate vote, the House conference held a call with Speaker Johnson and Republican leadership, he wrote on his X account:

"All of the leaders said that members need to show up to Washington because of the tight margins.
Margins only getting tighter. Five of the six spending bills are coming back to the House untouched, Johnson said. (They were bipartisan, bicameral deals, so this was expected).
JOHNSON also said that he hopes to pass the five bills/DHS CR Monday."

There will be a brief partial shutdown, as noted above:

JOHNSON said when the House returns, they will be in a shutdown.

The speaker said "I beg you" to get back Sunday night if possible. He needs every person and every vote, he said.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 30, 2026

The report continued in a thread:

"JOHNSON said he wants to vote on the spending bills on suspension of the rules. That would require hefty Democratic cooperation -- 2/3 majority necessary.
But would also avoid a rule vote.
House Rs simply cannot pass a rule here. And suspension puts the onus on Rs and Ds -- that's the thinking."

We'll keep you posted on these developments in the coming days.

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