House advances $1.2T package with ICE funding after Republicans overcome infighting
Speaker Mike Johnson led overnight negotiations to create a council on ethanol fuel after Midwestern lawmakers threatened to sink the vote
By Leo Briceno , Elizabeth Elkind Fox News
Published January 22, 2026 11:53am EST
Republicans voted in dramatic fashion to advance a $1.2 trillion spending package to a final vote on Thursday, overcoming threats of a GOP rebellion over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) funding and ethanol fuel.
The legislation, which narrowly passed after a prolonged standoff on the floor, clears a key procedural hurdle called a "rule vote." Rule votes, which traditionally fall along party lines, allow for debate and final consideration of select pieces of legislation. The rule was adopted by just one vote in a 214-213 result.
The vote tees up two final House votes on spending legislation in FY 2026.
One would fund the departments of War, Education, Labor and Health and Human Services. A second one would fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which also includes funding for ICE.
Divisions still linger over ethanol fuel and ICE funding, but both bills are expected to pass with bipartisan support — though few Democrats are expected to vote in favor of the DHS portion.
"Bipartisan, bicameral negotiations are complex and take time. As with our previous packages, the outcome reflects the reality of serious governing, shared contributions and shared compromise," Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said.
"I always say, we never start in the same place, but we quite often end in the same place," Cole said, referring to negotiations with the top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn.
If passed, the two separate spending packages will later be joined together for consideration in the Senate.
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