Oppose ICE and CBP Budget Reconciliation Funding Bill
Congress is moving to use the budget reconciliation process — a procedural tool that allows bills to pass the Senate with a simple 50-vote majority — to allocate tens of billions of dollars to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The proposed Senate text would provide $38.2 billion for ICE and $26 billion for CBP, with no accompanying reforms or accountability measures. The House passed the budget blueprint on April 29, 2026, by a vote of 215–211, and the Senate could bring a full bill to the floor as early as the week of May 18th.
Budget reconciliation rules require that new spending be offset by equivalent reductions elsewhere. Under this bill, programs such as financial assistance under the Affordable Care Act are among the areas that would face cuts to fund the expansion of immigration enforcement. Americans who rely on subsidized healthcare coverage could be affected.
This bill also sets aside a bipartisan agreement that had already passed the Senate, which would have restored funding to most Department of Homeland Security departments while withholding it from ICE and CBP pending reform. The reconciliation approach bypasses that compromise and limits the opportunity for amendments from either party.
Constituents across the country — regardless of their views on immigration — may have concerns about a process that links reductions in healthcare assistance to increased enforcement funding without attached accountability measures.
Call your representatives and urge them to oppose this reconciliation bill. Congress should prioritize transparent, bipartisan governance — including meaningful oversight of federal agencies — rather than using procedural mechanisms to advance significant funding increases without reform conditions.
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Hello, I am an assistant calling on behalf of a constituent, {{first_name}} {{last_name}} from {{city}}, {{state}} zip code {{zip_code}}. I'm calling today to urge {{representative_name}} to oppose the budget reconciliation bill that would provide tens of billions of dollars to ICE and CBP without any reforms or accountability measures. This bill raises two significant concerns: it uses a procedural mechanism to set aside an existing bipartisan compromise, and it would offset this enforcement spending by cutting essential programs like ACA healthcare assistance that many constituents depend on. I'm asking {{representative_name}} to vote no on this reconciliation bill and to support instead a transparent, bipartisan approach to immigration funding — one that includes real oversight and does not come at the expense of Americans' healthcare.
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I am calling on behalf of {{first_name}} {{last_name}}, a constituent from {{city}}, {{state}} {{zip_code}}. This message is to urge {{representative_name}} to oppose the ICE and CBP budget reconciliation funding bill. This legislation sets aside bipartisan negotiations, provides billions in enforcement funding without accountability measures, and would cut healthcare assistance to pay for it. Please vote no on this bill. You may contact me at {{phone_number}} to discuss further.