Updated January 29, 2026 at 6:40 PM CSTThe Senate has struck a deal to prevent large swaths of the government from enduring a shutdown, while allowing for negotiations to continue over funding the Department of Homeland Security. Under the plan, the Senate will vote on five appropriations bills before the weekend, according to sources familiar with the agreement who were not authorized to discuss details publicly. They will not vote on the sixth bill — which funds the Department of Homeland Security — as it is currently written. After Senate passage, the House will need to pass these bills in order to avoid a lapse in government funding. Because the House is currently on recess until Monday, a short-term shutdown appears all but inevitable.