{"id":2509307,"date":"2025-11-11T15:24:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-eyes-loophole-to-speed-up-next-batch-of-spending-bills\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T15:26:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:26:31","slug":"senate-eyes-loophole-to-speed-up-next-batch-of-spending-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-eyes-loophole-to-speed-up-next-batch-of-spending-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate eyes loophole to speed up next batch of spending bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-eyes-loophole-to-speed-up-next-batch-of-spending-bills%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2509307&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Senate is exploring a strategic workaround to expedite the passage of the next set of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-offers-exchange-of-views-meeting-to-gop-senators-who-countered-1-9-trillion-relief-plan\/\" title=\"Biden Offers \u2018Exchange Of Views\u2019 Meeting To GOP ...s Who Countered .9 Trillion Relief Plan\">spending bills<\/a> amid anticipated delays on the Senate floor.Senate appropriators are considering pairing funding for the Pentagon and other agencies with a previously passed House bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC). This approach, suggested by Senator Susan Collins and supported by Senator Katie Britt, aims to bypass Senate rules that allow any senator to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >block bundling multiple spending bills<\/a> into a larger package (a &#8220;minibus&#8221;). <\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader John <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-clash-over-how-to-pass-trump-2025-agenda\/\" title=\"Republicans clash over how to pass Trump 2025 agenda\">thune plans<\/a> to begin floor action on these spending bills soon, which include funding for the departments of Labor, Transportation, Justice, and Health and Human Services. The drive comes after the Senate recently reopened government funding through January 2026 following a shutdown. While the ICC sanctions bill has faced opposition from Senate Democrats who want revisions, leadership is preparing for potential resistance and is considering multiple options to push these appropriations bills forward. The timeline targets passage by January 30, before current temporary funding expires, to avoid another government shutdown.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate eyes ICC loophole to speed up next batch of spending bills<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2398560\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash; <\/strong>Republicans are already preparing for the next set of spending bills to get bogged down on the Senate floor and have a creative workaround to avoid that fate.<\/p>\n<p>Appropriators are weighing whether to pair money for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pentagon\/\">Pentagon<\/a> and other agencies with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3281391\/icc-sanctions-act-passes-house-support-israel-netanyahu\/\">House legislation sanctioning<\/a> the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/international-criminal-court\/\">International Criminal Court<\/a>, according to two sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3882835\/john-fetterman-no-one-really-knows-who-leading-democratic-party\/\">John Fetterman says &#8216;no one really knows&#8217; who is leading Democratic Party<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3882857\/gop-senators-jack-smith-arctic-frost-compensation-legal-fees-funding-bill\/\">Funding bill opens the door to compensate GOP senators who sue over &#8216;Arctic Frost&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3882338\/texas-hemp-business-council-slams-senate-passage-ban-funding-bill\/\">Industry group slams Senate passage of hemp ban in funding bill: &#8216;Out of touch&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Under that scenario, Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) would bring forward the ICC bill, which passed the House in January, and then attach the spending legislation on a later procedural step. Doing so would allow leadership to overcome a Senate rule that lets any one senator object to bundling two or more spending bills into a package known as a minibus.<\/p>\n<p>The idea originated with Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\">Susan Collins<\/a> (R-ME), the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, but Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/katie-britt\/\">Katie Britt<\/a> (R-AL), another appropriator, has more recently been raising the concept with her GOP colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>One source familiar with the discussions cautioned that using the ICC bill was just one option under consideration. In the past, leadership has found other ways to accommodate senators and, if all else fails, could always suspend Senate rules with a two-thirds vote.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the strategy suggests that appropriators are already gaming out the end of the year and expect to run into at least some resistance. Thune plans to jump-start floor action as soon as next Tuesday on the Pentagon bill, along with three others funding the departments of Labor, Transportation, Justice, and Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n<p>The spending bills would be the first considered since senators voted Monday to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3881941\/end-government-shutdown-closer-bill-clears-senate-heads-house\/\">reopen the government<\/a> through January 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s definitely serious,&rdquo; Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/shelley-moore-capito\/\">Shelley Moore Capito<\/a> (R-WV), an appropriator and member of GOP leadership, said of discussions to use the ICC bill, though she also called the conversation a &ldquo;little premature&rdquo; as Congress works to get past the shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We just got to get over this hump and then see where we are,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Leadership had some trouble in July, when the Senate began to bundle the first of 12 full-year spending bills into a minibus.<\/p>\n<p>Thune had to hold a separate vote on money for the legislative branch due to objections from Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-kennedy\/\">John Kennedy<\/a> (R-LA), who wanted to go on the record as opposing its spending levels. That bill was then packaged with two others to fund the Veterans Affairs and Agriculture departments, demonstrating one way leadership could address subsequent issues.<\/p>\n<p>Appropriators were unable to add funding, however, for two other agencies, the Commerce and Justice departments, due to an objection from Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-van-hollen\/\">Chris Van Hollen<\/a> (D-MD), who wanted to force the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> to build the FBI&rsquo;s new headquarters in Maryland, as had been the plan under former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the next minibus, appropriators now plan to attach funding for those two agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Appropriations Committee hope to pass the next minibus by Jan. 30, when a short-term funding patch will run out and Congress will again face the prospect of a government shutdown. But senators are also sober-minded about the odds of quick progress.<\/p>\n<p>The first minibus passed the Senate in August, but it was not until about 40 days into the shutdown that the House and Senate reached a compromise to send the bill to President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> desk as part of a funding deal.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3878248\/where-every-senate-republican-stands-trump-end-filibuster\/\"><strong>WHERE EVERY SENATE REPUBLICAN STANDS ON TRUMP&rsquo;S CALL TO END THE FILIBUSTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll move as fast as we can so we&rsquo;re not waiting until the Jan. 30 deadline,&rdquo; Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), an adviser to Thune, told reporters on Monday evening. &ldquo;But you guys have been here long enough &mdash; we&rsquo;ll probably be having this conversation Jan. 28.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As for the ICC sanctions, Senate Democrats blocked the legislation in January, asking for changes to the text before it was brought back to the floor. The bill, spurred by the arrest warrant issued for Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>, would punish ICC officials who investigate or detain any U.S. citizen or the citizen of an American ally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate considers ICC bill to fast-track spending packages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2509308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25289720787043-e1762890122378.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4762,13150,3740,65710],"class_list":["post-2509307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-legislation","tag-loophole","tag-senate","tag-spending-bills"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25289720787043-e1762890122378.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2509307"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2509311,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509307\/revisions\/2509311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2509308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2509307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2509307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2509307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}