Senate Democrats Plan to Force Amendment Votes on Immigration Funding

Schumer says Democrats will conduct a ‘vote-a-rama’ over a bill funding ICE and the Border Patrol through 2029.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), joined by other Democratic lawmakers, speaks in Washington on May 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Democrats are preparing to force Republicans into a long series of politically charged votes as the Senate takes up a Republican bill to fund immigration enforcement.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on June 3 on the Senate floor that Democrats will use the amendment process to put Republicans on record on the cost of living, tariffs, the conduct of immigration agents, and the war with Iran.