Senate Republicans face substantial procedural and political hurdles in advancing a third reconciliation package before the November midterms, despite House passage of a $95 billion budget resolution framework in July that includes defense spending increases, farm aid, and elements of the SAVE America Act. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has prioritized avoiding a government shutdown by the September 30 deadline and has not scheduled a vote on the budget resolution, citing narrow margins, intraparty disagreements over offsets and priorities, and the Byrd Rule constraints on non-budgetary provisions. Following June enactment of the Secure America Act immigration funding measure, GOP senators including Ron Johnson and Thom Tillis have highlighted the difficulty of threading consensus in a closely divided chamber, with many wary of vote-arama risks ahead of elections.