New Delhi, June 6 -- It came down to one senator from Louisiana who had just lost his primary, three hours of hushed floor negotiations, and a ruling from the Senate parliamentarian that made the whole thing moot.

objecting not to its substance but to the use of the reconciliation process as a vehicle for multi-year agency funding.

The package now travels to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson has signaled he intends to move it to a floor vote next week.

For Republicans, the passage resolves an impasse that began in January when Senate Democrats declared they would not support any Homeland Security funding unless the administration agreed to sweeping immigration enforcement reforms - including judicial warrants for home entries and a...