House Republican leaders said Tuesday that they would aim to unveil and advance their framework for a third GOP-only budget reconciliation bill this week, with a markup and vote in the Budget Committee expected on Thursday.

“Reconciliation 3.0 is in process. There will be a markup this week,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a press conference Tuesday morning, adding that he was on the phone with Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) late the night before working out details.

“I expect it’ll be noticed today for a markup on Thursday, and you will see the details of that,” Johnson said.

The Speaker declined to reveal a framework for what would be included in the legislation, which lawmakers aim to move through the special budget reconciliation process that needs only a simple majority and not 60 votes in the Senate to advance, meaning Republicans can pack the bill with partisan priorities.

But Republicans have said they expect the bill to include a boost in Pentagon funding, a grant program to encourage states to adopt voter ID and other restrictions in the President Trump-pushed Safeguard American Voting Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, as well as measures to address what Republicans say is fraud in federal programs.

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