Rep. Roy Statement on Reconciliation 3.0

July 16, 2026 Press Release Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement after the House Budget Committee approved the "Reconciliation 3.0" legislation, which provides stopgap funding for defense, agricultural relief, and implementation of the SAVE America Act, for which Congressman Roy is the lead House author: "Today, the House Budget Committee considered and advanced the 'Reconciliation 3.0' legislation on a party-line vote. Although I participated in the first hour of committee debate, I was forced to leave before the vote to return to Texas, where catastrophic flooding continues to devastate the Hill Country. I returned home both to help my constituents, as well as to personally manage family concerns. I support the overall objective of this reconciliation effort and worked in good faith throughout the week to help move it forward. I remain hopeful that I can support the legislation on the House floor. However, I continue to have significant concerns that must be addressed, including the failure to offset the proposed spending, the inability to address other critical conservative priorities, and the lack of certainty regarding the final treatment of the SAVE America Act. As this legislation moves through the House and Senate, my support will depend on several factors. First and foremost, it must include the full SAVE America Act as a mandatory requirement at each and every stage, not merely an optional policy incentivized through funding. Preserving the integrity of the original legislation is essential. Given unified Democrat opposition and continued resistance from some Senate Republicans, only that level of commitment would justify considering an exception to our longstanding principle that new spending should be fully paid for. Second, there must be a firm, public commitment to fully offset the spending contained in the final 'Reconciliation 3.0' package through the next reconciliation bill or any supplemental appropriations measure. Republicans must remain committed to fiscal responsibility by paying for every dollar of new spending and pursuing meaningful deficit reduction even as we use the reconciliation process to overcome partisan obstruction and advance policies that enjoy broad public support, as we did with ICE and CBP."