President Donald Trump’s hopes of using public funding to secure his proposed White House ballroom are under threat after a Senate official said Saturday a $1 billion Secret Service line item could not be included in a GOP immigration enforcement bill as drafted.

Elizabeth MacDonough, the chamber’s parliamentarian, ruled that the language aimed at enhancing Secret Service security measures would need to be reworked if Republicans want to pass the larger bill along party lines as planned, according to a statement from Budget Committee Democrats.

MacDonough, the Democrats said, struck the entire Secret Service provision because it included funding that fell outside of the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee, which included the language in their portion of the immigration enforcement bill. The administration estimated that approximately $220 million of the $1 billion would go toward the White House construction project.

“While we expect Republicans to change this bill to appease Trump, Democrats are prepared to challenge any change to this bill,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), the top Budget Committee Democrat, said in a statement Saturday. “We cannot let Republicans waste our national treasure on a mission of chaos and corruption while turning a blind eye to the needs of the American people.”

It’s a setback for Senate GOP leaders, who had voiced confidence they would be able to get the blessing of the chamber’s rulekeeper. But Republicans said Friday they are already working to redraft the language, which will need to be resubmitted for MacDonough’s approval.

“Technical adjustments are a standard part of the budget reconciliation process. Revisions and conversations with the parliamentarian are ongoing to ensure the text is fully Byrd compliant,” Judiciary Committee Republicans said Friday on X.

Some Republicans believed she might object only to the specific references to the East Wing Modernization Project or to a restriction against using the funding for “non-security” purposes while keeping the $1 billion otherwise intact. Others had warned the entire proposal could fall and held off on taking a position for or against the funding until MacDonough ruled.

GOP leaders have already faced pushback from members in both chambers, with some senators already discussing possible changes to the request as they waited to see how MacDonough would rule. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in a Thursday interview that leaders were “hearing members out” and the conversations were about “how do we get 50 votes in the Senate for something.”

Republicans will need to move quickly to regroup or they risk missing Trump’s self-imposed June 1 deadline to get a bill to his desk. Senate Republicans are aiming to pass the bill no later than Friday, sending it to the House before a weeklong recess.

MacDonough’s decision on the ballroom-related language comes after she ruled Thursday against four other parts of the immigration enforcement bill, which will provide tens of billions in new funding for agencies including Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Jennifer Scholtes contributed to this report.

President Donald Trump is taking up another strategy to pass his signature SAVE America Act: attaching it to other must-pass bipartisan legislation on housing and government surveillance powers.

If combined, the SAVE America Act — which he has called the “No. 1 priority” to pass ahead of the midterms — would almost certainly undermine the broader bills’ chances of getting through Congress.

To the president, it may be a risk worth taking.

“We cannot, as a Country, put up with this any longer!!!” he wrote on Truth Social Saturday. “Voter I.D., and Proof of Citizenship, must be approved, NOW. Crooked Mail-In Voting must be stopped!!! PUT IT ALL IN THE HOUSING AND FISA BILLS.”

The SAVE America Act would institute new voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements for federal elections while also banning transgender women from participating in women’s sports, among other provisions.

Meanwhile, House Republican leaders are planning to call a vote next week on the bipartisan housing bill, broadly similar to the White House-endorsed version that passed the Senate in March. And lawmakers have spent months negotiating a long-term reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a rule that allows the government to collect the communications of foreigners living abroad but often includes Americans’ data.

Lawmakers are working against a June 12 deadline to pass an extension, after approving a temporary six-week reprieve for the program in late April.

Bipartisan collaboration is necessary for both bills. And Republicans have little hope of securing the necessary votes from Democrats if Trump’s favored legislation enters the fray.

But the president has long advocated for passing the SAVE America Act, even at the expense of the rest of his party’s congressional agenda. Voters, by contrast, have mixed feelings, according to an April POLITICO Poll.

“It will guarantee the midterms,” he said in March. “If you don’t get it, big trouble, my opinion.”

Republicans are redrafting a provision in their immigration enforcement bill that would direct security funding toward parts of President Donald Trump’s ballroom project, according to four people granted anonymity to report details of the talks.

The decision comes after a bipartisan meeting Friday with the Senate parliamentarian on the portion of the bill that could inject taxpayer funding into the controversial project. Republicans and Democrats made their respective cases for and against $1 billion in Secret Service funding — roughly $220 million of which, according to administration estimates, could go toward the East Wing “hardening.”

Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough hasn’t yet delivered a formal ruling on the Judiciary Committee-drafted text, but Republicans are making changes in response to the hourslong meeting. Even after the initial ruling, Republicans will need to defend the revised text in a meeting with MacDonough, meaning talks will likely go through the weekend.

“Technical adjustments are a standard part of the budget reconciliation process. Revisions and conversations with the parliamentarian are ongoing to ensure the text is fully Byrd compliant,” Judiciary Committee Republicans posted Friday night on X.

A Senate Democratic aide, granted anonymity to disclose the talks, said that “Democrats will continue to challenge every line of new bill text that is shared with Democrats.”

In addition to the changes being made because of discussions with the parliamentarian, Senate GOP leaders have also been discussing potential changes to the Secret Service and East Wing language. That is to address concerns from some Republican members, who have been uneasy with taxpayer funding going toward the construction project and want more details from the White House.