Will the Senate pass a reconciliation bill by 2026?

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Polymarket is pricing this Senate reconciliation vote at 0% YES, with users paying USDC on Polygon for conditional tokens that only settle if the chamber actually clears a bill before the deadline. That reflects the narrow legislative path still required: the Senate has already adopted a budget resolution, but the market resolves only if the Senate passes the reconciliation bill itself, not merely advances the process or hits committee deadlines.

The nearest historical guide is that reconciliation can move quickly once leadership has a locked text and enough votes, but it also tends to slip when committee drafts, offsets, or intra-party disputes remain unresolved. Earlier this year, the Senate passed the budget blueprint 50-48 and set May 15 as the target for committee recommendations, while CBO has since scored the expected package as a substantial direct-spending bill for DHS, CBP, ICE and DOJ. That means the current price is effectively saying the chain from blueprint to floor vote to final passage is still too uncertain to assign any meaningful odds before 31 May.

For traders, the key catalysts are procedural, not rhetorical: a formal release of reconciliation text, a floor schedule from leadership, and confirmation that both chambers are aligned on the same budget resolution. Recent coverage from the National Association of Counties and the American Hospital Association notes House adoption of the resolution and leadership targeting final legislation by 1 June, but the Senate still has to bring a bill to the floor and clear it by simple majority. Any delay in committee sign-off, amendment disputes, or House-Senate mismatch would push the conditional tokens further towards a No settlement.

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