Now comes the hard part

House Republicans will start an aggressive push next week to get their reconciliation bills passed by the end of May. The planned action will dominate the agenda as Congress returns from its two-week spring break with lawmakers hearing from constituents back in their districts.

They’ll start with border and immigration provisions alongside a supercharged defense spending bill. Both have wide support within the GOP.

Armed Services Committee members will craft a $150 billion spending bill, coming up $50 billion to align with the Senate’s reconciliation outline, according to two people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss plans that ...