The much-anticipated Senate floor debate over immigration will commence this week on the heels of Friday's brief government shutdown.

Senators are expected to vote Monday at 5:30 p.m. on an initial immigration hurdle — agreeing to end debate on taking up a House-passed “shell” bill.

The Senate is turning its focus to the immigration debate, where both sides are under pressure from their base to draw a hard line, as part of a promise made by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE (R-Ky.) to end a three-day government shutdown in January.

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But lawmakers have yet to find an agreement that can win over the 60 votes needed to clear the chamber. And there’s no guarantee the more conservative House or President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE will back any plan ultimately passed by the Senate.

McConnell, who pledged to make the immigration process “fair to both sides," said last week that he didn’t have a “secret plan” to impact the ultimate outcome by tilting the debate in one direction.

"While I obviously cannot guarantee any outcome, let alone supermajority support, I can ensure the process is fair to all sides, and that is what I intend to do," he said during a separate appearance on the Senate floor.

Senators are expected to offer their competing proposals as amendments to the House bill. How many will end up getting votes or how long the debate will last is unclear, though both GOP Sens. John Cornyn John CornynBipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Chamber of Commerce endorses McSally for reelection Airline job cuts loom in battleground states MORE (Texas) and Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioFlorida senators pushing to keep Daylight Savings Time during pandemic Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE (Fla.) signaled it could last weeks.

A spokesman for McConnell declined to comment Friday on how long the immigration bill will stay on floor, noting he couldn’t speculate with any certainty about a debate that hadn’t yet started.

Despite the looming floor fight, senators are still locking down what they will offer.

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A group of GOP senators is expected to offer Trump’s framework as an amendment, though Sens. Dick Durbin Richard (Dick) Joseph DurbinMcConnell focuses on confirming judicial nominees with COVID-19 talks stalled Senate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Top GOP senator calls for Biden to release list of possible Supreme Court picks MORE (D-Ill.) and Jeff Flake Jeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeRepublican former Michigan governor says he's voting for Biden Maybe they just don't like cowboys: The president is successful, some just don't like his style Bush endorsing Biden? Don't hold your breath MORE (R-Ariz.) have both predicted it won’t get 60 votes.

The proposal would grant 1.8 million immigrants brought into the country illegally as children a path to citizenship in exchange for tens of billions in border security and changes to legal immigration.

Democrats, and some Republicans, have panned the measure as being too restrictive. Conservatives, on the other hand, including Rep. Steve King Steven (Steve) Arnold KingGOP leader: 'There is no place for QAnon in the Republican Party' Loomer win creates bigger problem for House GOP Win by QAnon believer creates new headaches for House GOP MORE (R-Iowa) and outlets such as Breitbart News, blasted the plan as “amnesty.”

Trump has emerged as a wild card in the months-long immigration fight.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerPelosi orders Capitol flags at half-staff to honor Ginsburg Ginsburg in statement before her death said she wished not to be replaced until next president is sworn in Democrats call for NRA Foundation to be prohibited from receiving donations from federal employees MORE (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi: Ginsburg successor must uphold commitment to 'equality, opportunity and justice for all' Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Pelosi orders Capitol flags at half-staff to honor Ginsburg MORE (D-Calif.) said last year that they had an agreement to focus any deal on a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and border security, only for the framework agreement to unravel.

Trump also told lawmakers during a televised White House meeting in January that he would sign whatever they sent him. But two days later he blew a hole in the talks by shooting down a bipartisan “Gang of Six” bill and reportedly referring to several developing nations as “shithole” countries.

Flake said he thought the president wanted to help DACA recipients, but also responded to pressure from the party’s base.

“The president expressed that several months ago after the ‘Chuck and Nancy’ meeting ... [He] flatly said to us, ‘you know, I had a meeting with Chuck and Nancy but then the base went crazy,’ he said. ...So this is a tough issue,” Flake told reporters.

Flake is one of roughly 20 senators, led by GOP Sen. Susan Collins Susan Margaret CollinsSenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg Democratic senator calls for eliminating filibuster, expanding Supreme Court if GOP fills vacancy What Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies MORE (Maine), who have been negotiating for weeks to try to come up with an agreement.

Those talks have largely focused on finding a DACA fix paired with a border security package, though senators are debating how to give the administration the long-term funding it wants while still letting Congress have oversight of money.

“It’s just hard to construct a trigger. There’s a lot of different ideas, but I don’t think there’s anything close to a consensus,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said, asked about including the fail-safe for the border security provisions.

Congress has a matter of weeks to come up with a fix for DACA, which allows immigrants brought into the country illegally as children to work and go to school, under the Trump administration’s original March 5 deadline.

A court ruling that requires the program to stay on the books while litigation plays out has thrown a curveball into that timeline, though lawmakers are pushing forward by noting the decision could be overturned.

But it’s far from clear that any bill that passes the Senate would get taken up in the House.

House Democrats were unsuccessful in securing a similar commitment from Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE (R-Wis.) to allow open-ended debate in the lower chamber on immigration to protect DACA recipents.

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But Ryan has, so far, rebuffed their overtures.

He is saying only that he’s “committed” to making sure the DACA issue is resolved, but stopped short of saying he’d allow a vote on any bipartisan proposal even if it doesn’t have Trump’s support.

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“My commitment to working together on an immigration measure that we can make law is a sincere commitment. We will solve this DACA problem,” Ryan said.

That’s why most Democrats voted against the bipartisan two-year budget deal last week that also keeps the government funded through March 23.

With both chambers far apart on a potential agreement, some senators are also working on a temporary fix, or a “Plan Z.”

Flake told reporters he has prepared the fail-safe in case the Senate's negotiations fall apart on the floor. His proposal would provide roughly three years of protected status for DACA recipients and border security.

Disability rights, financial services

The House is only expected to be in session for a slightly shortened work week before the President's Day recess.

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One measure expected to be considered on the House floor this week would require the Justice Department to create a program for educating state and local governments and property owners how to better establish public accommodations for people with disabilities.

It would prevent people from filing lawsuits alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act unless business owners are provided written notice and fail to offer a written description describing improvements.

But the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) warned that the legislation would “place the burden” on people with disabilities who are denied access to public spaces, rather than the businesses that aren’t complying with the law.

“Business owners can spend years out of compliance and face no penalty even after they receive notice, so long as the owners claim “substantial progress,’” the ACLU said.

The House is also expected to consider legislation to ensure that the interest rate on certain loans remains the same even if it is transferred to a third party.