The Senate set a vote for 12 pm (1700 GMT) on Monday on advancing a measure that would provide temporary government funding through Feb 8 and allow thousands of federal employees to return to work.
“It would be my intention to proceed to legislation that would address DACA, border security and related issues,” McConnell said, adding: “It is also my intention take up legislation on increased defence spending, disaster relief and other important matters” then.
Funding for federal agencies ran out at midnight on Friday, and was not renewed amid a dispute between President Donald Trump and Democrats over the politically acrimonious issue of immigration.
Refusing to support another short-term government funding extension last week, Democrats demanded that the Republican president live up to an earlier agreement to protect Dreamers from deportation.