WASHINGTON, D.C. — The leaders of the three core US immigration agencies will testify before the Senate's powerful Homeland Security Committee in two weeks, it said Tuesday, as federal operations in Minneapolis and beyond face intense scrutiny after two fatal shootings.

With eight days until a deadline to keep the Department of Homeland Security running, bipartisan talks on reining in federal immigration agents’ tactics appeared to sputter before they had even gotten underway.

House and Senate Democrats united over ICE reforms as Republicans prepared a stopgap bill ahead of a Feb. 13 deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

Sen. Eric Schmitt's, R-Mo., Protect America Act proposes four-part legislation targeting sanctuary cities, strengthening immigration penalties, and protecting federal officers.

Republican-backed immigration enforcement bill clears Indiana Senate, expanding cooperation with federal authorities and penalizing noncompliance.

Senate Majority Leader Frank Ciccone promised legislation to require that ICE agents conduct their operations in accordance with the U.S. Constitution.

The lawmakers have nine days to fund the Department of Homeland Security before a two-week stopgap bill expires.

The president's concessions to Democrats prompted pushback from some Senate Republicans, delaying the final votes.

Senate Bill 76 also would empower the state’s attorney general to seek civil penalties of $10,000 per knowing and intentional violation.