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US HR7481

US HR7481
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

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Introduced
02/11/2026
In Committee
02/11/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

119th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, outlines the funding and operational guidelines for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and includes provisions for various agencies within DHS, such as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Coast Guard, U.S. Secret Service, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Key provisions include requirements for the Secretary of Homeland Security to report grants and contracts awarded without full and open competition to the Inspector General, monthly budget and staffing reports from the Chief Financial Officer, and notification to Congressional committees regarding transfers of funds from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund. The bill also specifies that official travel costs for the Secretary and Deputy Secretary using government aircraft will be paid from the Office of the Secretary's funds, mandates detailed quarterly briefings on acquisition programs, and requires documented objectives, assessment methodologies, and implementation plans for new pilot or demonstration programs. Furthermore, it places restrictions on the Office of Intelligence and Analysis's activities, requires quarterly reports from the Inspector General on oversight of specific funding, and details appropriations for various DHS components, including TSA, Coast Guard, Secret Service, CISA, and FEMA, with specific allocations for grants and disaster relief. The bill also includes provisions to ensure federal passenger and baggage screening applies to members of Congress and high-ranking officials, allows flexibility in using the Aviation Security Capital Fund for explosives detection systems, and outlines reporting requirements for TSA's capital investment and technology plans. It also addresses Coast Guard operations, including recreational vessel documentation and future-years capital investment plans, and prohibits reducing the Coast Guard's legacy Operations Systems Center mission or staff. For the U.S. Secret Service, it details appropriations for operations and support, including vehicle purchases and overtime pay provisions, and clarifies protection responsibilities. The bill also sets forth administrative provisions concerning fund availability, reprogramming, transfers, and rescissions, and includes specific prohibitions on certain activities, such as the development of a national identification card, the use of funds for specific detainees, and the use of certain aircraft for travel. Finally, it mandates the posting of required reports on agency websites and outlines procedures for oversight of facilities detaining aliens.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (115)

Rosa DeLauro (D)*,  Alma Adams (D),  Jake Auchincloss (D),  Ami Bera (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Brendan Boyle (D),  Shontel Brown (D),  Nikki Budzinski (D),  Salud Carbajal (D),  Greg Casar (D),  Ed Case (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Jim Clyburn (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Herbert Conaway (D),  Lou Correa (D),  Jim Costa (D),  Joe Courtney (D),  Sharice Davids (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Chris Deluzio (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Debbie Dingell (D),  Sarah Elfreth (D),  Veronica Escobar (D),  Teresa Fernandez (D),  Cleo Fields (D),  Shomari Figures (D),  Valerie Foushee (D),  Lois Frankel (D),  Laura Friedman (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Dan Goldman (D),  Maggie Goodlander (D),  Al Green (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Jim Himes (D),  Chrissy Houlahan (D),  Steny Hoyer (D),  Glenn Ivey (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Julie Johnson (D),  Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  Timothy Kennedy (D),  Greg Landsman (D),  Rick Larsen (D),  John Larson (D),  George Latimer (D),  Mike Levin (D),  Sam Liccardo (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Seth Magaziner (D),  John Mannion (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  April McClain-Delaney (D),  Jenn McClellan (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Kristen McDonald Rivet (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Rob Menendez (D),  Kweisi Mfume (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Jared Moskowitz (D),  Seth Moulton (D),  Frank Mrvan (D),  Kevin Mullin (D),  Richard Neal (D),  Donald Norcross (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Johnny Olszewski (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Brittany Pettersen (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Nellie Pou (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Andrea Salinas (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Hillary Scholten (D),  Kim Schrier (D),  Bobby Scott (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Eric Sorensen (D),  Greg Stanton (D),  Haley Stevens (D),  Suhas Subramanyam (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Jill Tokuda (D),  Norma Torres (D),  Lori Trahan (D),  Derek Tran (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Eugene Vindman (D),  James Walkinshaw (D),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Maxine Waters (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  George Whitesides (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (on 02/11/2026)
(3 Companion Bills)

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