Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
Plain Language Summary
# Summary of HR 7744: DHS Appropriations Act, 2026 **What the Bill Does:** This bill provides federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of fiscal year 2026. More importantly, it ends a partial government shutdown that began on February 14, 2026, after temporary funding (called a continuing resolution) expired and no regular budget had been passed. The bill funds various DHS operations including management offices, intelligence activities, and oversight functions. **Who It Affects and Key Areas Funded:** The bill allocates money to several major DHS agencies that affect Americans' daily lives: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (border and immigration operations), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (immigration enforcement), the Transportation Security Administration (airport security), the U.S.
Coast Guard (maritime safety), and the U.S. Secret Service (presidential protection and fraud investigation). The bill also funds internal DHS management, the Office of Inspector General (which provides oversight), and various security and enforcement operations. **Current Status:** The bill has already passed the House of Representatives and is sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK). It now awaits action in the Senate before it can be signed into law and fully restore DHS funding and end the shutdown.
CRS Official Summary
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of FY2026. It also ends the partial DHS shutdown that began on February 14, 2026, because the continuing resolution (CR) that was funding DHS expired and a regular FY2026 DHS appropriations bill had not been enacted. Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to DHS for Departmental Management, Intelligence, Situational Awareness, and Oversight, includingthe Office of the Secretary and Executive Management;the Management Directorate;Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness; andthe Office of Inspector General.In addition, the bill provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations, includingU.S. Customs and Border Protection,U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,the Transportation Security Administration,the U.S. Coast Guard, andthe U.S. Secret Service.The bill provides appropriations for Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, includingthe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, andthe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).The bill provides appropriations for Research, Development, Training, and Services, includingU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, andthe Science and Technology Directorate.The bill also authorizes back pay, in accordance with current law, for federal employees who were affected by the partial DHS shutdown.Finally, the bill ratifies and approves certain obligations that were incurred during the partial DHS shutdown, including obligations incurred to maintain the essential level of activity to protect life and property and bring about an orderly termination of government functions.
Latest Action
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 7744.