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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.

This act provides FY2026 appropriations for agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) except for (1) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and (2) the U.S. Border Patrol. The act also includes provisions that approve obligations and provide for back pay related to the partial DHS shutdown that began on February 14, 2026, due to a lapse in appropriations for DHS.

Measure: H.R. 7147 · 119th Congress
Latest action: April 30, 2026
Policy changes: 115
Source: CRS summary (Public Law) · Congress.gov

Became Public Law No: 119-86.

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$30 million Sec. 547In addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, there is appropriated $30,000,000, for an additional amount for “The Judiciary—Supreme Court of the United States—Salaries and Expenses”, to remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That amounts made available pursuant to this section shall be subject to the same authorities and conditions as if such amounts were provid…
$140 million Sec. 548There is appropriated $140,000,000 for an additional amount for “Department of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administration—Operations” for air traffic organization activities, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall only use such amounts to provide a rate of pay increase for calendar year 2026 of 3.8 percent, fo…

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$5 million Sec. 106(2) uses more than 10 full-time equivalents or obligates, or proposes to obligate, $5,000,000 or more, but does not include congressionally directed programs or enhancements and does not include programs that were in operation as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
$20 million Sec. 109(a) For an additional amount for “Office of the Secretary and Executive Management—Operations and Support—Office of the Secretary”, $20,000,000, for the procurement, deployment, and operations of body-worn cameras for agents and officers performing enforcement activities under 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.
$98 million Sec. 219(a) For an additional amount for “Coast Guard—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements”, $98,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for the procurement and acquisition of MQ–9 aircraft and associated base stations, equipment related to such aircraft and associated base stations, and program management for such aircraft and base stations.
$15 million Sec. 223For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this Act, up to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within “United States Secret Service—Operations and Support”.
$2 million Sec. 225Of the amounts made available by this Act under the heading “United States Secret Service—Operations and Support”, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be distributed as a grant or cooperative agreement for existing National Computer Forensics Institute facilities currently used by the United States Secret Service to carry out activities under section 383 of title 6, United States…
$40 million Sec. 226(f) The matter preceding the first proviso under the heading “United States Secret Service—Operations and Support” in division C of Public Law 118–47 shall be applied to funds appropriated by this Act by substituting “$40,000,000” for “$24,000,000” and substituting “2024” for “2023”.
$24 million Sec. 226(f) The matter preceding the first proviso under the heading “United States Secret Service—Operations and Support” in division C of Public Law 118–47 shall be applied to funds appropriated by this Act by substituting “$40,000,000” for “$24,000,000” and substituting “2024” for “2023”.
$31 million Sec. 229(a) For an additional amount for “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support”, $31,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected and credited to this appropriation in fiscal year 2026 from amounts authorized to be collected by section 286(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(i)), section 10412 of the Farm Security and Rural Inves…
$31 million Sec. 229(b) To the extent that amounts realized from such collections exceed $31,000,000, those amounts in excess of $31,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation, to remain available until expended.
$31 million Sec. 229(b) To the extent that amounts realized from such collections exceed $31,000,000, those amounts in excess of $31,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation, to remain available until expended.
$100,000 Sec. 303(b) Amounts appropriated by this Act for “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Operations and Support” shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day past the 60-day requirement that applications are not made available to eligible applicants as required in subsection (a), and the amount made available under such heading and specified in the “Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026” tabl…
$1 million Sec. 304(b) If any such public announcement is made before five full business days have elapsed following such briefing, $1,000,000 of amounts appropriated by this Act for “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Operations and Support” shall be rescinded, and the amount made available under such heading and specified in the “Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026” table in the explanatory s…
$5 million Sec. 503(3) augments funding for existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;
$20 million Sec. 503(f) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer to the fund established by 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, up to $20,000,000 from appropriations available to the Department of Homeland Security: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 5 days in advance of such transfer.
$1 million Sec. 507(1) making or awarding a grant allocation or grant in excess of $1,000,000 or a grant made from the Disaster Relief Fund in excess of $100,000;
$100,000 Sec. 507(1) making or awarding a grant allocation or grant in excess of $1,000,000 or a grant made from the Disaster Relief Fund in excess of $100,000;
$2 million Sec. 507(2) making or awarding a contract, other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order on a multiple award contract, or to issue a letter of intent totaling in excess of $2,000,000;
$5 million Sec. 507(3) awarding a task or delivery order requiring an obligation of funds in an amount greater than $5,000,000 from multi-year Department of Homeland Security funds;
$500,000 Sec. 521(c) The total cost to the Department of Homeland Security of any such conference shall not exceed $500,000.
$5 million Sec. 523(a) None of the funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security by this or any other Act may be obligated for the implementation of any structural pay reform or the introduction of any new position classification that will affect more than 100 full-time positions or costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the Secret…
$250,000 Sec. 525(b) For purposes of subsection (a), “minor” refers to end items with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for personal property, and $4,000,000 or less for real property.
$4 million Sec. 525(b) For purposes of subsection (a), “minor” refers to end items with a unit cost of $250,000 or less for personal property, and $4,000,000 or less for real property.
$100,000 Sec. 541(a) If the reporting requirement set forth in paragraph (2) under the heading “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund” in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114–4), as applied in this fiscal year by section 306 of this Act, is not submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and published on the…
$100,000 Sec. 541(b) During any period in which the total number of requests for reimbursement for a covered expense for individual assistance or public assistance related to emergency (42 U.S.C. 5122(1)) or major disaster (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) declarations under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) that the Department of Homeland Security has been considering …

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Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK-4)

No cosponsors. Introduced January 20, 2026.

How Congress voted

House · January 22, 2026
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 207 (Roll no. 42). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1300-1311)
220 yea · 207 nay · 4 other · Republicans 213–1 · Democrats 7–206 · Official record

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Provides that references to this Act included in any division of this act refer only to the provisions of that division unless the act expressly provides otherwise.

Provides that the explanatory statement regarding this act that was printed in the Congressional Record has the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of this act as a joint explanatory statement of a conference committee.

Specifies that the sums in this act are appropriated for FY2026.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report to the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) listing all grants and contracts awarded during FY2025 and FY2026 without a full and open competition.

Requires the DHS Chief Financial Officer to submit monthly budget and staffing reports to Congress.

Requires DHS to notify Congress of proposed transfers from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any DHS agency and prohibits obligation of the funds until Congress is notified of the transfer.

Requires all official costs for the use of government aircraft by DHS to support official travel of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary to be paid from amounts made available for the Office of the Secretary.

Requires the Under Secretary for Management to (1) provide quarterly briefings to Congress on specified acquisition programs, and (2) submit each approved Acquisition Decision Memorandum for the programs to Congress within five business days of approval.

Prohibits funding from being used for certain new pilot or demonstration programs unless DHS provides specified information to Congress regarding the objectives, assessment methodology, and implementation plan for the program.

Prohibits the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis from using funds provided by this division to conduct certain intelligence collection activities, including:

Requires the DHS Office of Inspector General to submit reports to Congress regarding the oversight of the funding provided to DHS by the 2025 reconciliation act, including recommendations for ways to improve effectiveness and efficiency of the funds and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.

Provides additional funding for the procurement, deployment, and operations of body-worn cameras for agents and officers performing immigration enforcement activities.

Limits overtime compensation for employees of CBP, ICE, and the Secret Service except in individual cases that DHS determines to be necessary for national security purposes, to prevent excessive costs, or for immigration emergencies.

Provides that specified fees collected from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an adjacent island shall be available until expended.

Prohibits funds from being used to waive certain navigation and vessel-inspection laws for the transportation of crude oil distributed from and to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until DHS takes adequate measures to ensure the use of U.S. flag vessels.

Prohibits DHS from collecting new border crossing fees or conducting a study related to the imposition of a border crossing fee.

Requires CBP to submit to Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided for the CBP Procurement, Construction, and Improvements account.

Permits funds provided by this division to be used to alter operations within the CBP's National Targeting Center.

Prohibits funds provided to CBP for Border Security Assets and Infrastructure from being used for the procurement or deployment of surveillance systems that are not autonomous.

Prohibits the TSA from exempting Members of Congress and specified federal officials from federal passenger and baggage screening.

Permits the TSA to use funds from the Aviation Security Capital Fund for the procurement and installation of explosives detection systems or for the issuance of other transaction agreements to fund certain airport security improvement projects authorized under current law.

Requires the TSA to submit to Congress a report regarding a Capital Investment Plan, a five-year technology investment plan, and Advanced Integrated Passenger Screening Technologies.

Modifies an annual reporting requirement on the amount and disposition of unclaimed money collected at airports to require an annual briefing instead of a report.

Prohibits funds provided by this division for Coast Guard Operations and Support from being used for certain recreational vessel expenses, except to the extent fees are collected from owners of yachts and credited to the account.

Requires the Coast Guard to submit to Congress a future-years capital investment plan.

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to reduce the Coast Guard's legacy Operations Systems Center's mission or its government-employed or contract staff levels.

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to conduct, or to implement the results of, a competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 for activities performed with respect to the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center.

Permits amounts deposited into the Coast Guard Housing Fund in FY2026 to remain available until expended for the purposes of the fund (i.e., carrying out activities related to military family housing and military unaccompanied housing).

Provides additional funding to the Coast Guard for the purchase and support of MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft, including associated base stations, equipment related to the aircraft and associated base stations, and program management.

Prohibits the Coast Guard from using funds provided by this division for the implementation of Force Design 2028 until it provides Congress with detailed briefings on the initiatives of organization, people, technology, and contracting and acquisitions.

Prohibits Secret Service funds from being used for the protection of the head of a federal agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Permits the Secret Service to reprogram specified funds within the Operations and Support account.

Permits funds provided to the Secret Service for Operations and Support to be used for travel of employees on protective missions without regard to limitations on the expenditures if Congress is notified in advance.

Requires specifed Secret Service funds to be distributed as a grant or cooperative agreement for the existing National Computer Forensics Institute facilities used by the Secret Service.

Prohibits the CBP from using funds provided by this division to prevent individuals from importing personal-use quantities of certain prescription drugs from Canada.

Permits specified CBP funds to be used for customs expenses when necessary to maintain operations and prevent adverse personnel actions in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Permits CBP to access certain reimbursements for preclearance activities.

Allows specified CISA funds to be used for procuring and providing access to cybersecurity threat feeds to specified entities, including federal agencies; state, local, tribal, and territorial entities; fusion centers; and Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations.

Limits expenses for the administration of FEMA grants.

Specifies time frames for FEMA grant applications and awards.

Requires FEMA to brief Congress in advance of announcing the intention to award certain grants.

Specifies that, for the purpose of certain FEMA grants, the installation of communications towers is not considered construction of a building or other physical facility.

Extends and modifies reporting requirements for expenditures from FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund.

Allows FEMA to waive specified program requirements for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants.

Sets forth requirements for assessing, collecting, and spending fees for the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program.

Permits DHS to waive certain matching and maintenance of expenditure requirements when making Assistance to Firefighters Grants.

Establishes requirements for transferring unobligated funds that were provided to FEMA for the National Predisaster Mitigation Fund.

Requires certain FEMA funds to be transferred between accounts for Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis.

Requires specified FEMA grants to have a period of performance that is not less than three years and not more than five years.

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to pause a training or grant funded with FEMA’s Federal Assistance account unless DHS notifies Congress at least 10 business days in advance of the pause.

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for a competition for services provided by USCIS employees known as Immigration Information Officers, Immigration Service Analysts, Contact Representatives, Investigative Assistants, or Immigration Services Officers.

Permits USCIS to use federal funds for the collection and use of biometrics taken at a USCIS Application Support Center that is overseen virtually by USCIS personnel using appropriate technology.

Permits FLETC to distribute funds to federal law enforcement agencies for expenses incurred participating in training accreditation.

Directs the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board to lead the federal law enforcement training accreditation process to measure and assess federal law enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors.

Allows the FLETC to accept certain transfers of funds from government agencies requesting the construction of special use facilities.

Classifies the functions of the FLETC instructor staff as inherently governmental (rather than commercial, which would require source competition) for the purposes of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998.

Prohibits appropriations provided by this division from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless the authority is expressly provided by this division.

Permits unexpended balances of prior appropriations to be transferred and merged to new accounts and used for the same purpose, subject to reprogramming guidelines.

Sets forth authorities and restrictions for the reprogramming and transfer of funds provided by this division.

Extends the authority for the DHS Working Capital Fund.

Permits up to 50% of the unobligated balances from each Operations and Support appropriation to remain available through FY2027, subject to the congressional notification requirements included in Section 503.

Deems funds provided by this division for intelligence activities to be specifically authorized during FY2026 until the enactment of an act authorizing intelligence activities for FY2026.

Requires DHS to notify Congress prior to executing or announcing certain grant allocations, grant awards, contract awards, task or delivery orders, other transaction agreements, or letters of intent.

Prohibits agencies from purchasing, constructing, or leasing additional facilities for federal law enforcement training without notifying Congress in advance.

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for a construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition project for which a required prospectus has not been approved.

Applies provisions of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 related to disclosure of sensitive security information and the minimum federal fleet requirements for alternative fuel vehicles to funds provided by this division.

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used in contravention of the Buy American Act.

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used to amend the oath of allegiance required by the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Prohibits DHS from using funds provided by this division to carry out a reorganization unless it is explicitly authorized by Congress.

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for a national identification card.

Prohibits officials from delegating this division's requirements to report or certify to Congress unless it is specifically authorized by this division.

Prohibits funds provided by this division from being used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by the division.