The bill determines how tens of billions of dollars are used for border security, immigration enforcement, and disaster response, while its policy riders restrict detainee medical care, border fees, facility inspections, and other agency actions.

DHS funding bill sets 2026 budget with new immigration policy riders

Q: What does this do?

This bill funds the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026, setting specific dollar amounts for CBP, ICE, TSA, the Coast Guard, Secret Service, FEMA, and CISA to spend on staffing, equipment, buildings, vehicles, and technology. It also funds disaster relief, flood insurance, and state/local grants for emergency preparedness, firefighting, transit security, and nonprofit security, while attaching hundreds of reporting and reprogramming rules.

Placed on the calendarH.R. 4213Latest action Jun 26, 2025

Sponsor: Mark E. Amodei · Representative · NV

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Official title: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

119th Congress

Topics: Jobs & the economy

Introduced: June 26, 2025

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This bill funds DHS and its agencies for 2026 while attaching dozens of immigration and policy conditions to the money.

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What does this do?

This bill funds the Department of Homeland Security for 2026, setting specific dollar amounts for CBP, ICE, TSA, the Coast Guard, Secret Service, FEMA, and CISA to spend on staffing, equipment, buildings, vehicles, and technology. It also funds disaster relief, flood insurance, and state/local grants for emergency preparedness, firefighting, transit security, and nonprofit security, while attaching hundreds of reporting and reprogramming rules.

Who does it affect?

The bill affects federal DHS agencies and employees, government contractors, immigrants and asylum seekers, state and local governments, airports and airlines, ports, disaster survivors, and flood insurance policyholders.

Why does it matter?

The bill determines how tens of billions of dollars are used for border security, immigration enforcement, and disaster response, while its restrict detainee medical care, border fees, facility inspections, and other agency actions.

What does it cost, and who pays?

The bill sets specific dollar amounts for staffing, equipment, buildings, vehicles, and technology across multiple DHS agencies, plus disaster relief, flood insurance, and state/local grant funding.

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IntroducedJun 26, 2025
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House voteYou are here · Jun 26, 2025
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Right now: it was placed on the , and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.

Latest action: June 26, 2025 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 139.

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