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H.R. 7744 (119th): Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 This 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, including the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management; the Management Directorate; Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness; and the Office of Inspector General. In addition, the bill provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Secret Service. The bill provides appropriations for Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The bill provides appropriations for Research, Development, Training, and Services, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and the 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.

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Recorded summary

H.R. 7744 is the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026. It provides FY2026 appropriations to DHS for the rest of the fiscal year and ends a partial DHS shutdown that began February 14, 2026, after a continuing resolution expired without a regular DHS appropriations law. It funds departmental management, intelligence and oversight offices, Customs and Border Protection, ICE, TSA, Coast Guard, Secret Service, CISA, FEMA, USCIS, FLETC, and the Science and Technology Directorate. It also authorizes back pay for affected federal employees and ratifies obligations incurred during the shutdown to maintain essential activity and orderly termination of functions.

appropriationsborder_securitydebt_spendinghomeland_securityimmigrationimmigration_enforcementomnibusshutdown_resolutionsurveillancesurveillance_funding

Theological note: The bill raises stewardship questions about public funds and the proper task of government in protecting life and property, a function Romans 13 treats as legitimate when exercised justly. Its relevance lies in how funded agencies, particularly immigration enforcement and intelligence components, exercise coercive power, which the text does not itself specify. Ordinary appropriations to restore government function are prudential matters rather than direct moral verdicts.

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Roll 86 · 5-Mar-2026 4:44 PM · On Motion to Recommit · Failed

Yea 212 · Nay 217 · Other 3

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Roll 87 · 5-Mar-2026 4:50 PM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 221 · Nay 209 · Other 2

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