Appropriations Committee
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Introduced: Mar 2, 2026
Latest action date: Mar 9, 2026
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Status detail: The full action history records passage in the House.
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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
In addition, the bill provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations, including
The bill provides appropriations for Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, including
The bill provides appropriations for Research, Development, Training, and Services, including
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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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 209 (Roll no. 87). (text: CR H2432-2444)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 209 (Roll no. 87). (text: CR H2432-2444)
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 212 - 217 (Roll no. 86).
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2449-2451)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 7744, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. DeLauro demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
Ms. DeLauro moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H2448)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7744.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7744 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Bill is closed to amendments.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1095. (consideration: CR H2432-2448)
Rule H. Res. 1095 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1095 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7744 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Bill is closed to amendments.
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.
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