HR 7744
Passed a chamber
Provides about $87 billion in fiscal year 2026 funding for the Department of Homeland Security, covering its border, immigration, Coast Guard, Secret Service, disaster, cybersecurity and other programs, and sets rules on how that money may be spent and reported.
Official title: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
02-MAR-2026
Referred
02-MAR-2026
On the calendar
03-MAR-2026
Passed
05-MAR-2026
Senate
Received
09-MAR-2026
- Appropriates specific dollar amounts to Customs and Border Protection, ICE, TSA, Coast Guard, Secret Service, FEMA, CISA and other Homeland Security components for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026
- Sets FEMA grant amounts, including $494,000,000 for State Homeland Security Grants and $584,250,000 for Urban Area Security Initiative grants, and provides $26,367,000,000 for the Disaster Relief Fund
- Requires monthly and quarterly budget, staffing, detention, and obligation reports to the Appropriations Committees, and limits reprogramming and transfers of funds without advance notice
- Bars new border crossing fees and limits funds for certain Coast Guard, ICE, and Secret Service activities and rescinds some prior-year unobligated balances
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (02-MAR-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 05-MAR-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Budget Committee (House)
- Appropriations Committee (House)
- Appropriations Committee (Senate)
Economics and Public Finance
No cosponsors.