Summary#
This bill, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, provides money and sets rules for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accounts and programs for fiscal year 2026. It lists specific funding amounts for DHS components and includes many administrative requirements, reporting rules, and program limits. The text names amounts for offices such as the Office of the Secretary, Management Directorate, Intelligence, the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Coast Guard, Secret Service, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and research and training entities.
The bill also includes many conditions and directions, such as reporting deadlines, limits on reprogramming funds, requirements for monthly estimates of migrants and detainees, rules for pilot programs, requirements about detention facility oversight and contractor performance, a prohibition on certain unmanned aircraft with kinetic capabilities, and other administrative provisions. It designates a Disaster Relief Fund amount and provides grant funding lines for FEMA programs.
What it means for you#
- If you work for or interact with DHS components, the bill sets specific funding levels and requires many reports and briefings to Appropriations Committees.
- Communities and local agencies may see grant funding opportunities from FEMA (for example State Homeland Security Grants, Urban Area Security Initiative, Nonprofit Security Grants, Assistance to Firefighters, and pre-disaster mitigation grants) as listed in the bill.
- Travelers and businesses may be affected indirectly because the bill funds TSA operations and airport security equipment and directs how certain fees are credited.
- People held in DHS custody are affected by provisions about oversight, detention facility evaluations, treatment of pregnant people in custody, limits on restraints, and requirements that the Inspector General inspect detention conditions.
- The Coast Guard, Secret Service, CBP, ICE, CISA, and other components receive specific funding and have new or continued reporting, procurement, and program rules to follow.
Expenses#
The bill text specifies many appropriations. Selected amounts included in the bill are:
- Office of the Secretary and Executive Management (operations and support): $316,295,000
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (operations and support): $17,727,974,000
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (operations and support): $10,036,362,000
- Transportation Security Administration (operations and support): $10,635,434,000
- Coast Guard (operations and support): $11,272,401,000
- United States Secret Service (operations and support): $3,128,304,000
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (operations and support): $2,218,634,000
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (operations and support): $1,667,038,000
- FEMA Disaster Relief Fund: $26,367,000,000 (designated for disaster relief, to remain available until expended)
- National Flood Insurance Fund activities: $226,000,000
- Science and Technology Directorate (operations and support): $352,802,000
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (operations and support): $379,837,000
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (operations and support): $122,941,000
- Additional targeted amounts (examples): $20,000,000 for body-worn cameras for agents (Office of the Secretary), $98,000,000 for MQ-9 aircraft procurement for the Coast Guard (procurement account), and numerous grant program allocations (State Homeland Security Grants, Urban Area Security Initiative, Nonprofit Security Grants, Assistance to Firefighters, Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response, and others).
Many accounts include availability periods (for example, amounts that remain available until September 30, 2027, 2028, or 2030) or are described as "to remain available until expended." The bill also lists rescissions of certain unobligated balances.
Proponents' View#
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Opponents' View#
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