H.R. 7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

119th Congress · introduced 2026-02-11 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: 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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Official title

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

Plain summary

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for various agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), except for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and management and oversight activities of the Office of the Secretary. Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to DHS for the Federal Protective Service, the Office of Inspector General, the Transportation Security Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Secret Service, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and the Science and Technology Directorate. The bill does not provide appropriations for some agencies and activities that have been funded in prior DHS appropriations acts, including ICE, CBP, and management and oversight activities of the Office of the Secretary.

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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · 114 cosponsors

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Ed Case (D-HI), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), James A. Himes (D-CT), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Derek Tran (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Sam T. Liccardo (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), Shomari Figures (D-AL), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Mike Levin (D-CA), Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Jim Costa (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Kim Schrier (D-WA), George Whitesides (D-CA), John W. Mannion (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and 54 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Agencies named in this bill

Department of Homeland Security: its federal spending and other bills that name it

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr7481.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr7481 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills