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HR 7744 · in committee · major

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

What this bill does

  • This bill provides funding to the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of 2026.
  • It affects DHS employees, federal agencies handling border security, immigration, and emergency management, and the public.
  • It ends a partial DHS shutdown and authorizes back pay for affected federal workers.

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    How should Congress balance funding for border security operations against resources for disaster response and emergency management within DHS?

  2. 02

    What accountability measures would ensure back pay reaches all affected federal workers fairly and efficiently after a DHS shutdown?

  3. 03

    Which DHS functions—immigration enforcement, cybersecurity, or emergency management—deserve priority funding if the total appropriation cannot cover all at requested levels?

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Introduced 2026-03-09

Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-09 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

  2. 2026-03-05 · house · Floor

    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.

  3. 2026-03-05 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  4. 2026-03-05 · house · Floor

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 209 (Roll no. 87). (text: CR H2432-2444)

  5. 2026-03-05 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 209 (Roll no. 87). (text: CR H2432-2444)

  6. 2026-03-05 · house · Floor

    On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 212 - 217 (Roll no. 86).

  7. 2026-03-05 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2449-2451)

  8. 2026-03-05 · house · Floor

    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.

  9. 2026-03-05 · house · Floor

    The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

  10. 2026-03-05 · house · Floor

    Ms. DeLauro moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H2448)

  11. 2026-03-05 · house · Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  12. 2026-03-05 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7744.

  13. 2026-03-05 · house · Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7744 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Bill is closed to amendments.

  14. 2026-03-05 · house · Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1095. (consideration: CR H2432-2448)

  15. 2026-03-04 · house · Floor

    Rule H. Res. 1095 passed House.

  16. 2026-03-03 · house · Floor

    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.

  17. 2026-03-02 · house · IntroReferral

    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.

  18. 2026-03-02 · house · IntroReferral

    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.

  19. 2026-03-02 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  20. 2026-03-02 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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