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HR 7744Passed HouseEconomy & Budgethouse
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
Introduced Mar 2, 2026 by Rep. Tom Cole
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The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
Latest action · Mar 9, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
What it does
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
the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management;
the Management Directorate;
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
Roll-call votes
On Passage
house · Mar 5, 2026
On Motion to Recommit
house · Mar 5, 2026
History
- Mar 9, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- Mar 5, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 209 (Roll no. 87). (text: CR H2432-2444)
- Mar 5, 2026The 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.
- Mar 5, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 5, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 209 (Roll no. 87). (text: CR H2432-2444)
- Mar 5, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2449-2451)
- Mar 5, 2026POSTPONED 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.
- Mar 5, 2026The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- Mar 5, 2026Ms. DeLauro moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H2448)
- Mar 5, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Mar 5, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7744.
- Mar 5, 2026Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7744 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Bill is closed to amendments.
- Mar 5, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1095. (consideration: CR H2432-2448)
- Mar 5, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 212 - 217 (Roll no. 86).
- Mar 4, 2026Rule H. Res. 1095 passed House.
- Mar 3, 2026Rules 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.
- Mar 2, 2026Referred 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.
- Mar 2, 2026Introduced in House