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HR 8029Passed HouseEconomy & Budgethouse
Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act
Introduced Mar 20, 2026 by Rep. Juan Ciscomani
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The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
Latest action · Apr 2, 2026
Received in the Senate.
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 26, 2026
On Motion to Recommit
house · Mar 26, 2026
History
- Apr 2, 2026Received in the Senate.
- Mar 26, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 26, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206 (Roll no. 104).
- Mar 26, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206 (Roll no. 104).
- Mar 26, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 215 (Roll no. 103).
- Mar 26, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2751-2752)
- Mar 26, 2026POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 8029, the Chair put the question on 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 26, 2026The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- Mar 26, 2026Ms. DeLauro moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations. (CR H2750)
- Mar 26, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Mar 26, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8029.
- Mar 26, 2026Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103 and H.R. 7084. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 8029, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084.
- Mar 26, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1131. (consideration: CR H2731-2750)
- Mar 24, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1131 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103 and H.R. 7084. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 8029, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084.
- Mar 20, 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 20, 2026Introduced in House