H.R.7744 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
House Roll Call
H.R.7744
| Bill | H.R.7744 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Vote question | On Passage |
| Vote type | Yea-and-Nay |
| Result | Passed |
| Totals | Yea 221 / Nay 209 / Present 0 / Not Voting 2 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 217 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 4 | 209 | 0 | 1 |
| I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Research Brief
On Passage
Bill Analysis
H.R. 7744 is the FY2026 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), providing discretionary budget authority and related policy direction for DHS components. As an annual appropriations act, it primarily sets spending levels, conditions of use, and limited authorizing provisions for one fiscal year (October 1, 2025–September 30, 2026), unless otherwise specified.
The bill funds major DHS agencies and offices, including: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Secret Service; Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS, via appropriations plus fee authorities); the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management; Science and Technology Directorate; and the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (or successor entities, depending on current reorganizations).
Appropriations are divided into accounts such as operations and support, procurement/construction/improvements, research and development, and grants. FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund and homeland security grant programs (e.g., State Homeland Security Grant Program, Urban Area Security Initiative, transit and port security grants, and non-profit security grants) receive specified funding with eligibility, matching, and reporting conditions for states, localities, tribes, territories, and non-profit organizations.
The bill typically includes policy riders and directives on border security operations, immigration detention capacity and standards, removal operations, Coast Guard acquisitions, TSA screening technologies and workforce, CISA cybersecurity initiatives, and Secret Service protective missions. It may set or cap personnel levels (e.g., Border Patrol agents, ICE officers, TSA screeners), restrict use of funds for certain immigration or enforcement policies, and require reports to Congress on program performance, contracts, and major acquisitions.
Beneficiaries include DHS personnel and contractors, state and local emergency management and law enforcement agencies, critical infrastructure owners/operators, and disaster survivors receiving FEMA assistance. Regulated or affected entities include transportation operators, importers, immigration detainees, and infrastructure operators subject to DHS security or cybersecurity programs.
The latest procedural action authorizes the House Clerk to make technical and conforming corrections in the engrossed bill; substantive provisions remain as passed by the House. Further Senate action and reconciliation are required before enactment.
Yea (221)
K
Ken Calvert
S
Scott Franklin
L
Lisa McClain
J
John Rutherford
D
David Schweikert
P
Pete Sessions
Nay (209)
J
Jason Crow
L
Lloyd Doggett
J
John Garamendi
J
John Mannion
L
Lucy McBath
C
Christian Menefee
E
Eric Swalwell
R
Rashida Tlaib
N
Nydia Velázquez
D
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
