Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
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This law provides full-year fiscal year 2026 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, funding agencies including Customs and Border Protection, the Transportation Security Administration, the Coast Guard, the Secret Service, and FEMA, while zeroing out the amounts for ICE and Border Security Operations detailed in the accompanying explanatory statement.
A second division ends the DHS funding lapse that began around February 14, 2026, ratifies obligations incurred during the shutdown, and guarantees back pay for affected federal employees, closing out one of the year's funding disputes.
What this law does
What it does
The law enacts the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 as Division A, providing detailed fiscal year 2026 funding across five titles covering departmental management, security and enforcement agencies (CBP, TSA, Coast Guard, Secret Service), protection and disaster response (CISA, FEMA, the Disaster Relief Fund), and research and training (USCIS, FLETC, the Science and Technology Directorate). It sets dozens of funding levels, spending conditions, notification and reporting requirements, and policy riders — including bans on a southern/northern border crossing fee, national ID card development, and use of restraints on pregnant detainees, plus congressional oversight access to detention facilities. The explanatory statement's ICE and Border Security Operations line items are set to $0. Division B, the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, ends the DHS funding lapse that began around February 14, 2026 by amending the prior continuing resolution's date, ratifies obligations incurred to maintain essential operations during the lapse, and authorizes back pay for affected federal employees. It also adds unrelated appropriations for the Supreme Court and FAA air traffic controller pay.
Key provisions
- 1Provides fiscal year 2026 appropriations across DHS management, security/enforcement, protection/response, and research/training titles, with detailed account-level funding.
- 2Appropriates $26,367,000,000 for the Disaster Relief Fund and $3,836,748,513 for FEMA federal assistance grants including firefighter, homeland security, and flood mapping programs.
- 3Sets ICE and Border Security Operations amounts in the explanatory statement's 'Final Bill' column to $0 and bars funds transfers to Border Security Operations.
- 4Prohibits DHS from establishing or studying a new border crossing fee at land ports of entry on the southern or northern border.
- 5Bans use of restraints on pregnant or post-delivery women in DHS custody except in narrow safety circumstances.
- 6Ends the DHS funding lapse by amending the prior continuing resolution's expiration date and ratifies obligations incurred during the shutdown.
- 7Authorizes back pay for federal employees affected by the partial DHS shutdown.
Who is affected
Employees and contractors across DHS components (CBP, TSA, Coast Guard, Secret Service, FEMA, CISA, USCIS, FLETC), federal employees who were furloughed or worked without pay during the shutdown, grant recipients such as state and local emergency management agencies and fire departments, disaster survivors relying on FEMA aid, and Supreme Court and FAA air traffic control staff receiving additional funding.
Why it matters
The law restores paychecks and normal operations for DHS's roughly 260,000 employees after a funding lapse, keeps disaster relief, port security, cybersecurity, and immigration-processing programs running for the full fiscal year, and resolves uncertainty over back pay and shutdown-era spending. Its funding riders also shape immigration enforcement priorities by zeroing out certain border and ICE line items.
What changed
Changes to existing law
Amends Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119-37) (Sec. 101, Division B)
Substitutes the date of this Act's enactment for the prior expiration date, extending coverage through the shutdown period.
Amends Homeland Security Act of 2002
Funds and modifies conditions for grant programs including State Homeland Security Grants, Urban Area Security Initiative, and Nonprofit Security Grants under this section.
Amends Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act (5 U.S.C. 5547 note) (Sec. 226)
Inserts a carve-out limiting the aggregate pay amount for 2024 relative to certain salary rates, effective retroactively to December 31, 2023.
Amends Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) (Sec. 542)
Extends a CARES Act authority so it applies until September 30, 2026.
Reauthorizes Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141) (Sec. 201)
Applies its overtime compensation limitation section to fiscal year 2026 funds, substituting the new fiscal year.
Agencies directed to act
Effective dates
- The whole Act
- The DHS funding lapse period covered and back pay/ratification provisions
Funding and costs
- $11,083,012,000
U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations and support
- $10,635,434,000
Transportation Security Administration operations and support
- $11,272,401,000
Coast Guard operations and support
- $3,128,304,000
United States Secret Service operations and support
- $26,367,000,000
Disaster Relief Fund for major disaster assistance
- $3,836,748,513
FEMA federal assistance grants including firefighter, homeland security, and flood mapping programs
- $2,218,634,000
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency operations and support
- $30,000,000
Additional funding for Supreme Court salaries and expenses
- $140,000,000
FAA air traffic organization activities, including air traffic controller pay increase
- $20,000,000
Body-worn cameras for immigration enforcement agents and officers
Congressional Budget Office estimate
CBO estimates that H.R. 7147 would provide full-year fiscal year 2026 discretionary appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, with spending levels delineated across base, designated, and emergency categories.
CBO's estimate covers discretionary spending under H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, which would provide full-year appropriations and authorities for FY 2026 for agencies covered by one of the 12 annual appropriation acts. The table in the estimate summarizes new discretionary budget authority and outlays for FY 2026 stemming both from the bill and from appropriations enacted in prior years. In consultation with the House and Senate Budget Committees, CBO delineated spending into base spending, three designated categories, and emergency spending. The estimate does not report a net effect on mandatory spending, revenues, or the deficit, as it is focused solely on discretionary appropriations.
How it works
DHS components will obligate funds according to the amounts and conditions specified in the accompanying explanatory statement, which functions as if it were a conference report. Numerous sections require the Secretary, Inspector General, or component heads to submit monthly, quarterly, or annual reports and advance notifications to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees before reprogramming funds, awarding large grants or contracts, or making certain policy changes; several sections impose automatic funding reductions or suspend reprogramming authority for missed deadlines. Division B's back-pay and ratification provisions take effect upon enactment, retroactively covering the shutdown period beginning around February 14, 2026.
Legislative status & sources
Latest action
Became Public Law No: 119-86.
Official CRS summary
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This bill provides continuing FY2026 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through May 22, 2026. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and ends the partial DHS shutdown that began on February 14, 2026, due to a lapse in appropriations for DHS.
The CR generally funds most DHS agencies and programs at the FY2025 levels through the earlier of May 22, 2026, or the enactment of the FY2026 DHS appropriations act.
The bill also authorizes back pay, in accordance with current law, for federal employees who were affected by the partial DHS shutdown.
Finally, the bill ratifies and approves certain obligations that were incurred during the partial DHS shutdown, including obligations incurred to maintain the essential level of activity to protect life and property and bring about an orderly termination of government functions.
Legislative subjects
Appropriations; Aviation and airports; Border security and unlawful immigration; Citizenship and naturalization; Coast guard; Computer security and identity theft; Congressional oversight; Customs enforcement; Department of Homeland Security; Department of Transportation; Detention of persons; Director of National Intelligence; Disaster relief and insurance; Economics and Public Finance; Emergency planning and evacuation; Employee benefits and pensions; Employment and training programs; Executive agency funding and structure; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); First responders and emergency personnel; Floods and storm protection; Geography and mapping; Government buildings, facilities, and property; Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management; Government information and archives; Government studies and investigations; Government trust funds; Immigration status and procedures; Intellectual property; Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information; Law enforcement administration and funding; Lease and rental services; Members of Congress; Motor vehicles; Natural disasters; Pollution liability; Protection of officials; Public contracts and procurement; Public transit; Puerto Rico; Radiation; Railroads; Research and development; Senate; Supreme Court; Transportation safety and security; User charges and fees; Youth employment and child labor