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H.R. 7147 · 119th CongressEnacted

Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.

Latest action. Became public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) No: 119-86. · April 30, 2026

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Official summary · Congressional Research Service

Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026

This act provides FY2026 appropriations for agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) except for (1) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and (2) the U.S. Border Patrol.

The act also includes provisions that approve obligations and provide for back pay related to the partial DHS shutdown that began on February 14, 2026, due to a lapse in appropriations for DHS.

(Sec. 3) This section provides that references to this Act included in any division of this act refer only to the provisions of that division unless the act expressly provides otherwise.

(Sec. 4) This section provides that the explanatory statement regarding this act that was printed in the Congressional Record has the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of this act as a joint explanatory statement of a conference committee. It also specifies exceptions related to funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Security Operations that is excluded from this act.

(Sec. 5) This section specifies that the sums in this act are appropriated for FY2026.

DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND OVERSIGHT

This title provides appropriations to DHS for

the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management;

the Management Directorate;

Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness; and

the Office of Inspector General.

(Sec. 101) This section requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report to the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) listing all grants and contracts awarded during FY2025 and FY2026 without a full and open competition. The OIG must review the report for compliance with laws and regulations and submit the results to Congress.

(Sec. 102) This section requires the DHS Chief Financial Officer to submit monthly budget and staffing reports to Congress.

The summary continues for 151 more paragraphs. Read it in full on Congress.gov

Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Public Law" stage on April 30, 2026. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.

Status
Introduced
January 20, 2026
In committee
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
April 30, 2026
Where this sits in the process
Common questions
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Where is it in the process, and what happens next?

This bill has been enacted. It is law.

The record's latest action, on April 30, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-86.

Has anyone actually voted on it?

Yes. 8 recorded roll-call votes cite this measure, listed further down this page with every member's position.

Who is behind it?

Tom Cole (R-OK) introduced it on January 20, 2026. No cosponsors are recorded.

Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.

Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.

Vote history

  1. House
    Passed on a recorded vote
    220–207 Passed · January 22, 2026
  2. Senate
    Passed on a recorded vote
    53–47 Rejected · March 26, 202654–46 Rejected · March 25, 202647–37 Rejected · March 20, 202651–46 Rejected · March 12, 202651–45 Rejected · March 5, 202650–45 Rejected · February 24, 202652–47 Rejected · February 12, 2026
  3. President
    Signed into law