HR7147119th CongressWALLET

Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026

Summary

This bill would provide FY2026 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security while tightening spending controls and reporting rules to pair large agency funding with stricter procurement and oversight. It also layers targeted policy limits like banning new land port crossing fees and protections for pregnant detainees in custody.

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Families and travelers: The bill allows importation of prescription drugs from Canada for personal use up to a 90-day supply and bans new land-border crossing fees for pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, and private-vehicle passengers.

Law enforcement and maritime personnel: Border, aviation, and maritime units get major funding and equipment rules including a $20.0 million allocation for body-worn cameras and a $98.0 million increase for MQ-9 aircraft procurement that may not include kinetic capabilities.

States and grant recipients: FEMA grants face a 5 percent cap on administrative costs and strict application and award deadlines with penalties up to $100,000 per day for missed timelines, and FEMA must post a public reimbursement dashboard.

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Bill Overview

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20 provisions identified: 11 benefits, 0 costs, 9 mixed.

Bring 90-day meds from Canada

If enacted, you would be allowed to bring a prescription drug from Canada for personal use, up to a 90‑day supply. It would need to meet U.S. drug law and be carried on your person. This would not cover controlled substances or biological products. It would not apply if you are in the business of importing prescription drugs.

3.8% raise for air traffic controllers

If enacted, eligible air traffic controllers and some supervisors would get a 3.8% pay raise for 2026. The FAA would have $140 million for this pay change, available through September 30, 2027. The raise would start the first pay period after January 1, 2026, only if the FAA Administrator decides required workforce and scheduling improvements were achieved.

Lapse pay and family help for federal staff

If enacted, covered federal employees would keep getting pay and benefits during funding lapses using available pay accounts named in this bill and prior laws. Agencies would be allowed to use Operations and Support money to run an employee emergency back‑up care program. DHS would also keep its authority to provide or pay for primary and secondary schooling for children of DHS employees through September 30, 2026.

Stronger oversight in immigration detention

DHS would have to keep and share, on request and under disclosure rules, records tied to deaths, alleged sexual assault, or alleged abuse in custody when someone was charged or punished. DHS generally would be barred from restraining pregnant or postpartum women, with narrow safety or medical exceptions, and no restraints during active labor. Members of Congress could visit detention sites for oversight without prior notice; designated staff could enter with 24 hours’ notice, and DHS could not alter conditions just for a visit. The DHS Inspector General would get $257.6 million, including $20 million through September 30, 2027, to expand detention‑facility inspections and oversight.

2026 TSA funds for explosives detectors

For fiscal year 2026, TSA would be allowed to use the Aviation Security Capital Fund to buy and install explosives detection systems. TSA could also use the fund to issue other transaction agreements for eligible airport security projects listed in law.

Better DHS forecasts and fallback plans

DHS would make monthly, independently checked estimates for this year and next of detentions, removals, and southwest border arrivals, broken out by single adults, family units, and unaccompanied children. DHS would include the latest estimates, workloads, and justifications in budget materials and update them quarterly. If the FY2027 budget counts on user‑fee proposals not yet enacted before October 1, 2026, DHS would have to send specific offsetting cuts within 60 days. DHS would also send Congress a list of unfunded priorities within 10 days after the President’s budget.

Limits on border surveillance and drones

CBP would be blocked from buying or deploying border surveillance systems that are not autonomous when using specified CBP procurement funds. DHS also would be barred from buying or arming long‑range drones with weapons. These limits would shape what technology DHS can acquire and use at the border.

Stricter DHS budget and reporting rules

DHS would face tight reprogramming limits: no changes over $5 million or 10% without 30 days’ notice, and only up to 5% transfers with notice; a one‑time $20 million transfer would need 5 days’ notice. DHS would have to alert Congress 3 full business days before large awards or announcements (grants over $1,000,000; Disaster Relief Fund grants over $100,000; contracts over $2,000,000; task orders over $5,000,000 from multi‑year funds). DHS could not submit a Technology Modernization Fund proposal without notifying Congress, and TMF money would wait 15 days after a detailed report. Required reports would be posted online after 45 days unless posting risks security or reveals proprietary data; reprogramming would pause until posting. Funding for any “Principal Federal Official” positions would remain prohibited.

Tighter controls on border operations

Planned vetting at CBP’s National Targeting Center would not be cut using funds in this bill, prior FY2026 appropriations, or certain fee accounts unless a later law allows it. Money could not be transferred into CBP’s Operations and Support account for Border Security Operations as defined by the bill’s explanatory table. CBP would have to submit an expenditure plan within 90 days before obligating procurement, construction, and improvement funds. Before asking the Defense Department for border help, DHS would have to do alternatives and cost‑benefit analyses and report to Congress within 30 days, with quarterly updates if help is granted.

FEMA grants: stricter deadlines and penalties

If enacted, FEMA would face strict timelines for grants: post applications within 60 days, accept applications within 80 days, and act within 65 days. Missing the 60‑day posting deadline would cut FEMA operations funds by $100,000 per day, and announcing awards without a five‑business‑day briefing would trigger a $1 million rescission. FEMA would cap some state admin costs at 5%, publish an interactive reimbursement dashboard, post processing updates within 90 days of receipt and 60 days after final review, and file monthly Disaster Relief Fund reports by the fifth business day or face daily funding cuts. Daily reductions would also apply if more than 500 reimbursement requests sit in final review for over 60 days, except when the fund can only cover lifesaving or life‑sustaining needs.

USCIS service updates and job protections

USCIS would be able to collect biometrics at Application Support Centers with virtual oversight by USCIS staff. USCIS could buy up to five replacement vehicles in areas without GSA leases and let assigned staff use them for home‑to‑work travel if approved. Funds could not be used to run outsourcing (A‑76) competitions for certain USCIS jobs.

No new land border fees

This bill would bar DHS from creating or collecting any new fee to cross a land border into the U.S. It would cover pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, and passengers at northern and southern land ports. DHS also would be blocked from studying such fees.

Carryover funds and small purchases

Up to 50% of unused FY2026 Operations and Support money would stay available through September 30, 2027 if recorded and noticed by June 15, 2027. The bill would let O&S funds cover “minor” items: personal property up to $250,000 per unit and real property up to $4,000,000 per unit.

Extra $30 million for Supreme Court

If enacted, the Supreme Court would receive an extra $30 million for salaries and expenses. The money would be available until September 30, 2028 and would follow the same rules as other judiciary funds.

Tighter travel, buying, and bonus rules

DHS would cap attendance at a single foreign conference to 50 staff per component unless approved as in the national interest, with a $500,000 total cost limit and 10 days’ notice. Agencies could not pay for first‑class travel that breaks federal rules and must follow Buy American laws when using these funds. DHS also could not pay award or incentive fees to contractors rated below satisfactory or who missed basic contract requirements.

Coast Guard funds MQ-9 aircraft

If enacted, the Coast Guard would receive $98 million to buy MQ‑9 aircraft, base stations, and related equipment, with funds available through September 30, 2030. The money would also cover program management for these systems.

Bans on national ID and security actions

DHS would be barred from planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national ID card with these funds. DHS could not use funds to contract or partner with entities listed under the 2021 defense law or their subsidiaries. Funds in this bill could not be used to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate ratifies it. No funds could bring certain Guantanamo detainees into the United States.

Intelligence fund shifts and classified levels

The Director of National Intelligence would be able to transfer National Intelligence Program funds for higher‑priority, unforeseen needs within percentage caps and with required approvals. Classified program appropriations would have to match the bill’s classified annex and be implemented consistent with section 545.

Program fees and CBP offsets

Fees for the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program in FY2026 would have to cover at least 100% of anticipated next‑year costs, with funds available starting October 1, 2026. CBP would get an extra $31 million for operations, reduced by certain FY2026 collections; any excess collections would be credited to the account.

Secret Service training and protection rules

The Secret Service would be allowed to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements for training at the Rowley Training Center, within its available year‑end resources. $2 million would support National Computer Forensics Institute facilities. Secret Service funds could not pay to protect other agency heads unless fully reimbursed. DHS would have to notify Congress about protection for former or retired officials within set time frames and report quarterly on scope and costs.

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