HR7147119th CongressWALLET

Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.

Summary

FY2026 DHS appropriations package provides multi‑year funding for Homeland Security, major disaster relief, and operational rules for CISA, FEMA, Border and maritime missions. It sets spending levels, reporting requirements, program limits, and protections tied to those funds.

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Families and communities: Provides about $26.4 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund and $226 million for National Flood Insurance Program mapping and mitigation to support recovery and flood planning.
State, local, and nonprofit responders: Allocates roughly $3.8 billion to FEMA Federal Assistance, including $300 million for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, and imposes firm application deadlines and penalties for missed timelines.
Workers and agency operations: Delivers multi‑year funding for CISA and FEMA and includes targeted amounts such as $20 million for law‑enforcement body‑worn cameras and $140 million to fund a 3.8% FAA pay raise for air traffic controllers.

*This law provides multibillion‑dollar appropriations across DHS, including about $26.4 billion for disaster relief, thereby increasing federal spending in FY2026.*

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Bill Overview

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34 provisions identified: 22 benefits, 4 costs, 8 mixed.

3.8% raise for air traffic controllers

Air traffic controllers and some supervisors get a 3.8% pay boost for 2026 if the FAA Administrator confirms required efficiencies. The raise starts the first pay period after January 1, 2026. $140 million is available through September 30, 2027 to fund it.

Federal pay and contracts during lapse

The law authorizes payments of pay, allowances, and benefits during the covered lapse period. It also ratifies obligations made to protect life and property or to wind down operations during that lapse. Covered obligations and actions are valid if they follow the cited laws.

Flood insurance mapping and caps

The National Flood Insurance Program gets $226 million through September 30, 2027. For 2026, NFIP caps include $230.669 million for operating costs, $1.505 billion for agent commissions and taxes, and $175 million for flood mitigation. Total administrative costs are capped at 4%. $16.302 million goes to mission support and $209.698 million to floodplain management and mapping.

Stronger protections in DHS detention

DHS cannot restrain a pregnant person in custody, except for serious flight risk or medical need. Restraints are never allowed during active labor, and some restraint types are banned. DHS must keep and share, when allowed by law, records tied to deaths, assaults, or abuse allegations in custody. Members of Congress can enter DHS detention sites for oversight without advance notice. DHS cannot make short‑term changes to hide what visitors would see.

Bring 90‑day meds from Canada

Customs and Border Protection cannot use this money to stop you from bringing a personal 90‑day supply of a prescription drug from Canada. You must not be in the business of importing drugs. This does not allow controlled substances or biological products.

Job protections and DHS pay guardrails

USCIS cannot spend this funding to open A‑76 outsourcing competitions for listed immigration positions. DHS also cannot implement large pay structure or classification changes (over 100 positions or over $5 million a year) until 30 days after notifying Congress with details and alternatives.

More support for DHS families

Agencies can use Operations and Support funds for emergency back‑up care, helping with short‑term child or dependent care. DHS keeps its authority to support primary and secondary schooling for dependents in 2026. USCIS can replace up to five vehicles in places without GSA leases and let assigned staff commute in them.

More notice and public budget reports

DHS must alert Congress three business days before large grants or contracts, with limited urgent exceptions. Agencies must post required reports online when in the national interest, at least 45 days after Congress receives them, or lose some reprogramming power. DHS must send TMF proposals and analysis to Congress and wait 15 days after a detailed report before using TMF funds. DHS must list unfunded priorities within 10 days after the President’s budget each year. Within seven days and then quarterly, DHS must send obligation plans and fee collection estimates for Public Law 119‑21 funds. DHS also may not use these funds to reorganize under section 872 unless later authorized, aside from specified CWMD moves.

Approved shifts in intel funds allowed

The Director of National Intelligence can move National Intelligence Program funds when necessary and in the national interest, with approvals from the DHS Secretary and OMB. Moves must fit legal caps, meet higher‑priority unforeseen needs, and cannot fund items Congress denied. Requests must meet section 503 requirements.

Stronger border planning and limits

DHS must make monthly estimates for detentions, removals, and southwest border arrivals for this year and next, with demographic breakouts and independent checks. These estimates must be used in budgets and shared with Congress and other agencies, or DHS loses some reprogramming power. CBP must send a spending plan for procurement and construction within 90 days before using those funds. DHS must analyze options and report when asking DoD for border help. The law also blocks transfers into CBP’s Border Security Operations account.

FEMA grants faster, with tracking

FEMA must open key grant applications within 60 days of enactment. Applicants get 80 days to apply, and FEMA must act within 65 days after receiving an application. FEMA must post a public dashboard showing disaster reimbursement requests by state within set timelines. If FEMA misses deadlines, $100,000 per day is cut from specified accounts, and a $1,000,000 cut applies if awards are announced before a required 5‑business‑day briefing to Congress. Extra penalties also apply when over 500 reimbursements sit in final review for more than 60 days, unless only lifesaving work is funded.

No new land border fees

Homeland Security cannot create or collect a new fee to cross at Northern or Southern land ports. The ban also stops any study about such a fee. It applies to pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, and passengers. This rule starts on enactment.

USCIS can use virtual biometrics

USCIS may collect fingerprints and photos at Application Support Centers with remote oversight by USCIS staff using approved technology. This can change how and where applicants give biometrics.

Block porn on government networks

Networks paid for with this law must block viewing, downloading, and sharing of pornography. Law‑enforcement work can be exempt when needed for a case.

Body cameras and safer gun rules

The law provides $20 million to buy and run body‑worn cameras for immigration enforcement. DHS must send a spend plan within 30 days. Federal officers may not transfer an operable gun to suspected cartel agents unless U.S. officers keep continuous control or monitoring.

CARES Act rule extended to 2026

A specified CARES Act subsection stays in effect through September 30, 2026. This keeps its rules or benefits active until that date.

Emergency training continuity; no PFO jobs

FEMA‑funded trainings and grants cannot be paused without 10 business days’ notice that explains the reason, make‑up plan, and budget effect. DHS may waive notice only for imminent threats to life or property. Funds in this law also cannot support any position called a Principal Federal Official.

Limits on border surveillance tech

CBP cannot use stated border security funds to buy or deploy non‑autonomous surveillance systems. DHS also cannot buy or equip long‑range drones with weapons. These limits apply upon enactment.

No transfers of some Gitmo detainees

Funds cannot transfer or help transfer to or within the United States certain detainees held at Guantanamo Bay on or after June 24, 2009. This includes Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others who are not U.S. citizens or service members.

No work on a national ID

Agencies cannot use these funds to plan, test, pilot, or develop a national identification card. This stop is in place upon enactment.

Small projects can use ops funds

Operations and Support money may pay for minor purchases and improvements. Personal items qualify if each unit costs $250,000 or less. Real property items qualify if each unit costs $4,000,000 or less.

Tighter travel and contractor rules

Agencies cannot pay for first‑class travel with these funds except under federal travel rules. They cannot pay award or incentive fees when contractor performance is below satisfactory or fails contract basics. All purchases with this law’s funds must follow the Buy American Act.

Coast Guard buys more MQ‑9s

The Coast Guard gets $98 million to buy MQ‑9 aircraft, base stations, related gear, and program management. The funds are available through September 30, 2030.

Extra funding for Supreme Court

The Supreme Court receives an extra $30 million for salaries and expenses. The money is available through September 30, 2028.

DHS can carry over unused funds

DHS can keep up to 50% of certain unused Operations and Support funds from 2026 through September 30, 2027. DHS must record the balances and notify Congress by June 15, 2027 before using them.

DHS barred from some contractors

DHS cannot use these funds to do business with companies named in section 1260H of the FY2021 defense law or their subsidiaries. This applies to contracts, grants, loans, MOUs, and similar agreements.

Limits on DHS travel and protection

DHS cannot fund more than 50 U.S.-based employees from a single component to attend the same overseas conference unless the Secretary approves and notifies Congress. The conference cost to DHS cannot exceed $500,000, and virtual attendees do not count. Secret Service funds cannot pay to protect other agency heads unless there is full reimbursement under a government‑wide agreement.

No Arms Trade Treaty spending

No funds in this law may be used to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate ratifies it. This holds agency treaty spending until approval.

REP program fees cover all costs

For 2026, total Radiological Emergency Preparedness fees must equal at least 100% of DHS’s projected program need. Fees must reflect fair service and administrative costs. Collections go to a REP account and are available starting October 1, 2026 until spent.

Backstop if DHS fees not enacted

If DHS’s FY2027 budget counts on user fees that are not yet law, DHS must, within 60 days of the budget, propose matching cuts. The cuts would apply if the fees are not enacted before October 1, 2026.

Citizenship oath unchanged; DHS hiring limits

Money in this law cannot change the naturalization oath. DHS also cannot use these funds to employ workers described in 8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3). Both rules apply upon enactment.

More transparency on protective services

DHS must notify Congress within 10 days when starting protection for a covered former or retired official, with threat, scope, cost, and duration details. DHS must give advance notice for extensions or endings and start quarterly cost reports within 45 days. Funds cannot reimburse other agencies for costs of National Special Security Events.

Project approvals before DHS builds

DHS cannot spend on construction or acquisition without an approved prospectus as required by law. It may spend to prepare a prospectus. Agencies must notify Congress before buying, building, or leasing new law‑enforcement training sites. FLETC can lease temporary space when current facilities cannot handle training.

CBP operations funded by collections

CBP receives $31 million for operations in 2026, reduced by specified collections. If collections exceed $31 million, the excess stays in the same account and remains available until spent.

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