Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027
Sponsored By: Representative Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
In Committee
Summary
Sets funding levels and tight oversight for Department of Homeland Security programs and border operations. This bill would fund core DHS components and tie those dollars to detailed rules on immigration detention, border processing, disaster relief, grants, procurement, training, and reporting.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
14 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 2 costs, 7 mixed.
Detention health care and wage rules
If enacted, CBP would be required to implement the November 30, 2021 policy or similar maternal and pediatric standards for pregnant, postpartum, and nursing people in custody. At the same time, ICE would be barred from using funds in this Act to provide hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgery to people in ICE custody. The bill would also state that state or local wage laws do not apply to people held in federal immigration custody.
Detention, monitoring, and oversight changes
If enacted, the bill would require ICE to prioritize detention so funded facilities maintain full average daily populations. Every non-detained docketed person would be enrolled in Alternatives to Detention with mandatory GPS monitoring through proceedings and removal. The bill would limit some DHS-contracted detention inspections to 2019 compliance standards and bar repeat inspections within six months, while protecting congressional oversight visits and barring temporary changes that hide facility conditions. DHS could not destroy records about deaths, sexual assault, or allegations in custody, and the bill limits restraints on pregnant detainees and bars ICE-funded abortions except in narrow life‑threatening or rape/incest cases. It would require visible officer ID within 90 days and training standards by 90 days, and it would require monthly validated detention and southwest border arrival estimates be used in DHS budgeting.
New visa and asylum rules
If enacted, the bill would raise the credible-fear test so officers must find it "more likely than not" an asylum claim would succeed. It would bar credible-fear screenings and asylum for people who transited another country unless they applied in each transit country and were finally denied, were trafficking victims unable to apply, or the transit countries were not party to key refugee/torture treaties. For FY2027, certain agricultural work would count as temporary H visa labor for up to one year and employers' exempt H positions would be capped based on their highest prior-year certifications. The bill would add mobile entertainment workers to the P visa rules, let USCIS use virtual biometric oversight at support centers, bar A-76 outsourcing competitions for listed USCIS staff, and block parole to the CNMI for nationals of the People's Republic of China. The bill would also ban new mandatory land crossing fees and stop TSA from charging a fee for vetting travelers without acceptable ID in FY2027.
Bring prescriptions from Canada
If enacted, an individual not in the business of importing drugs would be allowed to bring a personal-use supply of prescription drugs from Canada up to a 90-day supply. This would not apply to controlled substances or biological products. The imported drug must comply with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Faster FEMA grants and reimbursements
If enacted, certain FEMA grant programs would post applications within 60 days of enactment. Eligible applicants would have 80 days to apply and FEMA would be required to act on applications within 65 days. Recipients could use no more than 5% of a grant for administration and awards would have performance periods of three to five years. Funds already provided under Public Law 119-21 could also reimburse emergency personnel costs under the original terms.
Limits on grants for sanctuary jurisdictions
If enacted, the bill would bar funds from this Act from going to any state or local government that has laws, policies, or procedures that limit compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373 or that hinder federal immigration enforcement. Affected political subdivisions could lose eligibility for awards and obligations under this Act.
Limits on DHS diversity and speech programs
If enacted, the bill would bar DHS from creating or funding a Disinformation Governance Board or a similar office. It would also prohibit classifying U.S. persons' communications as misinformation and bar funding organizations that pressure private companies to censor lawful speech. The bill would stop DHS spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs that promote concepts tied to Critical Race Theory. It would also bar discriminatory federal actions against people acting on a sincere religious belief about marriage being one man and one woman.
New DHS contracting and procurement rules
If enacted, the bill would bar DHS from contracting with entities identified under section 1260H and from buying computers, printers, or videoconferencing services from firms with People's Republic of China ownership ties. It would extend certain DHS prototype procurement authorities to September 30, 2027, and add TMF notice and reporting requirements, including a 15-day wait after a report before DHS can obligate TMF funds. The bill would also bar admission of aerosol-dispensing drones from foreign adversary countries and let DHS exchange or accept non-Federal property for a Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers site in New Mexico.
DHS employee commuting and backup care
If enacted, USCIS could acquire up to five replacement vehicles where GSA does not lease vehicles and the agency could allow covered employees to use them to commute. The bill would also allow DHS Operations and Support funds to pay for an employee emergency back-up care program.
Reports on official protective detail costs
If enacted, DHS must notify congressional leaders within 10 days when the President starts to evaluate or initiate protection for a former or retired official. Notices must include threat assessment, scope, anticipated cost, and duration. DHS must also provide an initial report within 45 days and quarterly reports afterward listing each protected individual, protection scope, and associated costs.
FEMA reimbursement public dashboard
If enacted, FEMA would post an interactive public dashboard showing reimbursement requests for covered disaster assistance. FEMA must post within 90 days after it receives the reimbursement information or within 60 days after final DHS review. The dashboard must show amounts by State and include the listed items from the cited public law's explanatory statement.
Student visas limited to accredited schools
If enacted, funds could not be used to admit an F- or M-visa student at a port of entry if the U.S. school is not accredited by a nationally recognized agency the Secretary of Education recognizes under part H of the Higher Education Act. This would affect prospective international students seeking admission at ports of entry.
New DHS budget and oversight rules
This bill would require DHS to send Congress a report of unfunded priorities within 10 days after the President's budget is sent. Before requesting Defense Department help at the border, DHS would have to do an alternatives and cost-benefit analysis and report to Appropriations within 30 days, with follow-up reports if aid is granted. If DHS counts on user-fee revenues not yet enacted in its FY2028 budget submission, the Secretary would have to list corresponding discretionary cuts within 60 days.
DHS cyber funding and rescissions
If enacted, $99,750,000 would be transferred into CISA operations from the CISA Cybersecurity Response and Recovery Fund. The bill would also rescind specified unused balances across CBP and CISA totaling $16,091,849 and rescind $2,400,409 from the DHS Nonrecurring Expenses Fund. The rescissions do not apply to amounts Congress designated as emergency requirements.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
NV • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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