All Roll Calls
Yes: 720 • No: 723
S2119th Congress
Secure America Act
Sponsored By: Senator Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Became Law
Summary
Major multi-year expansion of DHS and ICE funding focused on border enforcement, technology, and detainer authorities. This law funds large hiring, training, equipment, and technology programs while setting rules for how funds can be used and who local jurisdictions must coordinate with.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Bigger funding for CBP and ICE
The law gives $13.02 billion to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for immigration enforcement. It gives $31.075 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The money hires, pays, trains, and equips staff; funds transport, facilities, and IT like body‑worn cameras and fee collection systems; and expands 287(g) agreements and legal support. These funds are available through September 30, 2029.
Extra DHS funds through 2029
The law provides $2.5 billion to the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2026. The money stays available through September 30, 2029. DHS uses it for programs named in this title and in parts of Public Law 119–21. This is on top of other DHS funding.
More HSI child exploitation investigators
The law provides $7.45 billion to ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations through September 30, 2029. Of that, $108.5 million hires and equips more child exploitation investigators and forensic analysts. The funds support victim identification and rescue and training for HSI and State and local officers. These activities are outside HSI’s immigration and customs enforcement missions.
More border tech with testing rules
CBP receives $3.45 billion through September 30, 2029 to buy and upgrade border technology. The money funds nonintrusive inspection equipment, AI/ML tools, air and marine platforms, border surveillance, biometric entry/exit work, and efforts against fentanyl and precursors. CBP cannot use these funds to buy or deploy surveillance towers with autonomous features unless CBP has tested and accepted those capabilities. “Autonomous” means AI or similar algorithms detect and track items in real time and adjust without continuous human control.
More CBP support staff, hiring limit
CBP receives $9.55 billion through September 30, 2029 to hire, train, and equip Border Patrol agents and support staff for non‑enforcement duties. After October 31, 2028, CBP cannot use these funds to recruit, hire, or train processing coordinators. This rule only applies to this specific pool of money.
Stronger custody and detainer rules
ICE gets at least $350 million to manage detainers, custody transfers, release monitoring, transport, and arrests in places that are not qualified cooperating jurisdictions. A cooperating jurisdiction either has a 287(g) agreement or has filed a certification that it follows 8 U.S.C. 1373 and 1644. The law defines “covered unlawful alien” to include adult noncitizens with certain criminal grounds, mandatory detention, DHS detainers after an arrest (not minor traffic), or charges/convictions for illegal entry or reentry. These funds cannot be used to release, parole, place on alternatives to detention, transport for release, or otherwise help release such individuals, unless existing law requires it. Indian tribal governments are not treated as non‑cooperating under this rule. Funds are available through September 30, 2029.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
SC • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 6/9/2026
On Passage
Yes: 214 • No: 212
house vote • 6/9/2026
On Motion to Commit
Yes: 211 • No: 215
senate vote • 6/5/2026
On the Motion (Wyden Motion to Commit S. 2 to the Committee on the Judiciary with Instructions)
Yes: 48 • No: 51
senate vote • 6/5/2026
On Passage of the Bill S. 2
Yes: 52 • No: 47
senate vote • 6/4/2026
On the Motion (Warnock Motion to Commit S. 2 to the Committee on the Judiciary with Instructions)
Yes: 46 • No: 52
senate vote • 6/4/2026
On the Motion (Ossoff Motion to Commit S. 2 to the Committee on the Judiciary with Instructions)
Yes: 47 • No: 50
senate vote • 6/4/2026
On the Motion (Schumer motion to commit S.2 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions)
Yes: 49 • No: 50
senate vote • 6/3/2026
On the Motion to Proceed S. 2
Yes: 53 • No: 46