House Reamended and Repassed HR 7147 – FY 2026 DHS Spending

Friday, after receiving the amended version of HR 7147, the FY 2026 DHS spending bill, from the Senate, the House took up H Res 1142 - Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. That resolution was very short:

“Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution, the House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with an amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119–21.”

The resulting House amended version of HR 7147, would extend the lapsed continuing resolution (PL 119-37) through May 22nd, 2026.

After almost two hours of debate the House approved H Res 1142 by a near party-line vote of 213 to 203. Three Democrats and one Independent voted with the Republicans on the resolution. The further amended version of HR 7147 now goes back to the Senate.

The Senate is not scheduled to return to Washington until April 13^th, 2026. In my opinion, there is not much chance that the Senate will agree to the House amendment. It will be interesting to see if they ask the House to go to conference on the bill.