Last week Rep Ciscomani (R,AZ) introduced HR 8029, the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act. This bill would provide for spending for the Department of Homeland Security through September 30th, 2026. For the most part this bill is the same as HR 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, that is still being ‘considered’ in the Senate.
One provision from HR 7147 is not found in this new bill, §554, Repeal of Senate Notification Requirements Relating to Legal Process on Disclosures of Senate Data. The same provision was included in HR 7148 {§105, Division H}, the last FY 2026 minibus spending bill that was passed in February.
HR 8029 includes the actual text of the spending bill as Division A of the bill. Division B, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, addresses the period of no funding since February 13th, 2026. It provides the legal language authorizing back pay for DHS employees, and other obligations made by the Department during that period.
The House Rules Committee is scheduled to meet tomorrow
to formulate the rule for the consideration of this bill.
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