House Accepts Senate Amendment to HR 7147 – FY 2026 DHS Spending

This afternoon the House took up, yet again, HR 7147, the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, dealing with the FY 2026 funding for DHS. They effectively withdrew their amended version that had been approved on March 27th, 2026, by a near party-line vote. Instead, the House voted (voice vote) to accept the Senate amendment of March 26th (actual Senate vote took place early on the 27th) that funded the Department except for the immigration enforcement activities of ICE and CBP. The bill now goes to the President for signing, probably this evening. 

While voice votes typically mean that there is widespread support (or at least minimal opposition) for legislation, that may not really be the case here. As with the Senate’s early morning vote there were only a limited number of members on the floor (see reporting here by the Washington Post) when the voice vote was held. This may have been done (in both the House and Senate) to provide cover to Republican members that were conflicted by their opposition to the lack of ICE/CBP funding and their desire to support the President. ICE and CBP continue to receive funding from the earlier Big Beautiful Bill and potentially a second reconciliation bill that the President has requested to be on his desk by June 1st.