HR8029: Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act

Key facts

What the bill does

Pay Our Homeland Defenders ActThis bill provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of FY2026. It also ends the partial DHS shutdown that began on February 14, 2026, because the continuing resolution (CR) that was funding DHS expired and a regular FY2026 DHS appropriations bill had not been enacted. Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to DHS for Departmental Management, Intelligence, Situational Awareness, and Oversight, includingthe Office of the Secretary and Executive Management;the Management Directorate; Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness; andthe Office of Inspector General. In addition, the bill provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations, includingU. S. Customs and Border Protection,U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,the Transportation Security Administration,the U. S. Coast Guard, andthe U. S. Secret Service. The bill provides appropriations for Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, includingthe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, andthe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The bill provides appropriations for Research, Development, Training, and Services, includingU. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, andthe Science and Technology Directorate. The bill also authorizes back pay, in accordance with current law, for federal employees who were affected by the partial DHS shutdown. Finally, the bill ratifies and approves certain obligations that were incurred during the partial DHS…

Subjects: Appropriations, Aviation and airports, Border security and unlawful immigration, Citizenship and naturalization, Coast guard, Computer security and identity theft, Congressional oversight, Customs enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation

Roll-call votes on HR8029 (119th Congress)

Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.

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