H.R. 4213
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
Sponsor: Mark E. Amodei · 0 cosponsors
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to DHS for Departmental Management, Intelligence, Situational Awareness, and Oversight, including
- the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management;
- the Management Directorate;
- Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness; and
- the Office of Inspector General.
In addition, the bill provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations, including
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
- the Transportation Security Administration,
- the U.S. Coast Guard, and
- the U.S. Secret Service.
The bill provides appropriations for Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, including
- the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and
- the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The bill provides appropriations for Research, Development, Training, and Services, including
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
- the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and
- the Science and Technology Directorate.
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
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(a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, on a monthly basis beginning immediately after the date of enactment of this Act, develop estimates of the number of aliens anticipated to arrive at the southern border of the United States.
(b) The Secretary shall ensure that, at a minimum, the estimates developed pursuant to subsection (a)—
(1) cover the current fiscal year and the following fiscal year;
(2) include a breakout by demographics, to include single adults, family units, and unaccompanied children;
(3) undergo an independent validation and verification review;
(4) are used to inform policy planning and budgeting processes within the Department of Homeland Security; and
(5) are included in all budget materials submitted to Congress for each fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act including—
(A) the President’s annual budget request pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code;
(B) any supplemental funding request submitted to Congress;
(C) any reprogramming and transfer notification pursuant to section 503 of this Act; and
(D) all budget materials shall include—
(i) the most recent monthly estimates developed pursuant to subsection (a);
(ii) a description and quantification of the estimates used to justify funding requests for Department programs related to border security, immigration enforcement, and immigration services;
(iii) a description and quantification of the anticipated workload and requirements resulting from such estimates; and
(iv) a confirmation as to whether the budget requests for impacted agencies were developed using the same estimates.
(c) The Secretary shall share the monthly estimates developed pursuant to subsection (a) with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
(d) If the monthly estimates described in subsection (b) are not provided for the purposes described, the reprogramming and transfer authority provided in section 503 of this Act shall be suspended until such time as the required estimates are provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.