H.R. 4213

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

Sponsor: Mark E. Amodei · 0 cosponsors

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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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Sec. 413.

An employer that received a labor certification from the Department of Labor under section 214(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act with regard to a petition to import an alien under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such Act in fiscal year 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 shall, upon issuance of the labor certification and approval of the petition, obtain positions exempt from the numerical limitation under section 214(g)(1)(B) of such Act in an amount that does not exceed the highest number of positions for all labor certifications received by such employer in any 1 of the prior 5 fiscal years in fiscal year 2026.

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