H.R. 8029
Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act
Sponsor: Juan Ciscomani · 0 cosponsors
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act
This 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, 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 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 shutdown, including obligations incurred to maintain the essential level of activity to protect life and property and bring about an orderly termination of government functions.
Text of the bill
A Department of Homeland Security Appropriations
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(a) None of the funds provided to the Department of Homeland Security in this or any prior Act may be used by an agency to submit an initial project proposal to the Technology Modernization Fund (as authorized by section 1078 of subtitle G of title X of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91)) unless, concurrent with the submission of an initial project proposal to the Technology Modernization Board, the head of the agency—
(1) notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the proposed submission of the project proposal;
(2) submits to the Committees on Appropriations a copy of the project proposal; and
(3) provides a detailed analysis of how the proposed project funding would supplement or supplant funding requested as part of the Department's most recent budget submission.
(b) None of the funds provided to the Department of Homeland Security by the Technology Modernization Fund shall be available for obligation until 15 days after a report on such funds has been transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
(c) The report described in subsection (b) shall include—
(1) the full project proposal submitted to and approved by the Fund’s Technology Modernization Board;
(2) the finalized interagency agreement between the Department and the Fund including the project’s deliverables and repayment terms, as applicable;
(3) a detailed analysis of how the project will supplement or supplant existing funding available to the Department for similar activities;
(4) a plan for how the Department will repay the Fund, including specific planned funding sources, as applicable; and
(5) other information as determined by the Secretary.
B Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026