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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Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
(1) $73,327,000 from the unobligated balances available in the Management Directorate—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements account (70 22/26 0406).
(2) $6,713,000 from the unobligated balances available in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support account (70 X 0530).
(3) $387,000 from the unobligated balances available in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Automation Modernization account (70 X 0531).
(4) $917,000 from the unobligated balances available in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements account (70 X 0532).
(5) $6,336,000 from the unobligated balances available in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology account (70 X 0533).
(6) $1,413,000 from the unobligated balances available in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement account (70 X 0544).
(7) $172,000 from the unobligated balances available in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—Infrastructure Protection and Infrastructure Security account (70 X 0565).
B Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026