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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The following unobligated balances made available to the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 505 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–47), as incorporated by section 1101 of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (Public Law 119–4), are rescinded:
(1) $2,072,147 from Office of the Secretary and Executive Management—Operations and Support.
(2) $5,487,177 from Management Directorate—Operations and Support.
(3) $4,493,650 from Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness—Operations and Support.
(4) $88,190 from Office of the Inspector General—Operations and Support.
(5) $1,139,096 from U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and Support.
(6) $19,650,000 from Transportation Security Administration—Operations and Support.
(7) $703,390 from United States Secret Service—Operations and Support.
(8) $52,349,050 from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—Operations and Support.
(9) $18,525,975 from Federal Emergency Management Agency—Operations and Support.
(10) $120,860 from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services—Operations and Support.
(11) $178,340 from Science and Technology Directorate—Operations and Support.
(12) $6,937,020 from Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office—Operations and Support.
B Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026