Contact Congress about H.R. 7147: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.

This bill would give DHS its 2026 budget and attach detailed rules to that money. It boosts and directs funding for border work, immigration enforcement, disaster relief, cybersecurity, and grants to states and local groups. It also requires more reporting to Congress and adds limits on detention contracts, fund transfers, and some DHS activities.

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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. is a House bill signed into law. The latest recorded action: Became Public Law No: 119-86.

Latest action on H.R. 7147: Became Public Law No: 119-86.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people and groups that deal with DHS directly or rely on DHS money. That includes border and immigration agencies, people in DHS custody, travelers, disaster-hit communities, first responders, and state, local, tribal, and nonprofit groups that get homeland security or emergency grants.

Why this matters: This bill matters because it decides how much DHS can do in 2026 and what legal limits come with that money. DHS handles border security, immigration enforcement, disaster response, airport screening, cybersecurity, and the Coast Guard, so these funding choices can shape daily operations in all of those areas. The bill also matters outside the federal government because many states, cities, tribes, nonprofits, and first responders depend on DHS grants. Some practical effects will be clear from the funding levels, but others will depend on later DHS decisions.

Key provisions in H.R. 7147

• This bill gives major DHS agencies their operating money for 2026. That includes multi-billion-dollar funding for CBP, ICE, TSA, the Coast Guard, the Secret Service, CISA, FEMA, and USCIS.
• Immigration agents and officers would get body-worn cameras. The bill makes $20 million available to buy, deploy, and run them.
• States, cities, tribes, nonprofits, and fire services would get more than $10 billion through FEMA grants and aid. That includes homeland security grants, Urban Area Security Initiative grants, nonprofit security grants, fire grants, emergency management grants, port and transit security, dam rehabilitation, flood mapping, and emergency food and shelter.
• FEMA would get $26.367 billion for major disasters. That money goes into the Disaster Relief Fund and stays available until it is spent under the Stafford Act disaster law.
• CISA would get money for cybersecurity operations and systems. The bill also lets CISA buy or provide cyber threat feeds, meaning live threat data, for federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and information-sharing groups.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 7147

What is H.R. 7147?

This bill would give DHS its 2026 budget and attach detailed rules to that money. It boosts and directs funding for border work, immigration enforcement, disaster relief, cybersecurity, and grants to states and local groups. It also requires more reporting to Congress and adds limits on detention contracts, fund transfers, and some DHS activities.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 7147?

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Who should I contact about H.R. 7147?

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Can Modern Action explain H.R. 7147 before I act?

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