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.
Modern Action explains what the legislation does, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.
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.
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Officially: 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.
Use this page to support, oppose, or ask Congress to amend HR7147. Modern Action explains what the bill does, helps identify the right senators or representative, and drafts a bill-specific message you can edit and send.
Where it stands
Signed into law
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The debate
Where this bill is in the process
Introduced
Introduced in House
House Committee
Under House committee consideration
House Floor Vote
Voted on by House
Passed House
Approved by House
Senate Review
Sent to Senate for consideration
Passed Both Chambers
Approved by both House and Senate
Signed into Law
Signed by the President
Latest: Became Public Law No: 119-86. (4/30/2026)
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This page gives you an opportunity to support, oppose, or ask for changes to Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., then contact the elected officials who can act. Modern Action drafts the message from your position and the reasons you select.
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