BGOV Bill Analysis: H.R. 7744, FY 2026 Homeland Security Funding

The Homeland Security Department would receive $64.4 billion in baseline discretionary funding for fiscal 2026 under H.R. 7744, $624 million or 1% less than comparable 2025 levels.

The measure would provide another $26.4 billion in federal disaster relief funds for a net discretionary total of $97.4 billion when accounting for more than $6 billion in offsetting fees and rescissions — $3.5 billion or 3.7% more than comparable 2025 funding, according to the joint explanatory statement referenced in the measure.

The measure would end the partial shutdown at DHS, which began on Feb. 14 amid an ongoing funding deadlock between ...