Sponsors (15)
The bill keeps critical DHS functions, cyber defenses, and transportation operations running to protect public safety and travel, but does so at taxpayer cost and with risks of expanded enforcement and surveillance that raise civil liberties and community impacts.
State and local governments and the traveling public will continue to have DHS components (Coast Guard, TSA, CISA, CBP, ICE, FEMA) operational to respond to terrorism, cyberattacks, natural disasters, and other threats.
Hospitals, electric utilities, water treatment facilities, and energy companies will get continued CISA support to defend against foreign cyber threats, reducing risks to health and essential services.
Travelers and transportation workers will experience fewer delays and shorter TSA wait times because sustained funding supports TSA staffing and operations.
Privacy-conscious individuals and urban communities could face expanded surveillance or increased information-sharing practices tied to heightened threat responses, raising civil liberties concerns.
Immigrants and border communities may continue to experience disruptive enforcement actions because the bill sustains funding for agencies (ICE, CBP, Coast Guard) focused on enforcement.
Taxpayers broadly could face higher federal spending to maintain DHS operational readiness, increasing budgetary costs.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Records findings that DHS components are essential, notes harms from funding lapses, and warns of a heightened domestic threat environment.
Official title: Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security.
Introduced March 20, 2026 by Ryan Mackenzie · Last progress March 26, 2026
Declares congressional findings that the Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies are essential to protecting the United States, notes that most DHS employees are routinely designated "essential" during funding gaps, and raises concerns that past lapses in appropriations have harmed morale and operational readiness. The text lists specific DHS components (Coast Guard, CBP, CISA, FEMA, ICE, Secret Service, Intelligence and Analysis, TSA), cites recent domestic attacks and alleged Iranian-linked cyber activity, and concludes the nation faces a heightened domestic threat environment requiring maintained DHS capabilities.