House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
Official title: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Rosa DeLauro D-CTWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 11, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7481.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DeLAURO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 29, February 11, 2026, Page H2187):Clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7481, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7481
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 11, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
114 cosponsors — 114 Democrats
0 of 114 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Herbert Conaway (D-NJ), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Danny Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and 84 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro.
Related bills
- H.R. 7147 (119th) Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.Related bill
- H.R. 7744 (119th) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026Related bill
- H.R. 4213 (119th) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026Related bill
- H.R. 8173 (119th) Reforming ICE and Protecting America ActRelated bill
- H.R. 8206 (119th) Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.