To provide funding for administrative expenses of the Department of Homeland Security during any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2026, to require that the Department be responsive to congressional offices during such a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7617.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 34, February 20, 2026, Page H2235):
  The Necessary and Proper Clause--Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 20, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  64 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7617, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7617

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  March 17, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  810fabf176a70ce6885e9692ca9cf75461a0d81b37c54dd4ec22cf5af5b9772f

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of March 17, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7617, last updated March 17, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.