1HOUSE · MAR 26, 2026
Passed the House
218–206PASSED
R 213–0 D 4–206 I 1–0
On Passage · roll 104 · 8 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act
Official title: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Juan Ciscomani R-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 20, 2026
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMar 26, 2026 · 218–206
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 2, 2026 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8029.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CISCOMANI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 51, March 20, 2026, Page H2627):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ''No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . . .'' Together these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 802 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8029, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8029
- 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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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 8029. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommitHouse · Mar 26, 2026 · roll 103R 0–214 D 210–0 I 0–1210–215Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Juan Ciscomani.
- H.R. 6380 (119th) Chiricahua National Park Act
- H.R. 755 (119th) Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025
- H.R. 1458 (119th) VETS Opportunity Act of 2025
- H.R. 6247 (119th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13355 North Lon Adams Road in Marana, Arizona, as the "Mayor Ed…
- H.R. 3579 (119th) Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act
- H.R. 3951 (119th) Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025
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.Res. 1131 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year…Related 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.