Appropriations Committees Release Homeland Security Funding Bill
WASHINGTON – Today, the Appropriations Committees released the text of the Homeland Security funding bill. House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro issued the following statement:
“ICE must be reined in. There must be accountability for the countless abuses, acts of violence, and lawless behavior we have seen on our streets. The bill takes several steps in the right direction, such as cutting ICE enforcement and removal operations and reducing the number of detention beds, but it does not include broader reforms Democrats proposed.
“I understand that many of my Democratic colleagues may be dissatisfied with any bill that funds ICE. I share their frustration with the out-of-control agency. I encourage my colleagues to review the bill and determine what is best for their constituents and communities.
“The Homeland Security funding bill is more than just ICE. If we allow a lapse in funding, TSA agents will be forced to work without pay, FEMA assistance could be delayed, and the U.S. Coast Guard will be adversely affected. All while ICE continues functioning without any change in their operations due to $75 billion it received in the One Big Beautiful Bill. A continuing resolution will jettison the guardrails we have secured while ceding authority to President Trump, Stephen Miller, and Secretary Noem.”
The bill reduces funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement and removal operations by $115 million, while keeping the overall budget for the agency flat. Additionally, it reduces the number of ICE detention beds by 5,500, cuts Border Patrol funding by $1.8 billion, and increases oversight through the Office of the Inspector General as well as the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, which President Trump sought to eliminate last year.
The bill does not include broader reforms proposed by Democrats, including preventing U.S. citizens from being detained or deported and preventing non-ICE personnel from conducting interior enforcement.
The Homeland Security bill provides funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Disaster Relief Fund, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the U.S. Secret Service, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), among other agencies and programs.
ICE received $75 billion in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In the event of a lapse in funding, ICE would be able to sustain regular operations for multiple years, while the other agencies under this bill would likely be forced to furlough workers and reduce operations. A continuing resolution would extend funding for ICE enforcement and removal operations at their current level, instead of reducing it by $115 million, and would exclude new guardrails contained in this full-year funding measure.
House Republicans have committed to holding a separate vote on the Homeland Security bill so that it is not tied to the Defense; Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development minibus.
Text including the Homeland Security funding bill can be found here.
The joint explanatory statement for the Homeland Security funding bill can be found here.
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