To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the authority to transfer funds between accounts under the Department of Homeland Security during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
This bill grants the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority to move unspent money between different accounts within the department during a government funding shutdown. The provision specifically allows transfers of funds from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to other DHS accounts, but prohibits moving money to the Office of the Secretary, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or Customs and Border Protection. Additionally, the bill prevents the use of transferred funds to hire new employees during a lapse in appropriations. This measure aims to provide flexibility in managing existing resources while maintaining restrictions on certain departments and hiring activities.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 5, 2026
Last action Mar 6, 2026
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Mar 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, 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.
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Party
State
District
P
Scott H. Peters
DDemocratic
Co
Ami Bera
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Min
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Swalwell
DDemocratic
Co
Laura Friedman
DDemocratic
Co
Lizzie Fletcher
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Levin
DDemocratic
Co
Sam T. Liccardo
DDemocratic
Co
Steven Horsford
DDemocratic
Co
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
DDemocratic
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