Congress funds DHS with $60 billion and sets new rules for holding.

What it does

This bill gives the Department of Homeland Security $60 billion for 2026. The money pays for border patrol, airport screening, the Coast Guard, and the Secret Service. The bill sets rules for how the money gets spent. It stops new fees at border crossings and requires reports on holding facilities.

Who it affects

Border patrol agents, airport workers, and Coast Guard members get paid from this money. People in holding facilities are affected. Companies that run holding facilities or sell security gear are affected too.

One thing to notice

The bill lets one official move money between programs without asking Congress first. This gives that official a lot of power over holding operations. The bill also requires Congress to get monthly reports about border work. This gives Congress control over how the money gets used.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

• Mar 2, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Mar 2, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Budget and House Committee on Appropriations · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to…”
• Mar 5, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 209 (Roll no. 87). (text: CR H2432-2444)”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

13 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 14 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $3,812,100 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 7 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 94% of bills with any report.

Tom Cole, who sponsored the bill, received $1,655,258 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• American Association of Airport Executives — $1,172,100 in 1 report
• Leidos Inc — $1,110,000 in 1 report
• American Public Transportation Association — $660,000 in 1 report
• American Federation of Teachers — $410,000 in 1 report
• National Nurses United — $110,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• Department of Homeland Security — The federal agency that protects borders, airports, and the country from threats.
• holding facilities — Places where people stay while their cases are decided.
• border patrol — Agents who watch and control who crosses the country's borders.
• Coast Guard — The military branch that patrols water and rescues people at sea.
• Secret Service — The agency that protects the president and stops fake money.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.