Congress demands more frequent reports on security funding transitions

What it does

This bill amends a 2023 defense law to require the Department of Homeland Security to file recurring reports every three years (instead of just once) on how cities and regions transition when they lose eligibility for federal Urban Area Security Initiative funding—a competitive grant program that helps pay for local counterterrorism and emergency-response capabilities. The bill ensures Congress gets ongoing visibility into whether communities are maintaining security readiness after federal support ends.

Why we flagged it

The bill's sole operative mechanism is to increase the frequency of mandatory reporting on a federal grant program's transition effects. It is a procedural transparency measure, not a substantive policy change to the program itself.

What the text implies

• Recurring three-year reporting cycles may reveal patterns in which jurisdictions struggle most during UASI funding transitions, potentially informing future grant-allocation or transition-support policy.
• More frequent reporting could increase administrative burden on DHS but may also create a public record that enables advocacy groups and local officials to document security gaps and lobby for continued or alternative funding.

Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.

Who it affects

The bill increases transparency and congressional oversight of how federal security funding transitions affect local communities. More frequent reporting enables Congress and the public to monitor whether jurisdictions maintain adequate emergency-response and counterterrorism capabilities after losing federal grants, supporting informed democratic accountability.

Named in the bill

Department of Homeland Security, Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Public Law 117–263

Where it stands

2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.

• May 19, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• May 19, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Homeland Security and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security”
• Jun 24, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Jun 24, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 0”
• Jul 13, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4391)”
• Jul 13, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”

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

Money around this bill

1 lobbying clients named this bill on 1 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $1,460,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 35 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.

More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.

Troy Carter, the sponsor, reported $1,021,748 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle. $1,000 of that came from 1 PAC tied to these lobbying clients.

• Delta Air Lines Inc — $1,460,000 on 1 filing

Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.