H.R. 8029 · 119th Congress

Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act

Introduced on Mar 20, 2026 by Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6). Latest action (Apr 2, 2026): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 20, 2026
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Economics and Public Finance
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Appropriations
  • Aviation and airports
  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • Citizenship and naturalization
  • Coast guard
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Congressional oversight
  • Customs enforcement
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Department of Transportation
  • Detention of persons
  • Director of National Intelligence
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Employment and training programs
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Floods and storm protection
  • Geography and mapping
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Government trust funds
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Intellectual property
  • Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Lease and rental services
  • Members of Congress
  • Motor vehicles
  • Natural disasters
  • Pollution liability
  • Protection of officials
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Public transit
  • Puerto Rico
  • Radiation
  • Railroads
  • Research and development
  • Senate
  • Supreme Court
  • Transportation safety and security
  • User charges and fees
  • Youth employment and child labor

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 20, 2026). Public domain.

Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act

This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of FY2026. It also ends the partial DHS shutdown that began on February 14, 2026, because the continuing resolution (CR) that was funding DHS expired and a regular FY2026 DHS appropriations bill had not been enacted.

Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to DHS for Departmental Management, Intelligence, Situational Awareness, and Oversight, including

  • the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management;
  • the Management Directorate;
  • Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness; and
  • the Office of Inspector General.

In addition, the bill provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations, including

  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
  • the Transportation Security Administration,
  • the U.S. Coast Guard, and
  • the U.S. Secret Service.

The bill provides appropriations for Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, including

  • the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and
  • the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The bill provides appropriations for Research, Development, Training, and Services, including

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
  • the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and
  • the Science and Technology Directorate.

The bill also authorizes back pay, in accordance with current law, for federal employees who were affected by the partial DHS shutdown.

Finally, the bill ratifies and approves certain obligations that were incurred during the partial DHS shutdown, including obligations incurred to maintain the essential level of activity to protect life and property and bring about an orderly termination of government functions.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Juan CiscomaniR-AZ-6Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Recommit
    Mar 26, 2026· House· Procedural· Failed 210–215
  2. On Passage
    Mar 26, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 218–206

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 20, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Mar 20, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Mar 20, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
  4. Mar 20, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
  5. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1131 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103 and H.R. 7084. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 8029, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084.
  6. Mar 26, 2026 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1131. (consideration: CR H2731-2750)
  7. Mar 26, 2026 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103 and H.R. 7084. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 8029, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084.
  8. Mar 26, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8029.
  9. Mar 26, 2026 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  10. Mar 26, 2026 · HouseMs. DeLauro moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations. (CR H2750)
  11. Mar 26, 2026 · HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  12. Mar 26, 2026 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 8029, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. DeLauro demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  13. Mar 26, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2751-2752)
  14. Mar 26, 2026 · HouseOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 215 (Roll no. 103).House · Roll call 103
  15. Mar 26, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206 (Roll no. 104).House · Roll call 104
  16. Mar 26, 2026 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206 (Roll no. 104).House · Roll call 104
  17. Mar 26, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Apr 2, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES3 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES INC$12.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2 reports
    $650K reported (all issues)
  3. REINSURANCE ASSN OF AMERICA2 reports
    $890K reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN AIRLINES INC.1 report
    Federal contractor: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC$8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE1 report
    $190K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE$313.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. City of Cleveland c/o Cleveland Hopkins & Burke Airports1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  7. DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)
  8. TEXTRON INC.1 report
    Federal contractor: TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION$74M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.