3.0.0 7617 2026-03-17T08:05:51Z 2026-03-17T08:05:51Z House H HR 2026-02-20 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7617 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas:H.R. 7617.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Necessary and Proper Clause--Article I, Section 8,Clause 18[Page H2235]]]> hsap00 Appropriations Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-02-20T16:34:25Z 2026-02-20 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsap00 Appropriations Committee 2026-02-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-02-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000310 Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] Julie Johnson D TX 32 N L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] Ted Lieu D CA 36 2026-03-16 False Economics and Public Finance Economics and Public Finance 2026-03-11T22:55:57Z 00 2026-02-20 Introduced in House 2026-03-12T13:26:07Z This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the administrative expenses necessary to operate the department for the duration of a lapse in appropriations. This includes appropriations for the DHS Office of Legislative Affairs and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Office of Congressional Relations.

With respect to any lapse in appropriations during FY2026, DHS must use the funding provided by this bill to ensure that it performs all functions that would be performed in the absence of such a lapse, including responding to communications transmitted to DHS during the lapse by congressional offices. (There is currently a partial government shutdown in effect for DHS agencies and programs due to a lapse in FY2026 appropriations for DHS.)

]]> To provide funding for administrative expenses of the Department of Homeland Security during any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2026, to require that the Department be responsive to congressional offices during such a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced 6 To provide funding for administrative expenses of the Department of Homeland Security during any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2026, to require that the Department be responsive to congressional offices during such a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. 2026-03-10T06:18:30Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 To provide funding for administrative expenses of the Department of Homeland Security during any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2026, to require that the Department be responsive to congressional offices during such a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. 2026-02-21T09:05:50Z Introduced in House 2026-02-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7617ih/xml/BILLS-119hr7617ih.xml 2026-02-20 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.