[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H2306]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    REQUEST TO CONSIDER H.R. 7481, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committees 
on Appropriations and Budget be discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 7481, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
2026, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under guidelines consistently issued by 
successive Speakers, as recorded in section 956 of the House Rules and 
Manual, the Chair is constrained not to entertain the request unless it 
has been cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee leaderships.


                         Parliamentary Inquiry

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Crank). The gentleman will state his 
inquiry.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, am I to take from the definition that you 
gave as to why you could not accept the gentlewoman's unanimous-consent 
request that the majority has not agreed to funding the balance of the 
DHS bill other than CBP and ICE?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. As indicated in section 956 of the House 
Rules and Manual, it is not a proper parliamentary inquiry to ask the 
Chair to indicate which side of the aisle has failed under the 
Speaker's guidelines to clear a unanimous-consent request.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman, and we are not objecting.

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