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HR 7617 119th Congress House Economics and Public Finance

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…

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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.

Introduced: February 20, 2026 Introduced by: Johnson, Julie Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Feb 20, 2026
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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.)

What's happening now February 20, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 16, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7617: 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.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7617/
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"H.R. 7617: 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.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7617/.
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H.R. 7617, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7617/.
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[H.R. 7617: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7617/)
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