Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act

Provides $20,000,000 to purchase, deploy, and operate body-worn cameras for immigration and border enforcement officers and agents.

Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from establishing, collecting, or studying any new border crossing fee on pedestrians, cyclists, or private vehicles at land ports of entry.

Prohibits Immigration and Customs Enforcement from continuing any detention contract with a facility that receives less-than-adequate ratings on its two most recent performance evaluations.

Requires Members of Congress, federal agency heads, and senior White House officials to undergo standard federal airport passenger and baggage security screening without exemption.

Appropriates over $3,100,000,000 for state and local emergency preparedness, including $494,000,000 for State Homeland Security grants, $584,250,000 for urban areas, $300,000,000 for nonprofit security, and $684,000,000 for local firefighter assistance.

Prohibits the use of restraints on pregnant women or women in post-delivery recuperation in Department of Homeland Security custody, strictly banning restraints during labor and delivery.

Bars the Department of Homeland Security from denying facility entry to Members of Congress conducting oversight of immigrant detention facilities or making temporary alterations to hide normal facility conditions.

Appropriates $140,000,000 to the Federal Aviation Administration to provide a 3.8 percent pay raise in 2026 for air traffic controllers and managers, contingent on achieving operational and staffing efficiencies.

Extends continuing government funding retroactively to cover the funding lapse that began on February 13, 2026, and mandates back pay and benefits for affected federal personnel.

Gives the House Appropriations Committee explanatory statement the full legal force of an official conference report for allocating funds and carrying out this Act.

Directs the Department of Homeland Security to submit a list of all non-competitive contracts and grants awarded during fiscal years 2025 and 2026 to the Inspector General for compliance review.

Requires the Department of Homeland Security's Chief Financial Officer to provide monthly budget and staffing reports to congressional appropriations committees.

Requires the Department of Homeland Security to notify congressional appropriations committees before transferring money from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any departmental agency.

Mandates that all government aircraft travel costs for the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security be paid out of the Office of the Secretary's budget.

Requires the Under Secretary for Management to provide quarterly briefings and approved acquisition memorandums to Congress regarding all major Level 1 and Level 2 acquisition programs.

Bars spending on new pilot or demonstration projects that cost $5,000,000 or more, or use more than 10 full-time staff, unless clear objectives and evaluation plans are documented and reported to Congress.

Prohibits the Office of Intelligence and Analysis from conducting specified intelligence activities while preserving standard legal oversight and information sharing with other government entities.

Requires the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General to submit quarterly spend-plan audits and annual reports on programs funded under Public Law 119–21.

Extends the availability of funds for Customs and Border Protection operational assets, infrastructure, and radiological systems through September 30, 2028, and facility construction through September 30, 2030.

Allocates specific funding within Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including at least $6,000,000 for child labor enforcement, $3,000,000 for child-rescue apprenticeships, and $15,000,000 for intellectual property investigations.

Applies federal overtime compensation limits to Customs and Border Protection personnel for fiscal year 2026.

Authorizes Customs and Border Protection funds to cover customs expenses in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to avoid staffing reductions and maintain operations.

Makes passenger inspection fees collected from travelers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or adjacent islands available until spent.

Provides an additional $31,000,000 for Customs and Border Protection operations and allows excess fee collections to be retained and spent.

Prohibits Customs and Border Protection from blocking individuals from importing up to a 90-day personal supply of non-controlled, non-biological prescription drugs from Canada that comply with federal health laws.

Prohibits Jones Act shipping waivers for transporting crude oil to or from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until steps are taken to ensure the use of U.S.-flagged vessels.

Withholds Customs and Border Protection procurement, construction, and improvement funds until the agency submits an expenditure plan to congressional appropriations committees.

Prohibits reducing planned traveler vetting operations at existing Customs and Border Protection locations unless specifically authorized by future legislation.

Bans spending border security infrastructure funds on border surveillance systems that are not autonomous.

Directs Customs and Border Protection to maintain and enforce medical standards of care for pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women and infants held in custody.

Terminates funding for local law enforcement immigration delegation agreements (287(g) agreements) if the Inspector General determines the agreement terms were materially violated.

Allows the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer funds to Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations as needed to detain noncitizens prioritized for removal.

Continues required semimonthly congressional reporting and oversight rules for Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention and removal operations.

Requires Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit monthly spending plans and resource updates to Congress, conditioning up to $700,000 in executive leadership funds on timely compliance.

Requires Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit detailed quarterly reports on detention bed usage, facility costs, and deportation flight costs.

Prohibits reducing the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement attachés and liaisons at foreign embassies and consulates without prior justification to Congress.

Authorizes the Transportation Security Administration to use Aviation Security Capital Fund money in fiscal year 2026 to purchase and install airport explosives detection systems.

Requires the Transportation Security Administration to submit a five-year capital investment and technology plan to Congress within 45 days after the President's budget submission.

Limits Coast Guard spending on recreational vessel documentation to fees collected from yacht owners, while permitting non-recreational staff to help clear backlogs if fees fall short.

Directs the Coast Guard Commandant to submit a multi-year capital investment plan to congressional appropriations committees.

Prohibits cutting staff levels at the Coast Guard Operations Systems Center and prohibits privatizing work at the National Vessel Documentation Center.

Prohibits reducing operations at any Coast Guard civil engineering unit nationwide without explicit future statutory authorization.

Permits funds deposited into the Coast Guard Housing Fund during fiscal year 2026 to be spent without fiscal year limitation on military housing.

Appropriates $98,000,000 for Coast Guard procurement of MQ–9 unmanned aircraft and base stations, while prohibiting the department from arming long-range unmanned aircraft with weapons.

Blocks funding to implement the Coast Guard's "Force Design 2028" reorganization until detailed briefings on personnel, technology, and acquisitions are provided to Congress.

Prohibits the Secret Service from spending funds to protect agency heads other than the Secretary of Homeland Security unless fully reimbursed, while authorizing reimbursable training for other agencies.

Allows the Secret Service to reprogram up to $15,000,000 internally and exempts employee protective mission travel from standard travel spending caps upon advance notice to Congress.

Allocates $2,000,000 in Secret Service funds for grant or cooperative agreement support for the National Computer Forensics Institute.

Adjusts Secret Service premium pay and overtime limits, allocates up to $40,000,000 for operational overtime pay, and requires annual reports on staffing demands and overtime mitigation.

Prohibits using funds to construct border fencing in designated protected and environmentally sensitive areas.

Authorizes National Flood Insurance Fund spending, including $1,505,000,000 for agent commissions and taxes, $230,669,000 for program operations, and $175,000,000 for flood mitigation assistance.

Authorizes the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to procure and distribute cybersecurity threat intelligence feeds to federal, state, local, tribal, and private sector entities.

Caps the portion of major FEMA preparedness grants that recipients may use for administrative expenses at 5 percent.

Requires FEMA to make grant applications available within 60 days and penalizes the agency's management budget if application deadlines or 5-day advance congressional award notices are missed.

Authorizes FEMA to waive certain local cost-sharing, staffing, and budget maintenance rules for local firefighter and emergency response grants.

Requires the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program to collect user fees that fully cover the expected operational costs of the program.

Transfers and merges prior-year unobligated balances into active accounts for pre-disaster mitigation grants and flood hazard mapping.

Establishes that major FEMA preparedness grants must have a period of performance between three and five years.

Requires FEMA to post an interactive public dashboard tracking individual and public disaster assistance reimbursement requests by state.

Prohibits FEMA from pausing funded trainings or grants without giving congressional appropriations committees 10 business days' advance notice, except for imminent safety emergencies.

Allows U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to purchase up to 5 replacement vehicles for remote staff commuting and permits remote biometric collections overseen virtually by agency personnel.

Prohibits privatizing immigration services officers and analysts, and classifies Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers instructor positions as inherently governmental to prevent contracting out.

Authorizes the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers to maintain ownership of training facilities funded by other agencies and fund agency participation in training accreditation.

Imposes strict caps, prohibitions, and a 30-day advance congressional notice requirement on reprogramming or transferring funds between departmental programs.

Allows up to 50 percent of unused operations funding to remain available for an additional fiscal year upon notification to Congress.

Requires the Department of Homeland Security to notify Congress at least three business days before awarding contracts over $2,000,000, grants over $1,000,000, or sole-source grants.

Restricts federal agencies from acquiring or building new law enforcement training facilities outside existing sites and prohibits unauthorized public building construction projects.

Prohibits spending funds in violation of the Buy American Act and bars using funds to modify the oath of allegiance for naturalization.

Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from spending funds to plan, test, pilot, or develop a national identification card.

Prohibits unauthorized first-class employee air travel and limits international conference attendance to 50 employees and $500,000 per conference per component.

Bans using funds to employ unauthorized immigrant workers and forbids paying incentive or award fees to federal contractors rated below satisfactory.

Requires department computer networks to block pornography, exempting authorized law enforcement investigations.

Prohibits federal law enforcement officers from transferring operable firearms to suspected drug cartel agents unless the firearms are continuously monitored and controlled.

Prohibits reimbursing federal agencies for National Special Security Events and requires a 30-day congressional notice before implementing major structural pay reforms affecting over 100 staff.

Requires agencies to publish congressional reports on their public websites within 45 days unless posting would harm national security or disclose proprietary information.

Prohibits the destruction of records relating to deaths, sexual assaults, or abuse of individuals in departmental custody and guarantees detainees access to records regarding accusations against them.

Requires the Department of Homeland Security to notify Congress within 10 days of providing, extending, or terminating security protection for former or retired government officials.

Bans funding to implement the Arms Trade Treaty absent Senate ratification and prohibits contracting with or providing grants to designated Chinese military companies.

Prohibits spending funds to transfer or release non-citizen Guantanamo Bay detainees into the United States or its territories.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to generate monthly, independently verified projections of southwest border arrivals and expected detention and deportation volumes.

Requires an alternatives and cost-benefit analysis before requesting Department of Defense assistance for border security, along with quarterly reports on military support provided.

Authorizes departmental operations funds for employee emergency back-up care and directs $5,000,000 to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to support the Blue Campaign anti-human trafficking efforts.

Reduces executive management funding by $100,000 per day if monthly disaster relief reports are late or if more than 500 disaster reimbursement claims languish in final review beyond 60 days.

Appropriates $30,000,000 for Salaries and Expenses of the Supreme Court of the United States, available through September 30, 2028.

Transfers $99,750,000 from the Cyber Response and Recovery Fund to support Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency operations.

Rescinds over $200,000,000 in unused prior-year balances across various departmental accounts, including procurement, border technology, and the Nonrecurring Expenses Fund.

Ratifies and approves all government obligations incurred during the funding lapse to protect life and property and maintain essential public operations.