HR 8029Passed one chamberU.S. House · 119th Congress
Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act
- Sponsor
- Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6) (R)
- Introduced
- Mar 20, 2026
- Latest action
- Received in the Senate. (Apr 2, 2026)
How every member voted
Passed House
On passage · House · Roll call #104 · 26-Mar-2026
218
Yea
206
Nay
8
Not voting
0
Present
Democrats
4 yea · 206 nay
Republicans
213 yea · 0 nay
Independents
1 yea · 0 nay
Crossed party lines (4)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX) voted Yea
- Donald Davis (D-NC) voted Yea
- Jared Golden (D-ME) voted Yea
- Marie Perez (D-WA) voted Yea
Voted Yea (218)
- Aaron Bean (R-FL)
- Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ)
- Addison McDowell (R-NC)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Andrew Clyde (R-GA)
- Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- Andy Barr (R-KY)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- Anna Luna (R-FL)
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Blake Moore (R-UT)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Brad Knott (R-NC)
- Brandon Gill (R-TX)
- Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Brian Jack (R-GA)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
- Carol Miller (R-WV)
- Celeste Maloy (R-UT)
- Charles Fleischmann (R-TN)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Christopher Smith (R-NJ)
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Cliff Bentz (R-OR)
- Cory Mills (R-FL)
- Craig Goldman (R-TX)
- Dale Strong (R-AL)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Darin LaHood (R-IL)
- Darrell Issa (R-CA)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- David Kustoff (R-TN)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- David Schweikert (R-AZ)
- David Taylor (R-OH)
- David Valadao (R-CA)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS)
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Eric Burlison (R-MO)
- Eric Crawford (R-AR)
- Erin Houchin (R-IN)
- Frank Lucas (R-OK)
- Gabe Evans (R-CO)
- Gary Palmer (R-AL)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- Gregory Murphy (R-NC)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- H. Griffith (R-VA)
- Harold Rogers (R-KY)
- Harriet Hageman (R-WY)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- J. Hill (R-AR)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
- James Baird (R-IN)
- James Comer (R-KY)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
- Jason Smith (R-MO)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
- Jeff Crank (R-CO)
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
- Jim Jordan (R-OH)
- Jimmy Patronis (R-FL)
- Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- John Carter (R-TX)
- John James (R-MI)
- John Joyce (R-PA)
- John McGuire (R-VA)
- John Moolenaar (R-MI)
- John Rose (R-TN)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
- Julia Letlow (R-LA)
- Julie Fedorchak (R-ND)
- Kat Cammack (R-FL)
- Keith Self (R-TX)
- Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- Kevin Hern (R-OK)
- Kevin Kiley (I-CA)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Laurel Lee (R-FL)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Lisa McClain (R-MI)
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
- Maria Salazar (R-FL)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Marie Perez (D-WA)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Mark Alford (R-MO)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- Mark Harris (R-NC)
- Mark Messmer (R-IN)
- Marlin Stutzman (R-IN)
- Mary Miller (R-IL)
- Matt Van Epps (R-TN)
- Max Miller (R-OH)
- Michael Baumgartner (R-WA)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Michael Rulli (R-OH)
- Michael Simpson (R-ID)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
- Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Mike Carey (R-OH)
- Mike Collins (R-GA)
- Mike Ezell (R-MS)
- Mike Flood (R-NE)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
- Mike Johnson (R-LA)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Mike Kennedy (R-UT)
- Mike Rogers (R-AL)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
- Neal Dunn (R-FL)
- Nicholas Begich (R-AK)
- Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)
- Nick LaLota (R-NY)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Pat Harrigan (R-NC)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Pete Sessions (R-TX)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
- Randy Fine (R-FL)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Rick Allen (R-GA)
- Riley Moore (R-WV)
- Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
- Robert Bresnahan (R-PA)
- Robert Latta (R-OH)
- Robert Onder (R-MO)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Ron Estes (R-KS)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
- Russell Fry (R-SC)
- Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)
- Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
- Sam Graves (R-MO)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
- Scott Franklin (R-FL)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Sheri Biggs (R-SC)
- Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
- Steve Scalise (R-LA)
- Steve Womack (R-AR)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
- Tim Burchett (R-TN)
- Tim Moore (R-NC)
- Tim Walberg (R-MI)
- Tom Barrett (R-MI)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Tom Emmer (R-MN)
- Tom McClintock (R-CA)
- Tony Wied (R-WI)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Trent Kelly (R-MS)
- Troy Balderson (R-OH)
- Troy Downing (R-MT)
- Troy Nehls (R-TX)
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- Victoria Spartz (R-IN)
- Vince Fong (R-CA)
- Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Warren Davidson (R-OH)
- Wesley Hunt (R-TX)
- William Timmons (R-SC)
- Young Kim (R-CA)
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA)
Voted Nay (206)
- Adam Gray (D-CA)
- Adam Smith (D-WA)
- Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Al Green (D-TX)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- Ami Bera (D-CA)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Becca Balint (D-VT)
- Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
- Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Christian Menefee (D-TX)
- Christopher Deluzio (D-PA)
- Cleo Fields (D-LA)
- Daniel Goldman (D-NY)
- Danny Davis (D-IL)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Dave Min (D-CA)
- David Scott (D-GA)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Delia Ramirez (D-IL)
- Derek Tran (D-CA)
- Diana DeGette (D-CO)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
- Doris Matsui (D-CA)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- Emilia Sykes (D-OH)
- Emily Randall (D-WA)
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
- Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
- Frank Mrvan (D-IN)
- Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- Gabe Amo (D-RI)
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
- George Latimer (D-NY)
- George Whitesides (D-CA)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Glenn Ivey (D-MD)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Greg Casar (D-TX)
- Greg Landsman (D-OH)
- Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Herbert Conaway (D-NJ)
- Hillary Scholten (D-MI)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- J. Correa (D-CA)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
- James Clyburn (D-SC)
- James Himes (D-CT)
- James McGovern (D-MA)
- James Walkinshaw (D-VA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Janelle Bynum (D-OR)
- Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Jennifer McClellan (D-VA)
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
- Jesús García (D-IL)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- John Larson (D-CT)
- John Mannion (D-NY)
- Johnny Olszewski (D-MD)
- Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
- Joseph Morelle (D-NY)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Josh Riley (D-NY)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Juan Vargas (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Julie Johnson (D-TX)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- Kelly Morrison (D-MN)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI)
- Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Laura Friedman (D-CA)
- Laura Gillen (D-NY)
- Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
- Lois Frankel (D-FL)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- Luz Rivas (D-CA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Maggie Goodlander (D-NH)
- Marc Veasey (D-TX)
- Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR)
- Maxine Waters (D-CA)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
- Mike Levin (D-CA)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Mike Thompson (D-CA)
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)
- Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
- Nanette Barragán (D-CA)
- Nellie Pou (D-NJ)
- Nikema Williams (D-GA)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Norma Torres (D-CA)
- Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
- Patrick Ryan (D-NY)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- Richard Neal (D-MA)
- Rick Larsen (D-WA)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Robert Garcia (D-CA)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Robert Scott (D-VA)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Sam Liccardo (D-CA)
- Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
- Sarah Elfreth (D-MD)
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
- Shomari Figures (D-AL)
- Shontel Brown (D-OH)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA)
- Summer Lee (D-PA)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Timothy Kennedy (D-NY)
- Troy Carter (D-LA)
- Val Hoyle (D-OR)
- Valerie Foushee (D-NC)
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Wesley Bell (D-MO)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Did not vote (8)
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Thomas Kean (R-NJ)
- Tony Gonzales (R-TX)
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The Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act provides funding to the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of fiscal year 2026 and ends a partial DHS shutdown that began on February 14, 2026. The bill allocates appropriations across five major areas: departmental management and oversight functions; security, enforcement, and investigations operations including customs, immigration, transportation security, the Coast Guard, and Secret Service; disaster preparedness and response through FEMA and cybersecurity agencies; research and training services; and citizenship and immigration processing. The bill also authorizes back pay for federal employees affected by the shutdown and approves certain obligations incurred during the shutdown period.
The funding allows DHS and its component agencies to resume normal operations after the shutdown caused the previous continuing resolution to expire without a regular appropriations bill in place. Federal employees who lost pay during the shutdown will receive compensation according to existing law, while obligations made during the shutdown to protect life and property and maintain essential government functions are ratified and made permanent. These provisions restore full operational capacity to all DHS divisions responsible for border security, immigration enforcement, emergency management, and related federal functions.
Key provisions
- Bill provides appropriations to Department of Homeland Security for remainder of FY2026.
- Bill ends the partial DHS shutdown that began February 14, 2026.
- Bill authorizes back pay for federal employees affected by the partial DHS shutdown.
- Bill funds U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Transportation Security Administration.
- Bill ratifies obligations incurred during shutdown to protect life, property, and terminate government functions.
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