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To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the authority to transfer funds between accounts under the Department of Homeland Security during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the authority to transfer funds between accounts under the Department of Homeland Security during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Introduced Mar 5, 2026

Latest action (Mar 6, 2026) Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

Referred to
Homeland Security Committee Ways and Means Committee Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Issues
Economy & Taxes

Summary
  • Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer unobligated funds from specific appropriations to other DHS accounts during a lapse in appropriations.
  • Allows the transfer of unobligated funds from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to other DHS accounts.
  • Prohibits transferring funds to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
  • Prohibits using transferred funds to hire individuals to fill vacant positions within the Department of Homeland Security.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
11 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Scott H. Peters’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $19,800
  • BLACKSTONE $17,500
  • GENERAL ATOMICS $15,400
  • QUALCOMM $13,300
  • RA CAPITAL $13,200

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Scott H. Peters → · Outside spending →

Actions (3)
  1. Mar 6, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability. · house
  2. Mar 5, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
  3. Mar 5, 2026 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 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. · Introduced Feb 20, 2026 · Cong. 119 76%
  • HR 8206 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 · Introduced Apr 6, 2026 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 9310 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 · Introduced Jun 12, 2026 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 8494 — To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration detention model, including the use of warehouses, modular facilities, soft-sided structures, tent systems, and processing centers. · Introduced Apr 24, 2026 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 7481 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 · Introduced Feb 11, 2026 · Cong. 119 68%
  • HR 5398 — Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act of 2026 · Introduced Sep 16, 2025 · Cong. 119 68%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Mar 5, 2026

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 5, 2026

Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Horsford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the authority to transfer funds between accounts under the Department of Homeland Security during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDS.

(a) In General.—Except as provided in subsection (b), during a lapse in appropriations with respect to the Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer to other accounts of the Department of Homeland Security—

(1) any unobligated funds appropriated under section 90005 or 90007 of Public Law 119-21 (commonly known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”); and

(2) any unobligated funds appropriated or otherwise made available under Public Law 119-21 (commonly known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

(b) Prohibited Transfers.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may not exercise the authority provided under subsection (a) to transfer funds to any account of—

(1) the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management;

(2) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; or

(3) U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

(c) Prohibition on Hiring.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may not use any funds transferred under subsection (a) to appoint any individual to a vacant position within the Department of Homeland Security. <all>

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