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Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee urges vote to end DHS shutdown, backs FY2026 appropriations bill
Summary
The chairman urged committee members to approve the fiscal year 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, saying it was a bipartisan, bicameral package that includes funding for body-worn cameras and de-escalation training and calling for a vote later the same day to end a more-than-three-week DHS funding lapse.
The chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee urged lawmakers to approve the fiscal year 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill and to vote later in the day to end what he described as a shutdown that has left Department of Homeland Security operations on hold.
He said the committee had produced "a full year bill on a bicameral, bipartisan basis" and highlighted reforms negotiated across the aisle, including funding for body-worn cameras and "de-escalation training." The chairman called the measure a compromise effort and said it should not be held up again: "Later today,…
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