H.R. 8029 · 119th Congress · 2025–2026
Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act
H.R. 8029 in the 119th Congress (2025–2026) has passed the house — introduced on Mar 20, 2026, sponsored by Juan Ciscomani. Congress held 2 roll call votes on it.
During the 119th Congress (2025–2026), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Status
- Passed the House
- Introduced
- Mar 20, 2026
- Co-sponsors
- 0
- Policy area
- Economics and Public Finance
- Groups that lobbied
- 8
What it does
Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of FY2026. It also ends the partial DHS shutdown that began on February 14, 2026, because the continuing resolution (CR) that was funding DHS expired and a regular FY2026 DHS appropriations bill had not been enacted. Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to DHS for Departmental Management, I…
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Where it stands
- IntroducedMar 20, 2026
- Passed the HouseMar 26, 2026
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Received in the Senate. (Apr 2, 2026)
How Congress voted
- On Passage
House · Mar 26, 2026 · Passed218–206 - On Motion to Recommit
House · Mar 26, 2026 · Failed210–215
Every roll call vote on this bill
- Pay Our Homeland Defenders ActHouse · Mar 26, 2026
- Pay Our Homeland Defenders ActHouse · Mar 26, 2026
More bills from Juan Ciscomani in the 119th Congress
- H.R. 35: Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
- H.R. 336: HEADWAY Act
- H.R. 1055: CONSTRUCTS Act of 2025
- H.R. 1228: Prioritizing Veterans’ Survivors Act
- H.R. 7978: Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
- H.R. 8043: Vets CLEAR Act
- H.R. 8171: FAST Housing Act
- H.R. 9666: AIR CARE for Vets Act of 2026
- H.R. 10723: Nicholas Douglas Quets United States-Mexico Rapid Response for Victims of Crime Act
Other Economics and Public Finance bills in the 119th Congress
- H.R. 1968: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
- H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- H.R. 4: Rescissions Act of 2025
- H.R. 5371: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026
- H.R. 6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment…
- H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
- H.R. 7147: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
- H.R. 6500: AGOA Extension Act
- H.J.Res. 139: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for…
- S. 2572: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
Who lobbied on it
8 organizations named this bill in lobbying reports (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026). Biggest spenders among them:
Committees
- Appropriations Committee
- Budget Committee
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From GovInfo bill records, Congressional Research Service summaries, Voteview roll calls and lobbying reports.
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