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.
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Latest Action · March 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.
H.R. 7844 would allow the Department of Homeland Security Secretary to move unspent funds between departmental accounts during a government shutdown, but with significant restrictions. The bill applies specifically to unused funds from the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" and money allocated to immigration enforcement and border protection agencies. However, the Secretary cannot transfer funds into the Office of the Secretary, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or Customs and Border Protection, and cannot use transferred money to hire new employees. The legislation was introduced in March 2026 and referred to the House Committees on Homeland Security, Judiciary, and Ways and Means. This would give the DHS Secretary limited flexibility to keep operations running during appropriations lapses while preventing transfers to certain sensitive offices and restricting new hiring.
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