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H.R. 7617

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 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, was introduced in the House on Feb 20, 2026 by Rep. Julie Johnson (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Appropriations, and last saw action on Feb 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Record

Text

H.R. 7617 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb7617/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7617 IH: 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.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-20
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7617  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 20, 2026   Ms. Johnson of Texas  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Appropriations    A BILL
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.
1.
Continued operations of the Department of Homeland Security
(a)
Administrative expenses
In the case of a lapse in appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security there are appropriated such amounts as may be necessary for administrative expenses necessary for the operation of the Department for the duration of the lapse in appropriations, including the Department’s Office of Legislative Affairs and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Office of Congressional Relations.
(b)
Continued operation
With respect to any lapse in appropriations occurring during fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, using amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), ensure that the Department performs all functions that the Department would perform in the absence of such a lapse, including responding to communications transmitted to the Department during such lapse by congressional offices.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2026-02-20
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 20, 2026

hb7617/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/20/2026)

This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the administrative expenses necessary to operate the department for the duration of a lapse in appropriations. This includes appropriations for the DHS Office of Legislative Affairs and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Office of Congressional Relations.

With respect to any lapse in appropriations during FY2026, DHS must use the funding provided by this bill to ensure that it performs all functions that would be performed in the absence of such a lapse, including responding to communications transmitted to DHS during the lapse by congressional offices. (There is currently a partial government shutdown in effect for DHS agencies and programs due to a lapse in FY2026 appropriations for DHS.)

Sponsors

Rep. Julie Johnson (D) sponsors H.R. 7617, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 7617 went before 1 committee: Appropriations.

Appropriations
Appropriations
Referred To · Feb 20, 2026 · 91 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7617 has taken 2 actions since Feb 20, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 20, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Feb 20, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.Appropriations Committee

Votes

H.R. 7617 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7617 goes by 2 titles.

  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced
  • 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. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7617 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE112
KATHERINE SYBENGA112
MARAM ABDELHAMID112
MATTHEW SOCKNAT112
MATTHEW SOWARDS112
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111
KURT VORNDRAN111
REGINA HUTTER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7617 under Economics and Public Finance, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7617’s is Economics and Public Finance.

hr7617/policy-areas.txt
Economics and Public FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7617, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas:H.R. 7617.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Necessary and Proper Clause--Article I, Section 8,Clause 18[Page H2235]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com