Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: FY2026 State of Play

FY2026 marks the 23rd annual appropriations cycle with a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations measure. In six of the first seven years of its existence, the annual appropriations measure for DHS was enacted within a month of the beginning of the fiscal year it covered. Since FY2010, however, no annual DHS appropriations measure has been enacted within the first two months of its fiscal year, and twice DHS received its annual appropriations within the first fiscal quarter. Lapses in annual appropriations for the department lasting more than a week have occurred four times in that period. This report is a quick reference for tracking the “state of play” for DHS appropriations from the end of the August 2025 district work period until the resolution of the annual appropriations measure. It will be updated as events warrant. DHS appropriations 2026 Latest DHS appropriations DHS appropriations 2026 supplemental Homeland Security appropriations lapse 2026 DHS continuing resolution anomaly 2026 (This is an “In Brief” style report, and as such, should have its summary and TOC suppressed.)