House Approves H.R. 4367, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act

Sep 28, 2023
Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives met to consider H.R. 4367, the Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the House with a vote of 220 to 208.

 

 

The Homeland Security bill includes $91.515 billion in total discretionary appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, including $62.793 billion within the bill’s allocation, $5.837 billion in discretionary appropriations offset by fee collections, and $20.261 billion as an allocation adjustment for major disaster response and recovery activities. The total, within the allocation, is $2.090 billion above the Fiscal Year 2023 level.

H.R. 4367, The Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act

  • Secures our southwest border by:
    • Providing $2.104 billion for construction of physical wall along the southwest border;
    • Providing $496 million for 22,000 Border Patrol Agents, the highest level ever funded;
    • Restoring border security technology funding to the FY22 level of $276 million; and
    • Forcing Secretary Mayorkas to adhere to the law and build physical barriers immediately.
  • Removes dangerous criminals by:
    • Providing $3.550 billion for custody operations, which is more than ever previously appropriated, to fund an average daily ICE detainee population of 41,500; and
    • Providing $655 million to fund transportation and removal operations for removable aliens.
  • Counters China and bolsters national security by:
    • Providing $335 million to procure four additional Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters to counter China in the Indo-Pacific; and
    • Providing $150 million for the purchase of a polar icebreaker to project U.S. sovereignty in the Arctic.


A summary of the bill, before adoption of amendments, is available here.

During floor consideration, the House adopted the following amendments:

  • Joyce (OH) – En Bloc #1
    • Boebert (CO) – #1
    • Buchanan (FL) – #3
    • Buchanan (FL) #4
    • Buchanan (FL) – #5
    • Frankel (FL), Kiggans (VA) – #7
    • Wagner (MO) – #9
    • Kim (CA), Tokuda (HI) – #12
    • Gottheimer (NJ) – #14
    • Grothman (WI) – #15  
    • Pence (IN), Courtney (CT), Ciscomani (AZ), Yakym (IN) – #16
    • Wagner (MO) – #17
    • Trahan (MA) – #18
    • Vasquez (NM), Ciscomani (AZ), Luttrell (TX) – #20
    • Molinaro (NY) – #21
    • Houlahan (PA) – #22
    • Menendez (NJ) – #30
    • Gottheimer (NJ) – #31
    • Molinaro (NY) – #32
    • Gonzales, Tony (TX) – #33
    • Pascrell (NJ), Bost (IL), Fitzpatrick (PA), Hoyer (MD) – #34
    • Pascrell (NJ), McCaul (TX) – #35
    • Rose (TN), Ruppersberger (MD), Miller-Meeks (IA) – #36
    • Buchanan (FL), Dunn (FL), Bilirakis (FL) – #37
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Nehls (TX) – #8
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • McCormick (GA) – #10
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Arrington (TX) – #11
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Grothman (WI) – #19
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Gonzales, Tony (TX) – #26
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Tenney (NY), Roy (TX), Duncan (SC), Fry (SC), DesJarlais (TN), Posey (FL), Miller Meeks (WV), Zinke (MT), Hageman (WY), Van Duyne (TX), Malliotakis (NY), Nehls (TX), Miller (IL), McCormick (GA), Bost (IL), Davidson (OH), Williams (TX), Van Orden (WI), Owens (UT), Babin (TX), Fulcher (ID), LaMalfa (CA) – #38
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Biggs (AZ), Fallon (TX), Miller (IL), Crane (AZ), Ogles (TN), Gosar (AZ) – #44
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Biggs (AZ), Gosar (AZ) – #45
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Biggs (AZ), McCormick (GA), Gosar (AZ) – #46
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Boebert (CO) – #47
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Greene (GA) – #53
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Greene (GA) – #54
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Greene (GA) – #55
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Hageman (WY) – #60
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Hageman (WY), Banks (IN), Miller (IL), Gosar (AZ) – #61
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Hageman (WY), Banks (IN), Miller (IL), Gosar (AZ) – #62
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Huizenga (MI) – #63
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Norman (SC), Nehls (TX) – #65
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Ogles (TN) – #70
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Ogles (TN), Clyde (GA) – #71
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Pfluger (TX), Burgess (TX) – #72
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Rosendale (MT) – #73
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Roy (TX) – #76
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Roy (TX) – #77
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Roy (TX) – #78
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Tiffany (WI) – #79
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 
  • Malliotakis – #80
    • Adopted by Voice Vote. 


The Rule for H.R. 4367, with a list of all amendments and a description provided by the sponsor, is available here.
 
Bill text, before adoption of amendments, is available here.
Bill report, before adoption of amendments, is available here.
A table of included Community Project Funding requests is available here.
 

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