Lauren Underwood (D-IL)

DHS Funding Accountability Act

H.R. 10974 · House bill Immigration

A Democratic bill with 7 Democratic cosponsors · See all 7 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is called the DHS Funding Accountability Act''. It was introduced in the House of Representatives by Ms. Underwood on November 10, 2026. The main purpose of the bill is to cancel certain funding that was previously given to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Specifically, it takes back the leftover, unobligated money that was provided by specific sections of Public Law 119-21, also known as the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act''. Additionally, the bill repeals those same funding sections from that previous law.

Yes

  • Scored +4

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill rescinds unobligated appropriations provided to ICE and CBP under a previous law, thereby reducing government spending.

  • Scored +3

    Would immigrants be better off under this?

    By reducing funding for ICE and CBP, the bill may decrease enforcement actions against immigrants.

The opposite

  • Scored -5

    Does this tighten control of the border?

    The bill rescinds and repeals certain funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which reduces resources available for border security.