H.R. 8752 – Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025

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En blocs receive up to twenty minutes of debate. Standalone amendments receive up to 10 minutes of debate.

Green indicates amendments en bloc. Black indicates standalone amendments.

EN BLOC #1: Offered by Amodei (R-NV) ADOPTED BY VOICE

Bacon (R-NE) – Amendment No. 3 – Increases and decreases the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology account by $2,000,000 to implement the committee’s report directing research on threats to public officials at the Federal and SLTT levels by the Department’s National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center 

Buchanan (R-FL) – Amendment No. 6 – Provides $2 million in funding to the United States Secret Service to bolster investigations for missing and exploited children 

Buchanan (R-FL) – Amendment No. 7 – Provides $4 million in funding to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to increase physical technology, like drones and security cameras, along the border wall as well as the use of AI to ensure cutting edge technology is used to monitor our border

Buchanan (R-FL) – Amendment No. 8 – Provides an increase of $3 million to the Science and Technology Directorate to increase research into the prevention of cyberattacks 

Castor (D-FL) – Amendments No. 10 – Emphasizes the need to robustly fund the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, specially as the US gets ready to host world class events like the FIFA World Cup 

Garbarino (R-NY) – Amendment No. 13 – Expresses support for providing the FY25 President’s Budget Request for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program ($385M) 

Gottheimer (D-NJ) – Amendment No. 16 – Increases and decreases funding for FEMA Operations and Support to improve access, outreach, and transparency for Nonprofit Security Grant Program applicants. (10 minutes) 

Gottheimer (D-NJ) – Amendment No. 17 – Increases and decreases funding by $1 million from U.S. Customs and Border Protection Operations and Support to support CBP’s focus on global auto theft rings that use U.S. ports to export stolen cars to other countries 

James (R-MI) – Amendment No. 21 – Moves funds from the Office of the Secretary to the Procurement, Construction, and Improvements fund under the Coast Guard for the purpose of acquiring a new United States Coast Guard (USCG) Great Lakes Icebreaker and protecting the $4 billion Great Lakes maritime economy 

Kim (R-CA) – Amendment No. 22 – Increases and decreases funding by $5 million to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a comprehensive strategy of the current security risks present along the southern border, including relating to deficiencies along the physical border, aerial and maritime vulnerabilities, and the presence of illegal tunneling 

LaLota (R-NY) – Amendment No. 23 – Increases and Decreases funding for the Coast Guard by $10 million to improve recruitment and retention efforts 

LaLota (R-NY) – Amendment No. 24 – Increases and Decreases funding for the Coast Guard by $10 million to emphasize the need to expeditiously repair and upgrade infrastructure, such as HVAC systems and security, at Coast Guard Stations

LaLota (R-NY) – Amendment No. 25 – Increases and Decreases funding for the Transportation Security Administration by $35 million to emphasize the need to procure new aviation security checkpoint technology, such as Computed Tomography (CT) and Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) systems, at a faster rate to keep up with emerging threats 

Levin (D-CA) – Amendment No. 26 – Reinforces the importance of including strong funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to prioritize hiring additional personnel 

Levin (D-CA) – Amendment No. 27 – Reinforces the importance of including strong funding for Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) technology

McCaul (R-TX) – Amendment No. 28 – Increases and decreases funding to highlight the need for the Veterinary Emergency Teams (VETs), as authorized in P.L 115-254 sec 1218, throughout the country to support FEMA’s response and recovery efforts in coordinating veterinary-specific planning, training, and recovery efforts to deploy to disasters and provide crucial veterinary care 

Molinaro (R-NY) – Amendment No. 31 – Increases funding for FEMA by $5 million to assist those with disabilities during emergencies and takes from the Office of the Secretary 

Moylan (R-GU) – Amendment No. 33 – Increases and decreases the Coast Guard, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements, account to emphasize the importance of incoming vessels to the IndoPacific, including Fast Response Cutters 

Moylan (R-GU) – Amendment No. 34 – Increases and decreases the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements, account to emphasize the importance of ongoing FEMA reconstruction efforts and their timelines for completion 

Moylan (R-GU) – Amendment No. 35 – Increases and decreases the Transportation Security Agency, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements, account to emphasize Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency’s need for TSA assistance 

Moylan (R-GU) – Amendment No. 36 – Increases and decreases the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements, account to emphasize Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency’s need for CBP assistance 

Norman (R-SC) – Amendment No. 40 – Increases and decreases Customs and Border Patrol funding emphasize the need for CBP to report to Congress on results from DHS’s April 2024 enhanced strategy to combat illicit trade and level the playing field for the American textile industry 

Norman (R-SC) – Amendment No. 41 – Increases and decreases Customs and Border Patrol funding to emphasize the need for CBP to report to Congress on its de minimis data pilot programs, the Section 321 Data Pilot and the Entry Type 86 Test 

Pascrell (D-NJ) – Amendment No. 47 – Increases Assistance to Firefighter Grants by $7.5 million and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants by $7.5 million

Peters (D-CA) – Amendments No. 49 – Increases and decreases the executive management for operations and support’s budget to highlight the effects of cross-border sewage flows on Border Patrol operations in the San Diego region 

Radewagen (R-AS) – Amendment No. 51 – Seeks an increase of $1,650,000 to Coast Guard, Operations and Support, to fund the Indo-Pacific Planning and Communications project that would fund fleet liaisons, a regional public affairs team, and country clearance team, all of which are necessary to support increased Coast Guard presence in the region. The funding would also support the Coast Guard’s ability to transfer cutters to partner nations, bolstering critical regional partnerships. It includes an offset by decreasing the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management by $1,650,000 

Wagner (R-MO) – Amendment No. 60 – Increases funding for ICE child labor law enforcement by $4 million, offset with a reduction to the Management Directorate Operations and Support account

Wagner (R-MO) – Amendment No. 61 – Increases funding for the ICE Human Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) ChildRescue Corps by $2 million, offset with a reduction to the Management Directorate Operations and Support account

Armstrong (R-ND) – Amendment No. 1 – Defunds the implementation of COVID-19 era guidance reducing the hours of operation for CBP at certain Northern Border Ports of Entry to respond to a massive increase in border encounters and non-marijuana drug seizures in North Dakota, Idaho, Minnesota, and Western New York between FY21 and FY23, with adequate staffing and hours of operation to support interdiction and enforcement efforts at Northern Ports of Entry 

NOT OFFERED Arrington (R-TX) – Amendment No. 2 – Reduces and increases funds for the Office of the Secretary by $1 to highlight the importance of preventing DHS from allocating other federal agencies to provide public services to migrants 

Biggs (R-AZ) – Amendment No. 4 – Prohibits funding to be used for the salary of the DHS Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas 

Biggs (R-AZ) – Amendment No. 5 –  Prohibits the use of funds to implement the DHS rule titled “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility.” 

Cammack (R-FL) – Amendment No. 9 –  Prohibits funds from being used to finalize any rule or regulation that has resulted in or is likely to result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more

Clyde (R-GA) – Amendment No. 11 – Maintains FY24 enacted funding for CISA  

Feenstra (R-IA) – Amendment No. 12 – Increases and decreases the Secretary’s operations budget by $1 million to call for the Department of Homeland Security, and its subsidiary agencies, to put all funds seized at the Southern border from transnational drug cartels to construction of the Southern border wall 

Garcia (D-CA) – Amendment No. 14 – Cuts the $600 million for the Border Wall and the $100 million plus-up for ICE transportation and reallocates this $700 million to FEMA for states, cities, and nonprofits to provide immigrant shelter and services – REJECTED BY VOICE

NOT OFFERED Gonzales (R-TX) – Amendment No. 15 – Increases funding for Operation Stonegarden to H.R. 2 levels at $110 million, offset by the S&T Directorate 

Greene (R-GA) – Amendment No. 18 – Uses the Holman Rule to reduce the salary of Secretary Mayorkas to $1 

Greene (R-GA) – Amendment No. 19 – Prohibits funding for DHS to partner with the State Department to establish Safe Mobility Offices

Grothman (R-WI) – Amendment No. 20 – Prohibits funds made available by this Act from being used for the parole program entitled “Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans” 

McCormick (R-GA) – Amendment No. 29 – Prohibits any funds made available by this Act from being used to dismantle, demolish, remove, or damage, barriers placed by State governments along the U.S.-Mexico border  

Molinaro (R-NY) – Amendment No. 30 – Increases funding for ICE by $5 million and takes from the Office of the Secretary 

Moore (R-AL) – Amendment No. 32 – Increases and decreases TSA’s Operations and Support account to highlight opposition of further deployment of facial recognition technology for domestic travel at TSA checkpoints 

Mullin (D-CA) – Amendment No. 37 – Decreases $18,168,000 from the Management Directorate operations and support and increases $18,168,000 for FEMA operations and support for the National Urban Search & Rescue Response System 

Norman (R-SC) – Amendment No. 38 – Prohibits funding for the purchase of electric vehicles

Norman (R-SC) – Amendment No. 39 – Prohibits funding for TSA’s Inclusion Action Plan 

Ogles (R-TN) – Amendment No. 42 – Reduces funds for the Office of the Secretary by $10 million and transfers funds to the spending reduction account  

Ogles (R-TN) – Amendment No. 43 – Prohibits funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce Executive Order 14019, except sections 7, 8, and 10 

Ogles (R-TN) – Amendment No. 44 – Prohibits funds from use to impose a COVID-19 mask mandate 

Ogles (R-TN) – Amendment No. 45 – Prohibits funds to administer, implement, or enforce the Memorandum on the Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Palestinians, issued by the President on February 14, 2024 

Ogles (R-TN) – Amendment No. 46 –  Prohibits funds to develop or implement any Department of Homeland Security Environmental Justice Strategy

Gottheimer (D-NJ), offered on the behave of Pascrell (D-NJ) – Amendment No. 48 – Increases Nonprofit Security Grant Program by $30 million  

Roy (R-TX), offered on the behave of Pfluger (R-TX) – Amendment No. 50 – Prohibits funds from being used to implement Remain-in-Texas policies 

NOT OFFERED Ramirez (D-IL) – Amendment No. 52 – Strikes the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287(g) agreements and minimum detention bed levels 

Rosendale (R-MT) – Amendment No. 53 – Prohibits funding from the Act to be used to carry out the Department of Homeland Security’s memorandum titled ‘Worksite Enforcement: The Strategy to Protect the American Labor Market, the Conditions of the American Worksite, and the Dignity of the Individual’’

Roy (R-TX) – Amendment No. 54 – Prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available to carry out, enforce, or implement the process entitled, “Process to Promote the Unity and Stability of Families”, announced by the Department of Homeland Security on June 18, 2024 

Roy (R-TX) – Amendment No. 55 – Prohibits funds in this act from being used to carry out Biden Executive Order 13990 (relating to Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis), Executive Order 14008 (relating to Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad), Section 6 of Executive Order 14013 (relating to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration), Executive Order 14030 (relating to Climate Related Financial Risk), and Executive Order 14057 (relating to Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability) 

Amodei (R-NV), offered on the behave of Stefanik (R-NY) – Amendment No. 56 – Reduces the salary of Nejwa Ali, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Adjudication Officer, to $1

Steube (R-FL) – Amendment No. 57 – Prohibits any funds from being spent to compensate the Department of Veteran Affairs for processing medical claims on behalf of individuals detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

Tiffany (R-WI) – Amendment No. 58 – Prohibits the use of funds to extend “Temporary Protected Status” to any national of El Salvador. TPS was initially granted to nationals of El Salvador in 2001

Tiffany (R-WI) – Amendment No. 59 – Prohibits the use of funds to extend “Temporary Protected Status” to any national of Honduras. TPS was initially granted to Honduran nationals in 1999