House of Representatives Approves Homeland Security Appropriations Act FundingHouse of Representatives Approves Homeland Security Appropriations Act Funding On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 212-203 in favor of the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025. The $64.8 billion bill includes funding for border security, immigration enforcement, cybersecurity, and disaster resilience. Key Provisions: * $600 million for construction of the southern border wall * $22,000 Border Patrol agents * $300 million for border security technology * $4.1 billion for detention operations * $822 million to transport and remove illegal immigrants National Security Interests: * $335 million for four additional Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters * $60 million to extend the service life of a Medium Endurance Cutter in the Indo-Pacific region * $4.2 million for expanded maritime deployments with allies Cost-Cutting Measures: * Rejected funding for electric vehicles, saving $30 million * Rejected funding for headquarters consolidation, saving $186.7 million * Reduced funding for immigrant shelter and case management, saving $670 million Statement from Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman: “This legislation is a commitment to protecting Americans and the homeland. We’re investing in resources to keep the nation safe and support our frontline workers.” – Mark Amodei (R-NV)
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On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 212-203 in favor of the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025.
The $64.8 billion includes $600 million for construction of the southern border wall and requires Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to immediately build physical barriers. The budget also funds 22,000 Border Patrol agents and provides $300 million for border security technology. Officials said the appropriations also include $4.1 billion for detention operations that will fund an average daily ICE detainer population of 50,000 and $822 million to transport and remove “removable aliens.”
“The FY25 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill prioritizes investments to secure the border and makes appropriate cuts to policies and programs that we know aren’t working,” said Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Mark Amodei (R-NV). “This legislation is a commitment to protecting Americans and the homeland. Through border security, immigration enforcement, cybersecurity, and disaster resilience, we’re investing in resources to keep the nation safe and support our frontline workers.”
The legislation also addresses national security interests vis-à-vis China by providing $335 million for four additional Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters, appropriating $60 million to extend the service life of a Coast Guard Medium Endurance Cutter in the Indo-Pacific region, and providing $4.2 million for expanded maritime deployments with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
The budget also cuts costs by rejecting funding for electric vehicles and related infrastructure, saving $30 million; rejecting funding for a consolidation of the department’s headquarters, saving $186.7 million; and rejecting funding requested by the Biden administration to provide shelter and case management for immigrants, saving an estimated $670 million less than was requested for those services in 2024.
