Congress Swing TrackerLegislative intelligence Swing vote analysis

H.R. 7744: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 · Congress Swing Tracker

H.R. 7744119th CongressEconomics and Public Finance

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

Sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) · 0 active

Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Read the summary

Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedMar 5, 2026
Senate: next
President: not yet

14 senators score as swing votes

Summary

, via Congress.gov

Summary on Congress.gov

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of FY2026. It also ends the partial DHS shutdown that began on February 14, 2026, because the continuing resolution (CR) that was funding DHS expired and a regular FY2026 DHS appropriations bill had not been enacted.

Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to DHS for Departmental Management, Intelligence, Situational Awareness, and Oversight, including

the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management;

the Management Directorate;

Read full summary

Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness; and

the Office of Inspector General.

In addition, the bill provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations, including

U.S. Customs and Border Protection,

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,

the Transportation Security Administration,

the U.S. Coast Guard, and

the U.S. Secret Service.

The bill provides appropriations for Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, including

the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and

the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The bill provides appropriations for Research, Development, Training, and Services, including

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,

the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and

How the projections held up

Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.

House

On PassagePassed221 yea, 209 nayMarch 5, 2026 · Roll call 87

How members in each band voted on this House vote, by their projection before the vote
BandBand before the vote	VotedVoted yea or nay	BrokeBroke with party	Share
Swing	50	4	8%
Middle	268	0	0%
Entrenched	108	0	0%
Insufficient data

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Appropriations · HouseReferred to
House Committee on the Budget · HouseReferred to
Senate Committee on Appropriations · SenateReferred to

Subjects

Appropriations
Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Coast guard
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Customs enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Transportation
Detention of persons

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

v3defaultv2

Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

49Swing 70–100
279Middle 30–70
103Entrenched 0–30
2Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 2 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has. Where the House has voted, each member’s appears with the projection made before it.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 164.0 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 7744 · Mar 5, 2026 · Roll call 447On PassageDepartment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
PassedSame bill×3.0
H.R. 8029 · Mar 26, 2026 · Roll call 464On PassagePay Our Homeland Defenders Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7147 · Jan 22, 2026 · Roll call 402On PassageMaking further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 8752 · Jun 28, 2024 · Roll call 1051On PassageDepartment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 8752 · Jun 26, 2024 · Roll call 1014On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 8752 · Jun 26, 2024 · Roll call 1013On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 8752 · Jun 26, 2024 · Roll call 1012On Agreeing to the Amendment
Agreed toShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 8752 · Jun 26, 2024 · Roll call 1011On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedShared subjects×1.0

Show 17 more

H.R. 8752 · Jun 26, 2024 · Roll call 1010On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 8752 · Jun 26, 2024 · Roll call 1009On Agreeing to the Amendment
Agreed toShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 8752 · Jun 26, 2024 · Roll call 1008On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 8752 · Jun 26, 2024 · Roll call 1007On Agreeing to the Amendment
Agreed toShared subjects×1.0

Cosponsors

0 active

This bill has no cosponsors.

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

All voting members	427	4	1%

1
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2House Committee on AppropriationsOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 20% of 306 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
100Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 5, 2026:YeaBroke with partyProjected: 100 Swing
ContactCall 202-225-3536 Website
2
Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas 28th · Lean R+2House Committee on AppropriationsOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 12% of 308 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
96Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 5, 2026:YeaBroke with party
3
David G. ValadaoRepublican · California 22nd · Lean R+1House Committee on AppropriationsOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 42% of 305 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
95Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 5, 2026:YeaProjected: Swing
4
Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · Maine 2nd · Lean R+4On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 21% of 278 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
95Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 5, 2026:YeaBroke with party
5
Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 61% of 308 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
93Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 5, 2026:YeaProjected: 93 Swing
ContactCall
6
Juan CiscomaniRepublican · Arizona 6th · Lean EVENHouse Committee on AppropriationsOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 39% of 306 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
92Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 5, 2026:YeaProjected: 92 Swing
7
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York 17th · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 49% of 306 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
92Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 5, 2026:YeaProjected: 92 Swing
ContactCall
8
Nick LaLotaRepublican · New York 1st · Lean R+4House Committee on AppropriationsOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 38% of 303 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
91Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 5, 2026:YeaProjected: 91 Swing
9
Thomas H. KeanRepublican · New Jersey 7th · Lean EVENOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 50% of 303 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
91Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 5, 2026:YeaProjected: 91 Swing
ContactCall
10
Kevin KileyIndependent · California 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 42% of 307 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
89Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 5, 2026:YeaProjected: 89 Swing
ContactCall