Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This is the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024. It funds border security operations, immigration enforcement, cybersecurity, disaster preparedness, and transportation security. The bill includes extensive policy restrictions that would block many Biden administration immigration policies, defund diversity and climate initiatives, and impose unprecedented measures like reducing specific officials' salaries to $1.
Who Benefits and How
Border Security Contractors: The bill appropriates over $2.1 billion for border wall construction (18-30 foot steel bollard barriers) and $276 million for border security technology, creating major contract opportunities for construction firms and technology providers.
Private Detention Facility Operators: ICE is required to maintain full detention capacity throughout the fiscal year, guaranteeing maximum utilization of private detention contracts.
GPS Monitoring Contractors: All non-detained immigrants must be enrolled in mandatory GPS monitoring through the Alternatives to Detention Program, creating significant revenue for electronic monitoring companies.
Religious Organizations Opposed to Same-Sex Marriage: The bill prohibits federal discrimination against individuals or organizations that oppose same-sex marriage based on religious beliefs, protecting their access to federal grants, contracts, and tax-exempt status.
Seasonal Employers: The Secretary can increase H-2B temporary worker visas above the statutory cap when American businesses cannot find domestic workers.
U.S. Manufacturers: Strict Buy American requirements ensure domestic companies get priority for DHS procurement contracts.
Who Bears the Burden and How
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and USCIS Director Ur Jaddou: Their salaries are reduced to $1 as a political statement against Biden administration immigration policies.
Asylum Seekers and Immigrants: Multiple provisions restrict asylum processing, prohibit the CBP One app for parole facilitation, require the Remain in Mexico policy to continue, ban transportation of parolees into the interior, and allow immigration enforcement in previously protected areas like schools and hospitals.
Climate and Environmental Justice Programs: All funding is prohibited for DHS climate initiatives, environmental justice strategies, and related executive orders.
DEI Programs: Funding is prohibited for equity action plans, diversity initiatives, and programs related to Critical Race Theory.
Transgender Individuals in ICE Custody: Gender-affirming healthcare is prohibited for detainees.
Ukrainian Refugees: The Uniting for Ukraine program is defunded.
Federal Taxpayers: The bill appropriates billions for border wall construction and detention operations.
Key Provisions
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$2.1 billion for border wall construction of 18-30 foot steel bollard barriers with anti-climb and anti-dig features at locations identified in the 2020 Border Security Improvement Plan
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Mandatory GPS monitoring for all immigrants on the non-detained docket throughout their immigration proceedings
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Salary reductions to $1 for Secretary Mayorkas, USCIS Director Jaddou, and DHS Chief of Staff Davidson
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Prohibition on DEI and equity programs, environmental justice initiatives, and climate-related executive orders
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Religious liberty protections preventing federal discrimination against those opposed to same-sex marriage
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Blocking multiple Biden immigration policies including the CBP One app, protected areas guidance, and expedited asylum processing by asylum officers
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Rescission of over $2 billion from prior border wall appropriations and other accounts
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Appropriates funds for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2024, including funding for border security, immigration enforcement, cybersecurity, disaster preparedness, and transportation security, while imposing numerous policy restrictions on agency activities.
Who Benefits
- Private detention facility operators (ICE detention requirements)
- Border wall construction contractors
- U.S. maritime shipping industry (Jones Act protections)
Who Bears Costs
- Immigrants and asylum seekers (restricted parole, CBP One app prohibition)
- DHS Secretary Mayorkas and specific officials (salary reduced to )
- USCIS Director Ur Jaddou (salary reduced to )
Key Policy Areas
Homeland Security, Immigration, Border Security, Cybersecurity, Disaster Preparedness, Transportation Security, Coast Guard, Law Enforcement
Primary Purpose
Appropriates funds for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2024, including funding for border security, immigration enforcement, cybersecurity, disaster preparedness, and transportation security, while imposing numerous policy restrictions on agency activities.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Significantly increase border security and immigration enforcement funding while restricting Biden administration immigration policies; reduce funding for climate and environmental justice initiatives; impose salary restrictions on specific officials"
Identified Gains
- Private detention facility operators (ICE detention requirements)
- Border wall construction contractors
- U.S. maritime shipping industry (Jones Act protections)
- Religious organizations opposed to same-sex marriage (anti-discrimination protections)
- Law enforcement agencies with 287(g) agreements
- GPS monitoring and alternatives to detention contractors
Identified Costs
- Immigrants and asylum seekers (restricted parole, CBP One app prohibition)
- DHS Secretary Mayorkas and specific officials (salary reduced to )
- USCIS Director Ur Jaddou (salary reduced to )
- Climate and environmental justice programs (funding prohibited)
- Ukrainian refugees (Uniting for Ukraine program defunded)
- Foreign students from unaccredited institutions
- Chinese nationals seeking CNMI visas
Legislative Progress
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Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Coast Guard, Coast Guard Civil Engineering Program, Customs and Border Protection
Customs and Border Protection, DHS employees, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services face effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Coast Guard Civil Engineering Program, DHS components, Department of Defense, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, Federal law enforcement agencies, Federal law enforcement agencies receiving training, Members of Congress and staff, U.S. Coast Guard personnel, U.S. Secret Service, USCIS Immigration Officers and staff
Negative-direction: Coast Guard, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, DHS Chief Financial Officer, DHS Inspector General, DHS Secretary, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, DHS Secretary Mayorkas, DHS Secretary and procurement officials, DHS Under Secretary for Management, DHS agencies, DHS agencies seeking IT modernization, DHS and CBP border management, DHS asylum processing, DHS climate and sustainability programs, DHS climate programs, DHS employees eligible for overtime, DHS environmental justice programs, DHS officials required to report to Congress, Department of Homeland Security components, Department of Homeland Security leadership, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal agency heads seeking protection, Federal law enforcement officers, Federal law enforcement training programs
Asylum seekers, Detained immigrants, Detained individuals accused of violations
Positive-direction: Detained individuals accused of violations, Immigration applicants, Migrants in Texas
Negative-direction: Asylum seekers, Detained immigrants, Female immigrants in ICE custody, Immigrant communities in 287(g) jurisdictions, Immigrants subject to civil enforcement, Migrants and asylum seekers using CBP One app, Migrants requiring housing, Ukrainian refugees seeking US entry, Undocumented workers
DHS detention facility operators, High-performing detention facility operators, Private detention facility operators
Positive-direction: High-performing detention facility operators, Private detention facility operators
Negative-direction: DHS detention facility operators, Private detention facility operators with poor ratings
Chinese drone manufacturers (DJI and others), Chinese military-linked companies, Non-Chinese technology and defense contractors
Positive-direction: Non-Chinese technology and defense contractors, US and allied drone manufacturers
Negative-direction: Chinese drone manufacturers (DJI and others), Chinese military-linked companies
State and local emergency management agencies, State and local governments applying for FEMA grants, State and local law enforcement with 287(g) agreements
Positive-direction: State and local emergency management agencies, State and local law enforcement with 287(g) agreements
Negative-direction: State and local governments applying for FEMA grants, Texas state government
Climate education and resilience contractors, Outside law firms, Private contractors seeking USCIS work
Foreign flag shipping companies, Towing vessel operators, U.S. flag maritime shipping companies
Positive-direction: Towing vessel operators, U.S. flag maritime shipping companies
Negative-direction: Foreign flag shipping companies
Border security technology contractors, Security equipment manufacturers, U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturers
Positive-direction: Border security technology contractors, Security equipment manufacturers
Negative-direction: U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "cfo"
- → Chief Financial Officer of DHS
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "the_under_secretary"
- → Under Secretary for Management
- "the_director"
- → Director of the United States Secret Service
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "the_commandant"
- → Commandant of the Coast Guard
- "the_commissioner"
- → Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- "the_administrator"
- → Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
- "the_director"
- → Director of CISA
- "the_administrator"
- → Administrator of FEMA
- "the_director"
- → Director of Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
- "the_under_secretary"
- → Under Secretary for Science and Technology
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Note: The Secretary refers to Secretary of Homeland Security throughout all titles
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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A fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and passenger of a private motor vehicle is required to pay for the privilege of crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at a land port of entry
As defined in section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279)
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