House Budget Committee backs Secure America Act after narrow House vote
The U.S. House has passed the Secure America Act by a 214-212 vote, advancing the border security measure to President Trump for signature. The bill becomes a new flashpoint in the debate over Homeland Security funding and immigration enforcement in Washington.
Highlights
- The House passed the Secure America Act, providing increased funding and certainty for border personnel, sending the bill to President Trump for signature.
- Chairman Jodey Arrington stated Democrats held Homeland Security hostage for 76 days, departed the appropriations process, and shut down department operations.
- Arrington claimed all House Democrats voted to defund ICE and Border Patrol, positioning the Secure America Act as a Republican response to Biden-Harris border policies.
House vote sends bill to President Trump
As reported by the House Committee on the Budget, Chairman Jodey Arrington says the legislation gives border personnel the funding and certainty needed to carry out their work after clearing the House.Arrington describes the bill as a response to Republican campaign promises on border enforcement, public safety and the rule of law. He says the measure is now headed to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law.
Homeland Security funding fight sharpens partisan divide
In his statement, Arrington sharply criticizes Democrats over the handling of Homeland Security, saying they held the department hostage for 76 days, stepped away from the appropriations process and shut down Homeland Security operations.He also says every House Democrat voted to defund ICE and Border Patrol. The statement frames the Secure America Act as part of a broader Republican effort to reverse what Arrington calls the Biden-Harris administration’s open border policies.
Our earlier report on the $70 billion immigration enforcement funding package outlined how House Republicans moved the measure toward a floor vote after months of deadlock, with the bill aimed at boosting resources for ICE and Customs and Border Protection. We noted that the proposal intensified partisan divisions and faced pushback from Democrats and some Republicans, making border security spending a central election-year battleground on Capitol Hill.
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