House Homeland Security Committee says security bill expands border and event operations

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The House Homeland Security Committee's bill allocates $46.5 billion for the border barrier system, $6.1 billion for advanced technology, and $4.1 billion for Customs and Border Protection personnel.
Southwest border apprehensions in May are 96% below the worst month under the Biden-Harris administration, with May 2026 marking 13 consecutive months of zero parole releases at the border.
The legislation provides $625 million for 2026 FIFA World Cup security and $500 million for law enforcement to counter drone threats, as federal agencies intercepted over 400 rogue drones near World Cup sites.

Funding measures and operational rollout

As reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security, the legislation channels historic resources to the Department of Homeland Security, including $46.5 billion for the border barrier system, $6.1 billion for advanced technology and $4.1 billion to hire additional U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers. The committee says those investments support border enforcement, inspection capacity and broader security operations tied to the Trump administration’s agenda.

In a statement cited by the committee, Rep. Michael Guest, chairman of the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, says the law helps secure the border with added resources and technology and argues lawmakers must remain alert to responses from cartels, traffickers and other actors. The committee also says the bill includes more than $1 billion for non-intrusive inspection technology at U.S. ports of entry, which it describes as important for detecting narcotics, contraband, concealed currency and smuggling activity.

The committee cites Customs and Border Protection data showing May 2026 marks 13 straight months of zero parole releases at the border. It also says Southwest border apprehensions in May are 96% below the worst month recorded under the Biden-Harris administration, while CBP has completed more than 60 miles of new and replacement primary wall, nearly 25 miles of secondary wall and almost 17 miles of water barrier over the past year.

World Cup security and broader U.S. impact

The measure also provides $625 million to strengthen security for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and $500 million to help state, local, tribal and territorial law enforcement improve their ability to detect, identify, track or monitor drone threats. The tournament is taking place across North America, with more than 70 matches scheduled in 11 U.S. cities through July.

According to the committee, federal agencies working with state and local partners have intercepted more than 400 rogue drones near World Cup sites since the tournament began. FEMA has trained more than 238,000 personnel in preparation, while CBP screened 5.9 million Electronic System for Travel Authorization applications under the Visa Waiver Program from October 2025 through April 2026, including more than 5 million approvals.

The committee says its bipartisan task force on special event security held its inaugural hearing in July 2025 to review lessons from past attacks at mass gatherings. It adds that hearings in 2026 have examined both deployment of inspection technology at ports of entry and host-city preparations for the World Cup, while the House also passed the Secure America Act to provide ICE and CBP with additional resources for the next three fiscal years.

In our earlier article on Northern border security funding, we covered a House hearing examining whether the U.S.-Canada frontier has sufficient staffing, technology, and infrastructure as trafficking routes shift away from the Southwest border. Lawmakers and officials discussed how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the Secure America Act could help DHS expand personnel, modernize facilities, and strengthen surveillance and operational coverage along the nearly 4,000-mile Northern border.

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