Secure America Act (S. 2)

Summary

Secure America Act This act provides $70 billion in funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through FY2029 for immigration enforcement, border security, and related activities. It is known as a reconciliation bill and includes legislation submitted by certain congressional committees pursuant to provisions in the FY2026 congressional budget resolution ( S. Con. Res. 33 ) that directed the committees to submit legislation to the House or Senate Budget Committee that will increase the deficit. (Reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.) TITLE I--COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS (Sec. 101) This section provides funding for CBP to hire, pay, train, and equip Border Patrol agents and Border Patrol support personnel to conduct functions other than immigration enforcement and customs functions. The funds provided by this section may not be used to recruit, hire, or train personnel for the duties of processing coordinators after October 31, 2028. (Sec. 102) This section provides funding to ICE for (1) hiring, paying, training, and equipping Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) agents and support personnel; and (2) other necessary expenses for HSI’s mission support and operations and maintenance. It also requires specified funds to be used to hire, pay, and equip additional child exploitation investigators and forensics analysts for certain HSI offices to (1) support the identification and rescue of victims of child sexual exploitation and abuse, and (2) train such personnel and state and local law enforcement regarding identifying victims of child sexual exploitation and abuse. The funds provided by this section must be used for functions other than those related to HSI’s immigration enforcement and customs enforcement missions. (Sec. 103) This section provides funding to CBP for border security, technology, and screening, including procurement and integration of new nonintrusive inspection equipment and associated civil works (e.g., artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other innovative technologies) and other mission support to combat the entry or exit of illicit narcotics at ports of entry and along the southwest, northern, and maritime borders; upgrading and procurement of platforms for rapid air and marine response capabilities; upgrading and procurement of border surveillance technologies along the southwest, northern, and maritime borders; necessary expenses, including the deployment of technology, relating to the biometric entry and exit system under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; enhancing border security by combating drug trafficking, including fentanyl and its precursor chemicals, at the southwest, northern, and maritime borders; and necessary expenses for CBP's mission support and operations and maintenance for functions other than those related to its immigration enforcement and customs missions. None of the funds provided by this section may be used for the procurement or deployment of surveillance towers along the southwest border and the northern border that have not been tested and accepted by CBP to deliver autonomous capabilities. Under this section the term autonomous means a system designed to apply artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, or other algorithms to accurately detect, identify, classify, and track items of interest in real time such that the system can make operational adjustments without the active engagement of personnel or continuous human command or control. (Sec. 104) This section provides additional funding to DHS for the purposes for which funding is provided in this title. TITLE II--COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (Sec.…

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CBO estimates

• Estimated Budgetary Effects of S. 2, the Secure America Act

  As reported by the Senate Committee on the Budget on May 20, 2026

  May 20, 2026

• Estimated Budgetary Effects of Amendment 5453 to S. 2, the Secure America Act

  As posted on the website of the Senate Amendment Tracking System on June 3, 2026

  Jun 3, 2026

• Estimated Budgetary Effects of S. 2, the Secure America Act

  As cleared by the Congress on June 9, 2026

  Jun 10, 2026

• SAMDT 5813

  To make funds available for the timely adjudication of DACA renewal applications.

  Jun 5, 2026 · Amendment SA 5813 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 156.

• SAMDT 5812

  To provide compensation to law enforcement officers who defended the United States Capitol during the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.

  Jun 5, 2026 · Amendment SA 5812 ruled out of order by the chair.

• SAMDT 5811
• SAMDT 5810
• SAMDT 5809
• SAMDT 5808

  To make appropriations for transparency and accountability.

  Jun 5, 2026 · Amendment SA 5808 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 53. Record Vote Number: 157.

• SAMDT 5807
• SAMDT 5806

  To repurpose funds previously appropriated for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the timely processing of DACA applications and related employment authorization documents and to prohibit the use of funds to arrest, detain, deport, or remove DACA recipients.

  Jun 5, 2026 · Proposed amendment SA 5806 withdrawn in Senate.

• SAMDT 5805
• SAMDT 5804

  To ensure only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office, and to require voters to provide photo identification.

  Jun 5, 2026 · Amendment SA 5804 ruled out of order by the chair.

• SAMDT 5803

  To support the work performed by the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.

  Jun 4, 2026 · Amendment SA 5803 ruled out of order by the chair.

• SAMDT 5802
• SAMDT 5801
• SAMDT 5800
• SAMDT 5799
• SAMDT 5798
• SAMDT 5797
• SAMDT 5796
• SAMDT 5795
• SAMDT 5794
• SAMDT 5793
• SAMDT 5792
• SAMDT 5791
• SAMDT 5790
• SAMDT 5789
• SAMDT 5788
• SAMDT 5787
• SAMDT 5786
• SAMDT 5785
• SAMDT 5784
• SAMDT 5783
• SAMDT 5782
• SAMDT 5781
• SAMDT 5780
• SAMDT 5779

  To ensure only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office, and to require voters to provide photo identification, and for other purposes.

  Jun 4, 2026 · Amendment SA 5779 ruled out of order by the chair.

• SAMDT 5778
• SAMDT 5777
• SAMDT 5776
• SAMDT 5775
• SAMDT 5774

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  Procedurally related

• A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.

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