House adopts the resolution supporting the Department of Homeland Security
On Agreeing to the Resolution, As Amended
MAR 26, 2026 · 3:11 PM ET
Party-line vote, except 9 Democrats who crossed. Cleared the 207 needed by 18 votes.
A simple or concurrent resolution is not a law. It is never sent to the President and does not bind agencies or the public. It can still set a chamber's own rules or, for a budget resolution, Congress's internal spending and revenue limits.
ABOUT SENSE-OF-CONGRESS / SENSE-OF-THE-HOUSE / SENSE-OF-THE-SENATE →A simple or concurrent resolution is not a law. It is never sent to the President and does not bind agencies or the public. It can still set a chamber's own rules or, for a budget resolution, Congress's internal spending and revenue limits.
ABOUT SENSE-OF-CONGRESS / SENSE-OF-THE-HOUSE / SENSE-OF-THE-SENATE →What the House was voting on
Lawmakers voted on House Resolution 1128, a formal statement expressing the House of Representatives' support for the Department of Homeland Security and its workforce. The resolution specifically highlights the importance of agencies like the Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in protecting the country from cyberattacks and managing border security. It argues that failing to provide full funding for these operations would leave the United States more vulnerable to various threats.
Adopt the resolution supporting the Department of Homeland Security.
Reject the resolution.
Urges full funding for DHS, warns that funding lapses put Americans at greater risk, and thanks department employees.
Agreed to in the House 225–187 on March 26, 2026. A resolution like this does not go to the other chamber or the President.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
207 is a majority of the 412 members voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
Party line, with 9 Democrats crossing9 Democrats crossed. It passed.
Every vote on H.Res. 1128Every vote on H.Res. 1128
- MAR 25#98Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 1131)AGREED TO212–210
- MAR 25#99On the rule (H.Res. 1131)AGREED TO214–210
- MAR 26#102THIS VOTEOn adoptionPASSED225–18718 votes to spare over the 207 needed.
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