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Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026

2026-07-13 Issue 113 Showing 1–3 of 3

A bill to require reports on the homeland security capabilities of urban areas no longer eligible for certain federal grants. In discussion, both parties supported the bill and spoke about the importance of the grants for their respective districts.

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Andrew R. Garbarino

Republican

“I want the government to spend more money on this program. I want more reports and requirements.”

Andrew R. Garbarino

Republican

“I want the government to spend money on reports about spending money. I want information on security in cities. Some cities have less funding now. I want more funding.”

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Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 8874, the Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026. This legislation requires DHS to provide a report to Congress every 3 years on the Homeland Security capabilities of urban areas that have previously received funding through the Urban Area Security Initiative, or UASI. The FEMA Grant Programs Directorate provides preparedness funding to assist States, localities, urban areas, and Tribal and territorial governments and strengthen the Nation's ability to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. Every year, FEMA determines eligible high-risk urban areas for UASI funding through analysis of relative risk of terrorism experienced by urban areas in the United States. As relative terrorism risk undertaken by urban area jurisdictions changes every year, this can sometimes lead to urban areas that were once eligible for UASI funding in one year no longer being eligible in future years. This legislation will provide consistent information to Congress on the ability of urban areas at risk of terrorism threats to maintain their Homeland Security capabilities. I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Andrew R. Garbarino

Republican

“I want to cheer for a program that spends money in my district. I want more reports about spending money. I hope the reports say we should keep spending money. I thank my friend for making a bill to get those reports.”

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