Reforming ICE and Protecting America Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8173 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8173 Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 2, 2026 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Suozzi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Reforming ICE and Protecting America Act''. SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. References. Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS DIVISION B--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 SEC. 3. REFERENCES. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this Act'' contained in division A of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division. SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. The explanatory statement regarding H.R. 7147 of the 119th Congress, printed in the House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on January 22, 2026, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, shall have the same effect with respect