$5,000,000 is withheld until hearing questions are answered
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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$5,000,000 is withheld until hearing questions are answered
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“That $5,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate responses to all questions for the record for each hearing on the fiscal year 2027 budget submission for the Department of Homeland Security held by such Committees prior to July 1”
A proviso on the front office account. Of the money appropriated, $5,000,000 cannot be committed until the Secretary sends both Appropriations Committees written answers to all of the questions for the record from each of their hearings on the department's fiscal year 2027 budget request held before July 1.
What the document actually says
“That $5,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate responses to all questions for the record for each hearing on the fiscal year 2027 budget submission for the Department of Homeland Security held by such Committees prior to July 1”
That sentence, in plain words
$5,000,000 is held back. The Secretary must first answer all the written questions from budget hearings. Then the money is free.
What this is about
After a hearing, members send in more questions in writing. Answers can be slow. This holds back money until the answers come in.
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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm
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“$5,000,000 is withheld until hearing questions are answered,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-osem-questions-for-the-record-withholding/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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