The money is on top of fees and forces no fee reduction
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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The money is on top of fees and forces no fee reduction
The document says “may not be construed”Who acts: Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“such amounts shall be in addition to any other amounts made available for such purposes, and shall not be construed to require any reduction of any fee described in section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m))”
A proviso on the same account. The appropriated money is additional to whatever else is available for these purposes, and receiving it does not require the agency to lower any of the fees described in section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
What the document actually says
“such amounts shall be in addition to any other amounts made available for such purposes, and shall not be construed to require any reduction of any fee described in section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m))”
That sentence, in plain words
This money adds to what the agency already has. It does not force any fee to drop.
What this is about
The agency charges fees to file a form. Getting money here does not change those fees. The two are kept apart.
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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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“The money is on top of fees and forces no fee reduction,” 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-uscis-no-fee-reduction/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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