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Secure America Act

Public Law 119-98 · S. 2 · 119th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Jun 10, 2026 · Immigration

Sponsor: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 214 yea, 212 nay214–212
  • SenateRecorded vote: 52 yea, 47 nay52–47
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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

This act provides $70 billion in funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through FY2029 for immigration enforcement, border security, and related activities.

It is known as a reconciliation bill and includes legislation submitted by certain congressional committees pursuant to provisions in the FY2026 congressional budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) that directed the committees to submit legislation to the House or Senate Budget Committee that will increase the deficit. (Reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.)

TITLE I--COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

(Sec. 101) This section provides funding for CBP to hire, pay, train, and equip Border Patrol agents and Border Patrol support personnel to conduct functions other than immigration enforcement and customs functions.

The funds provided by this section may not be used to recruit, hire, or train personnel for the duties of processing coordinators after October 31, 2028.

(Sec. 102) This section provides funding to ICE for (1) hiring, paying, training, and equipping Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) agents and support personnel; and (2) other necessary expenses for HSI’s mission support and operations and maintenance.

It also requires specified funds to be used to hire, pay, and equip additional child exploitation investigators and forensics analysts for certain HSI offices to (1) support the identification and rescue of victims of child sexual exploitation and abuse, and (2) train such personnel and state and local law enforcement regarding identifying victims of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

The funds provided by this section must be used for functions other than those related to HSI’s immigration enforcement and customs enforcement missions.

(Sec. 103) This section provides funding to CBP for border security, technology, and screening, including

• procurement and integration of new nonintrusive inspection equipment and associated civil works (e.g., artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other innovative technologies) and other mission support to combat the entry or exit of illicit narcotics at ports of entry and along the southwest, northern, and maritime borders;

• upgrading and procurement of platforms for rapid air and marine response capabilities;

• upgrading and procurement of border surveillance technologies along the southwest, northern, and maritime borders;

• necessary expenses, including the deployment of technology, relating to the biometric entry and exit system under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004;

• enhancing border security by combating drug trafficking, including fentanyl and its precursor chemicals, at the southwest, northern, and maritime borders; and

• necessary expenses for CBP's mission support and operations and maintenance for functions other than those related to its immigration enforcement and customs missions.

None of the funds provided by this section may be used for the procurement or deployment of surveillance towers along the southwest border and the northern border that have not been tested and accepted by CBP to deliver autonomous capabilities.

Under this section the term autonomous means a system designed to apply artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, or other algorithms to accurately detect, identify, classify, and track items of interest in real time such that the system can make operational adjustments without the active engagement of personnel or continuous human command or control.

(Sec. 104) This section provides additional funding to DHS for the purposes for which funding is provided in this title.

TITLE II--COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

(Sec. 201) This section provides funding to CBP for hiring, paying, training, and equipping CBP agents and the necessary support staff, and other necessary expenses for mission support and operations and maintenance, in order to carry out immigration enforcement activities.

(Sec. 202) This section provides funding to ICE for immigration enforcement and related activities, including

• hiring, paying, and training personnel;

• transportation;

• information technology;

• facility and fleet maintenance and sustainment;

• 287(g) agreements (i.e., agreements that allow state and local law enforcement agencies to perform certain immigration enforcement functions);

• the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor;

• operation and maintenance; and

• operations by ICE to arrest certain unlawful aliens.

(Sec. 203) This section provides additional funding to DHS for (1) the purposes for which funding is provided in this title, (2) the assignment of certain DHS employees and state officers to carry out immigration enforcement activities, or (3) the participation of state and local agencies in certain homeland security efforts.

Who voted for it

Every senator of the 119th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 52 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

52 yea47 nay1 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(0)

  • None.

Republicans who voted yea(52)

  • Sen. Susan CollinsR-ME
  • Sen. Dan SullivanR-AK
  • Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY
  • Sen. John ThuneR-SD
  • Sen. Thom TillisR-NC
  • Sen. Jerry MoranR-KS
  • Sen. John BoozmanR-AR
  • Sen. Mike RoundsR-SD
  • Sen. Lindsey GrahamR-SC
  • Sen. Roger WickerR-MS
  • Sen. Shelley CapitoR-WV
  • Sen. Bill CassidyR-LA
  • Sen. Deb FischerR-NE
  • Sen. Cindy Hyde-SmithR-MS
  • Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IA
  • Sen. Pete RickettsR-NE
  • Sen. Kevin CramerR-ND
  • Sen. John HoevenR-ND
  • Sen. Josh HawleyR-MO
  • Sen. Tom CottonR-AR
  • Sen. James LankfordR-OK
  • Sen. Tim ScottR-SC
  • Sen. Todd YoungR-IN
  • Sen. Joni ErnstR-IA
  • Sen. Mike CrapoR-ID
  • Sen. Jim JusticeR-WV
  • Sen. Jon HustedR-OH
  • Sen. Roger MarshallR-KS
  • Sen. John CornynR-TX
  • Sen. Dave McCormickR-PA
  • Sen. Steve DainesR-MT
  • Sen. John KennedyR-LA
  • Sen. James RischR-ID
  • Sen. Tim SheehyR-MT
  • Sen. Alan ArmstrongR-OK
  • Sen. Marsha BlackburnR-TN
  • Sen. John BarrassoR-WY
  • Sen. John CurtisR-UT
  • Sen. Jim BanksR-IN
  • Sen. Katie BrittR-AL
  • Sen. Ashley MoodyR-FL
  • Sen. Ted BuddR-NC
  • Sen. Eric SchmittR-MO
  • Sen. Bernie MorenoR-OH
  • Sen. Bill HagertyR-TN
  • Sen. Rand PaulR-KY
  • Sen. Ted CruzR-TX
  • Sen. Cynthia LummisR-WY
  • Sen. Ron JohnsonR-WI
  • Sen. Mike LeeR-UT
  • Sen. Tommy TubervilleR-AL
  • Sen. Rick ScottR-FL
Data notes

The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 822 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Related bills

2 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • H.Res. 1345Procedurally related

    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector G…

  • S.Con.Res. 33Related bill

    A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.

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Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 29 actions.

  1. Jun 10, 2026Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 119-98.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jun 9, 2026FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · On passage Passed by recorded vote: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 214).House roll call 214
  6. FloorFloor · On motion to commit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 215 (Roll no. 213).House roll call 213
  7. FloorFloor · The previous question on the motion to commit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  8. FloorFloor · Mr. Boyle (PA) moved to commit to the Committee on the Budget.
  9. FloorFloor · The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  10. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 2.
  11. FloorFloor · Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8312, H.R. 8464, H. Res. 1335 and S. 2. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8312, H.R. 8464, H. Res. 1335, and S. 2 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to …
  12. FloorFloor · Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1345.
  13. FloorFloor · Rule H. Res. 1345 passed House.
  14. Jun 8, 2026FloorFloor · Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1345 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8312, H.R. 8464, H. Res. 1335 and S. 2. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8312, H.R. 8464, H. Res. 1335, and S. 2 under a closed rule with one hour of general debat…
  15. FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
  16. FloorFloor · Received in the House.
  17. Jun 5, 2026FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  18. FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 163.Senate roll call 163
  19. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Wyden to commit to Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions rejected in Senate by Voice Vote.
  20. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Rosen to commit to Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions rejected in Senate by Voice Vote.
  21. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Wyden to commit to Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 153.Senate roll call 153
  22. Jun 4, 2026FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Warnock to commit to Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 52. Record Vote Number: 147.Senate roll call 147
  23. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Ossoff to commit to Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 141.Senate roll call 141
  24. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Schumer to commit to Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number: 137.Senate roll call 137
  25. FloorFloor · Considered by Senate.
  26. Jun 3, 2026FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by motion.
  27. FloorFloor · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 136.Senate roll call 136
  28. May 20, 2026CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 417.
  29. CommitteeCommittee · Committee on the Budget. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Graham. Without written report.
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Amendments

369 amendments offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.