Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026

Troy A. Carter

Democrat · LA · Representative

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• Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2)Original· 2026-05-19
• Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28)· 2026-06-23

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2026-07-14

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Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026 This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to submit a report to Congress every three years (current law requires only one report) regarding urban areas’ security capabilities previously supported with funding from the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and at risk of being reduced or eliminated without additional federal assistance. FEMA’s UASI grants assist designated high-risk urban areas with developing and sustaining capabilities to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism. Each report must contain a proposal for FEMA to provide financial assistance for at least three consecutive years to urban areas previously receiving UASI funds to allow them to transition to other funding sources to preserve their security capabilities.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8874 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8874 To amend the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to require recurring reports on the transition of jurisdictions no longer eligible for Urban Area Security Initiative funding, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2026 Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to require recurring reports on the transition of jurisdictions no longer eligible for Urban Area Security Initiative funding, 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 ``Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REPORTS ON TRANSITION OF JURISDICTIONS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE FUNDING. Paragraph (1) of section 7102(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and every three years thereafter'' after ``Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act''. <all>

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