H.R. 8029: Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act

H.R. 8029 is a federal bill in the 119th Congress. Before this legislation, funding for the Department of Homeland Security had expired due to an unresolved budget process, resulting in a partial government shutdown that began on February 14, 2026. During this shutdown, certain operations continued without… See its sponsors, how members voted, and a plain-English breakdown on PolityLens.