I will continue to seek areas that merit cuts in spending.
Seek areas where federal spending can be cut.
Occurrences
The blueprint outlines that we will identify any opportunities for savings, and the obvious first step is rooting out any abuses of taxpayer dollars in the federal government and rolling back burdensome Biden-era policies.
It’s also fiscally responsible, saving taxpayer dollars by cutting programs and offices that pursue missions unrelated to security of the homeland and refocusing resources on initiatives that truly keep Americans safe.
This is a fiscally responsible package that cuts billions in spending
Eliminating the Shelter and Services Program for aliens, providing $650 million savings compared to Fiscal Year 2025 enacted level. Eliminating the Case Management Pilot Program for aliens, providing $20 million savings compared to Fiscal Year 2025 enacted level. Eliminating funding for costly soft-sided facilities used to process aliens, $1.7 billion less than Fiscal Year 2025 enacted level. Eliminating the duplicative Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, saving $28.6 million from the Fiscal Year 2025 enacted level.
Evidence
Amodei said he is not going to second-guess COVID-era spending, but 'doesn’t want to green light other bills, such as the Build Back Better Act, which he described as "agenda-driven spending."'
Amodei said the House budget resolution 'outlines that we will identify any opportunities for savings' and that 'the obvious first step is rooting out any abuses of taxpayer dollars in the federal government and rolling back burdensome Biden-era policies.'
Congress.gov records that H.R.8752 was introduced by Rep. Amodei and passed the House on 06/28/2024; the bill is the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025.
Congress.gov shows H.R.4364 was introduced by Rep. Amodei and passed the House on 11/01/2023; the bill is the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024.
Amodei said, 'I agree we must make meaningful cuts to shrink our federal deficit,' though he voted against the $9.4 billion rescissions request because of local impacts.
Amodei said the package 'is a fiscally responsible package that cuts billions in spending' and 'demonstrates a stronger approach to governing that delivers cost-saving results for taxpayers.'
The House Appropriations Committee report says 'Mr. AMODEI of Nevada' submitted the FY2027 DHS appropriations report; it recommends $99.63 billion total discretionary appropriations, states CISA funding makes 'strategic cuts to contracts, programs, and positions' not aligned with its mission, and lists recommended reductions such as Office of the Secretary and Executive Management Operations and Support down $25.974 million from FY2026.
The committee announced all 12 FY2027 bills had been reported through subcommittee and full committee. It quoted Amodei saying the committee passed all 12 appropriations bills out of committee and that, as Homeland Security Subcommittee chairman, he was proud of the work done on border protection, drug detection, victim protection, and deterring adversaries.
The FY2027 official bill-text page lists the Homeland Security Subcommittee materials for H.R. 9310, including the filed bill, filed report 119-697, full committee mark, bill report, and CPF table.
The enrolled H.R. 7147 text appropriates FY2026 DHS funding and includes spending-control provisions: monthly budget and staffing reports, acquisition oversight, pilot-program documentation for efforts obligating $5 million or more, Inspector General recommendations to improve effectiveness and prevent waste, and reductions or rescissions if FEMA misses specified grant-notice requirements.
The House Appropriations Committee's FY2026 enacted-legislation page lists H.R. 7147, the Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, under 'ENACTED FULL-YEAR LEGISLATION.'
Amodei said the FY2026 DHS bill was fiscally responsible, saved taxpayer dollars by cutting programs and offices pursuing missions unrelated to homeland security, and refocused resources on initiatives that keep Americans safe.
Assessments
Amodei promised to seek areas where federal spending could be cut, which is an action/process promise rather than a guarantee of broad deficit reduction. The record shows he materially used his federal appropriations role to identify and advance specific reductions, including DHS appropriations bills and committee reports that named strategic cuts, account reductions, rescissions, spending controls, and oversight provisions. Because these actions occurred while he remained in federal office and included bills he sponsored, chaired, or formally advanced, the promise is best treated as fulfilled in the same term, even though the broader federal spending picture was not comprehensively reduced.
The promise was to seek areas where federal spending can be cut, which is an effort-oriented commitment rather than a guarantee of a specific enacted dollar amount. Evidence shows Amodei repeatedly supported identifying savings, endorsed cuts in budget statements, sponsored or advanced appropriations vehicles, and publicly backed packages framed as cutting spending. However, the record provided does not establish a clearly completed, attributable federal spending reduction outcome broad enough to mark the promise fully delivered, and one cited rescissions vote shows he opposed a cuts package due to local impacts. Overall, he made concrete same-term efforts consistent with the promise, but fulfillment is only partial.