Ensure every component of DHS, including border security agencies, has the resources and oversight needed to succeed.

Andrew R. Garbarino · New York · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 5.00 extraction confidence 92%

Occurrences

I remain committed to ensuring every component of DHS, including those tasked with border security, has the resources and oversight needed to succeed.

Garbarino commits to continuing to secure DHS funding, resources, and oversight for all components, including border security.

Homeland Republicans Applaud End of Democrat DHS Shutdown; Move to Fully Fund the Department – Committee on Homeland Security
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I look forward to continued communication with the Department to ensure the expeditious review of remaining reimbursement claims that will further support our nation’s hospitals.

Garbarino says he will continue communicating with DHS to ensure remaining FEMA reimbursement claims are reviewed quickly.

Chairman Garbarino Applauds Disbursements for Long-Delayed FEMA COVID-19 Disaster Funds Following Oversight | Representative Andrew Garbarino
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Strengthens transparency and accountability at the Department of Homeland Security while maintaining funding for essential operations.

Garbarino supported DHS funding and stronger transparency and accountability for the department.

Garbarino Delivers Key Long Island and National Priorities in FY 2026 Appropriations Package | Representative Andrew Garbarino
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Extends key CISA authorities through FY 2026, strengthening federal, state, and local cybersecurity efforts.

Garbarino supported extending CISA authorities to strengthen cybersecurity efforts.

Garbarino Delivers Key Long Island and National Priorities in FY 2026 Appropriations Package | Representative Andrew Garbarino
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Provides $20 million to strengthen the CISA workforce, supporting threat hunting, vulnerability management, and regional cybersecurity advising nationwide.

Garbarino backed funding to strengthen the CISA workforce and cybersecurity support functions.

Garbarino Delivers Key Long Island and National Priorities in FY 2026 Appropriations Package | Representative Andrew Garbarino
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Directs CISA to maintain sufficient staffing, preserve regional field offices, and ensure every state and territory is supported by a dedicated Cybersecurity Advisor.

Garbarino supported requirements for CISA staffing, field offices, and cybersecurity advisors.

Garbarino Delivers Key Long Island and National Priorities in FY 2026 Appropriations Package | Representative Andrew Garbarino
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Evidence

Garbarino said, 'today we fully funded TSA, FEMA, CISA, the Coast Guard, the Secret Service, and other vital components' and added, 'While the majority of the Department has now been funded, I remain committed to ensuring every component of DHS, including those tasked with border security, has the resources and oversight needed to succeed.'

Strong official evidence that Garbarino secured substantial DHS funding and continued oversight messaging, but the statement itself says only the majority of DHS was funded and that he still wanted every component funded and overseen.

partial same_term A for effort

Homeland Republicans Applaud End of Democrat DHS Shutdown; Move to Fully Fund the Department – Committee on Homeland Security
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GovInfo lists H.R. 7147 as enrolled and shows a May 1, 2026 last action date. The bill provides FY2026 appropriations for DHS components including CBP, ICE, TSA, Coast Guard, Secret Service, CISA, FEMA, USCIS, FLETC, and S&T.

Official legislative record confirming a DHS appropriations measure became law and funded major DHS components, but it does not establish full funding for every DHS component or the oversight portion of the claim.

partial same_term

H.R. 7147 (ENR) - Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. - BILLS-119hr7147enr | Content Details | GovInfo
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The committee said Garbarino and Guest applauded final House passage of the Secure America Act, described as fully funding ICE and CBP for the next three fiscal years. The same release says Congress had already passed H.R. 7147, which funded the majority of DHS and ended the shutdown, and that House Republicans also funded transparency and accountability requirements for DHS.

This is additional partial progress: Garbarino backed a new package that fully funds the border enforcement components, but the committee still frames the earlier DHS law as funding only the majority of the department, not every component.

partial same_term A for effort

Chairmen Garbarino, Guest Applaud Final Passage of Funding for Border Patrol, ICE Despite Democrat Shutdowns – Committee on Homeland Security
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Garbarino testified in support of the Secure America Act, saying it provides critical funding for CBP and ICE through FY2029 and helps strengthen DHS's border security mission. He also said H.R. 7147 funded most DHS operations and included new transparency and accountability requirements for CBP and ICE, including body cameras, de-escalation training, and more OIG funding.

Garbarino was still actively pushing resources plus oversight controls, but the cited record still limits the enacted DHS funding to most operations rather than every component, so the promise remains only partially fulfilled.

partial same_term A for effort

“Funding the Government is a Constitutional Imperative”: Chairman Garbarino Testifies Before Rules Committee in Support of Secure America Act – Committee on Homeland Security
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The committee held a hearing on the FY2027 DHS budget request with DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar. The page shows Garbarino's committee continuing active oversight of DHS funding and operations during the lookback window.

This is concrete oversight activity, but it does not itself prove full delivery of the promise. It supports the view that Garbarino is still working the issue in the same term rather than that the commitment is complete.

unresolved same_term A for effort

A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for DHS – Committee on Homeland Security
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Garbarino can claim meaningful same-term progress: he supported and helped advance enacted FY2026 DHS appropriations covering many major components, backed later House passage of additional CBP and ICE funding, and pushed oversight measures such as transparency, training, body cameras, and more OIG support. But the available record does not show that every DHS component was fully resourced and overseen as promised. His own statements and committee materials repeatedly describe the enacted measure as funding the majority or most of DHS, while saying he remained committed to securing resources for every component. For a member of Congress, that is substantial but incomplete delivery, so partial credit is the best fit.

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partial same_term A for effort

Garbarino materially supported and publicly claimed progress on FY2026 DHS funding, and the enacted appropriations measure funded many major DHS components, including several border and security agencies. However, the quoted statement itself says only the majority of DHS had been funded and frames full resources and oversight for every component as a continuing commitment. The record provided does not show that every DHS component received the promised resources and oversight, so this is best scored as partial delivery with serious effort during the same federal term.

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