I stand ready to vote once Speaker Johnson sees that his gambit has failed.
Vote to fully fund TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and cyber defense.
Occurrences
Evidence
legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown
Kaptur said Speaker Johnson should bring a bill to fully fund TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and U.S. cyber defense to the House floor. She said she had co-sponsored H.R. 7041 for that purpose and said the Speaker refused to bring the Senate-passed funding alternative forward.
legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown
Kaptur said she voted to reject the standalone Homeland Security appropriations bill because of constitutional and transparency concerns. That bill was the DHS funding measure containing TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, and cyber-related funding.
legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown
Public Law 119-86 enacted H.R. 7147 as the Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. The law appropriated FY2026 DHS funds and included specific appropriations for TSA operations, Coast Guard operations and procurement, CISA operations and procurement, and FEMA operations, procurement, federal assistance, and disaster relief.
legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown
GovInfo's official public-law record lists H.R. 7147 as Public Law 119-86, approved April 30, 2026. Its legislative history says the House receded from its amendment and concurred in the Senate amendment on April 30 after earlier House and Senate action.
Assessments
The promised funding outcome was achieved during Kaptur's same House term: Public Law 119-86, approved April 30, 2026, appropriated FY2026 funds for TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and CISA/cyber defense functions. The final House action was by voice vote, so there is no recorded individual yea vote proving a personal roll-call vote, and she had earlier opposed a standalone DHS bill for stated transparency and constitutional reasons. However, she co-sponsored and publicly pressed for legislation to fully fund the named agencies, and the funding ultimately became law in the same term, supporting full delivery with the caveat that the final individual vote was not recorded.
Kaptur materially attempted to advance the promised outcome by co-sponsoring H.R. 7041 and publicly urging House leadership to bring a measure fully funding TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and cyber defense to the floor. However, the evidence does not show that she cast a successful vote to fully fund those agencies; instead, she voted against the standalone Homeland Security appropriations bill that contained DHS funding for those functions, citing transparency and constitutional concerns. Because the promised vote/outcome was not delivered, but there was a serious legislative effort, this is best scored as never with an effort badge.