And what we have offered is let's pay TSA, let's pay FEMA, let's pay the National Guard [sic.] I'm sorry the Coast Guard, let's pay CISA, I'd even say let's pay Customs and Border Patrol. If we can't agree on ICE reforms, let's pay everybody else.
Work to ensure that funding is provided to pay TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, CISA, and Customs and Border Patrol employees even if agreement cannot be reached on broader immigration enforcement reforms.
Occurrences
Evidence
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The Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act provides $64.4 billion in total discretionary funding and funds FEMA, disaster relief, TSA, CISA, and other critical programs. It also provides $18.3 billion for CBP, $12.7 billion for the Coast Guard, and $5.7 billion for FEMA.
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Congress.gov shows H.R.7148 became Public Law No. 119-75 on 2026-02-03 and provided continuing FY2026 DHS appropriations through 2026-02-13 for CBP, TSA, the Coast Guard, CISA, and FEMA.
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H.R. 6500, the "Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027," which includes a short-term continuing resolution that provides fiscal year 2027 appropriations to Federal agencies through December 11, 2026, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government
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Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2026 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts, for continuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal year 2026, and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in the following appropriations Acts:
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The Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-86), except division B, and including sections 5013 through 5016 of division I of Public Law 119-75.
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Amounts made available in division A of the Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119-37), and Public Law 119-21 for personnel pay, allowances, and benefits in each department and agency shall be available for payments pursuant to subsection (c) of section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, and such payments shall be made.
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For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for operations and support, including the transportation of unaccompanied alien minors; the provision of air and marine support to Federal, State, local, and international agencies in the enforcement or administration of laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security; at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the provision of such support to Federal, State, and local agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; the purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; the purchase, maintenance, or operation of marine vessels, aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with individuals for personal services abroad; $11,083,012,000;
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Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 6500, as amended ) Vote Result: Bill Passed Warner (D-VA), Yea
Assessments
Enacted FY2026 DHS appropriations and a continuing appropriations law provided funding for TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, CISA, and CBP, which matches the promise to secure pay for those employees even absent broader immigration agreement. This is best treated as fulfilled in Senator Warner's active term.
The promise was to work at the federal level to provide funding so DHS employees at TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, CISA, and CBP would be paid despite unresolved immigration-enforcement disputes. The FY2026 Homeland Security appropriations law was enacted during Warner's current Senate term and provided discretionary funding for the named DHS components, including CBP, Coast Guard, FEMA, TSA, and CISA-related operations. Because the outcome was completed while Warner remained in office and through the federal appropriations process in which he served as a sitting senator, this counts as delivered in the same term.