Why It Matters

The House Homeland Security Committee is scheduled to hold a markup hearing on June 24, but the lack of a published agenda leaves key questions unanswered about what legislation will be considered.

The hearing comes as Congress grapples with border security funding and DHS oversight, with competing priorities from appropriations and authorization committees reshaping how homeland security dollars flow.

The Broader Context

The House Homeland Security Committee has been active on multiple fronts this month. In early June, the full committee held a budget hearing where DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin testified on the fiscal year 2027 budget request. That same week, the House Appropriations Committee advanced its own FY2027 Homeland Security Bill, which was in continued consideration as of mid-June. The Appropriations Committee scheduled its own markup of that bill for June 24, the same day as the Homeland Security Committee hearing.

The committee has also advanced legislation to refocus the Department's Office of Intelligence and Analysis. In May, the Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. August Pfluger II, advanced the bipartisan I&A Mission Reorientation Act of 2026, which would update the statutory responsibilities of DHS's Office of Intelligence and Analysis to clarify its focus, reinforce accountability, and improve operational effectiveness.

Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino has been vocal about border security priorities, testifying before the Rules Committee in support of the Secure America Act, which addresses government funding tied to border and homeland security priorities.

The Bottom Line

The June 24 markup is titled "Various Measures," but the House Homeland Security Committee has not published a specific bill list or formal agenda. The hearing record contains no formally tagged legislation, leaving members and observers without clarity on what will be marked up.

One bill referred to the committee that could be under consideration is H.R. 7285, the Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act, sponsored by Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23). The measure would allow the Department of Homeland Security to use existing federal financial assistance grants to pay for vehicle security enhancement upgrades, including bulletproof windows, for law enforcement agencies.

It appropriates no new funding but expands permitted uses of already-authorized DHS grant money. Gonzales introduced the bill on January 30, 2026, and it currently has zero cosponsors. An identical measure exists as H.R. 8774.

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