- Federal agenciesImproves federal visibility into how jurisdictions will sustain preparedness after losing UASI funding.
- Potential benefitCreates an early, predictable reporting deadline to surface transition risks sooner.
- Potential benefitMay help Congress and DHS prioritize technical assistance or reallocate grant resources.
Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
This bill amends a provision of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to require recurring reports on jurisdictions that lose eligibility for Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funding.
Liberals want reporting paired with funding or remediation measures
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused amendment that establishes recurring reporting on the transition of jurisdictions no longer eligible for UASI funding by amending a specific provision of existing law.
This bill amends a provision of the James M.
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to require recurring reports on jurisdictions that lose eligibility for Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funding.
It directs that an initial report be delivered within 18 months of enactment and that reports recur every three years thereafter.
Content is noncontroversial and administratively simple, so it has reasonable chances, but many narrow bills stall without package inclusion.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused amendment that establishes recurring reporting on the transition of jurisdictions no longer eligible for UASI funding by amending a specific provision of existing law. It clearly defines purpose and periodicity but leaves substantial operational details to the underlying statute or future guidance.
Liberals want reporting paired with funding or remediation measures
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
- Local governmentsImposes additional administrative and reporting workload on DHS and possibly state or local partners.
- Potential burdenMay divert staff time and resources from operational preparedness to report production.
- Local governmentsCould increase federal oversight of local funding transitions, raising federal‑state authority concerns.
Why the argument around this bill splits.
Liberals want reporting paired with funding or remediation measures
Likely supportive of increased transparency and attention to jurisdictions losing UASI funding, but concerned the bill only mandates reporting, not remedial funding.
Will view it as a step toward protecting public-safety capacity, while wanting stronger guarantees for disadvantaged jurisdictions.
Generally favorable toward oversight that reduces sudden capability gaps, but wants clear metrics, cost estimates, and minimal administrative burden.
Sees reporting as a practical, incremental reform to inform policy decisions across federal and local partners.
Cautiously supportive of accountability and continuity in homeland security, while wary of expanding federal reporting requirements.
Prefers that reports not become precedent for ongoing federal mandates or unfunded obligations to local governments.
The path through Congress.
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Content is noncontroversial and administratively simple, so it has reasonable chances, but many narrow bills stall without package inclusion.
- No cost/CBO estimate included
- Whether DHS already provides similar reporting
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Liberals want reporting paired with funding or remediation measures
Content is noncontroversial and administratively simple, so it has reasonable chances, but many narrow bills stall without package inclusio…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused amendment that establishes recurring reporting on the transition of jurisdictions no longer eligible for UASI funding by amending a specific pro…
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