Senate Releases Homeland Security Appropriations Bill for FY2022

The Senate Appropriations Committee has released its text of the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill for FY2022. The Appropriations Committee has yet to take formal action on the bill. 

The Senate bill text includes:

• $740 million for AFG and SAFER ($370 for each program)

• $355 million for Emergency Performance Grants,

• $53.2 million for the U.S. Fire Administration

• Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) TBD

In July, the House approved an FY2022 Homeland Security appropriations bill (Click here for bill text).

The House bill includes:

• $740 million for AFG and SAFER ($370 for each program)

• $365 million for Emergency Performance Grants

• $53.2 million for the U.S. Fire Administration

• $37.8 million for Urban Search & Rescue (USAR)

The funding levels for AFG and SAFER represent a $10 million increase over FY 2021 levels. It is nearly certain that Congress will have to pass an additional Continuing Resolution (CR) appropriations bill by December 3, 2021, when the current CR ends. This will keep the federal government open and allow the Congress more time to pass the entire set of FY 2022 appropriations bills. However, because both the House and Senate bills contain $740 million for AFG and SAFER combined, it is highly likely that this number will be in the final FY 2022 Homeland Security Appropriations bill.