S. 2: Secure America Act
Plain-language summary
S. 2, the Secure America Act (Public Law 119-98), provides $70 billion in mandatory reconciliation funding through FY2029 to boost border security and immigration enforcement. Introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham as a budget reconciliation measure pursuant to S. Con. Res. 33, it directs significant resources to the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The act finances personnel recruitment, operational support, surveillance and screening technology, and immigration detention infrastructure. Additionally, it establishes specific oversight mandates governing congressional access to immigration detention facilities.
Potential impact: The legislation directly impacts DHS operational components—primarily CBP and ICE—by providing expanded personnel, technology, and facility resources through FY2029. It also affects noncitizens subject to border screening and immigration detention, as well as congressional overseers conducting unannounced detention facility visits.
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Bill Highlights
- Appropriates $70 billion in multiyear reconciliation funding through FY2029 for the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
- Provides targeted funding for CBP under Title I to hire, compensate, train, and equip U.S. Border Patrol agents and operational support personnel.
- Authorizes dedicated appropriations to deploy advanced border security, screening, and surveillance technology at and between U.S. ports of entry.
- Allocates additional appropriations directly to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to support enforcement and detention operations.
- Guarantees members of Congress and authorized congressional staff the statutory authority to conduct unannounced inspections and detainee interviews at DHS detention facilities.
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