Fund CISA Personnel Act of 2026

This bill would provide continuing appropriations to ensure that Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) employees receive their standard pay, benefits, and allowances during the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown that began in February 2026. These funds would remain available until full-year or interim appropriations are enacted, or until September 30, 2026, whichever occurs first. The legislation is designed to take effect retroactively to February 13, 2026, to cover the period when regular funding was not in place.

This bill directly affects employees of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) who are currently impacted by the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown. These individuals would receive their standard rates of pay, allowances, benefits, and other regular payments during the period in which full-year or interim appropriations are not in effect. Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security is affected as the parent agency responsible for administering these continuing appropriations.

• Provision of continuing appropriations for CISA personnel. The bill provides fiscal year 2026 funding to ensure Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) employees receive standard pay, benefits, and allowances during the current partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
• Establishment of funding duration. The continuing appropriations remain available until either the enactment of full-year or interim appropriations legislation or September 30, 2026, whichever occurs first.
• Retroactive effective date. The bill is designated to take effect as if it had been enacted on February 13, 2026, the day prior to the start of the partial shutdown.

The bill takes effect retroactively as if enacted on February 13, 2026. The provided funding remains available until the earlier of the enactment of applicable appropriations legislation or September 30, 2026.

This bill provides continuing appropriations for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to maintain employee pay and benefits during a lapse in the enactment of the FY2026 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill.

The bill aims to ensure that Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) employees receive their standard pay, benefits, and allowances during the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown that began in February 2026. By providing continuing appropriations, the legislation seeks to maintain compensation for CISA personnel until full-year or interim funding is enacted.