IFPTE Requests the House Pass Five FY26 Appropriations Bills and Ensure Administration Respects the Law and Constitution
Ahead of the House vote to end the partial government shutdown by passing five Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) appropriations bills, Senate Amendments to H.R. 7418, IFPTE urged the passage of the legislation and also urged lawmakers “accountability, oversight, and justice for overbroad DHS immigration enforcement operations that have resulted in too many tragic outcomes.”
The funding bill includes short-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), not the full FY26 Homeland Security funding, to allow Congress to reign in DHS immigration enforcement operations that have resulted in the deaths of Alex Pretti, a VA nurse, and Renee Good, both U.S. citizens residing in Minnesota. DHS and it’s immigration agencies are being sued by state and local governments, civil rights organizations, and individuals for violating Constitution rights and harming life and property. IFPTE’s letter notes that, “The American public’s calls for oversight of the DHS operations in Minnesota and in other states must be answered by Congress.”
IFPTE also notes that while the union calls for the passage of the FY26 appropriations bill, Congress must use must-pass appropriations and authorizations bills to make sure the “Executive Branch must follow the law and Constitutional limits and respect the constitutional rights of the American people.” The letter calls for Congress to enact protections for federal employees collective bargaining rights, block the implementation of Schedule Policy/Career (Schedule P/C), and prevent the Executive Branch from interfering in state and local authorities administration of elections, which is Constitutionally protected.