MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Garbarino Announces DHS Budget Hearing with Secretary Mullin

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) announced a hearing for next Wednesday, June 3, to examine the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) budget request for Fiscal Year 2027, featuring testimony from DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin:

"I look forward to Secretary Mullin's first testimony before the Committee as we work together with the Trump administration to ensure DHS has the resources, tools, and personnel needed to advance the core mission of DHS and bolster the resilience of our nation for the threats of tomorrow."

DETAILS:

What: A House Committee on Homeland Security hearing entitled, "A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for DHS."

When: Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET

Where: 310 Cannon House Office Building

WITNESSES:

The Honorable Markwayne Mullin
Secretary, Department of Homeland Security

Witness testimony will be added here. The hearing will be livestreamed on YouTube and will be open to the public and press. Press must be congressionally credentialed and should RSVP in advance.

BACKGROUND:

This hearing will be Secretary Mullin's first testimony before the House of Representatives since being sworn in as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on March 24, 2026. Over the past year, DHS has endured two major government shutdowns that have impacted operations and personnel, and Secretary Mullin is appearing before the Committee to discuss the Department's Fiscal Year 2027 budget request.

In January, the House passed six final appropriations bills, including the first passage of the bipartisan agreement to fund DHS for a full fiscal year. The legislation provided funding for body cameras, de-escalation training, and resources for DHS's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to enhance transparency. Additionally, the House-passed version included vital funding to support the personnel and missions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and more. In March, House Republicans voted again to fully fund DHS and voted in favor of H.Res.1128, introducedby Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), which emphasized the critical need to fully fund the Department and expressed deep gratitude for the tens of thousands of DHS employeeswho continued to safeguard the nation without pay. In April, the House and Senate passed legislation to fund the majority of DHS, ending the over 70-day DHS shutdown caused by Congressional Democrats. Congress has not yet enacted annual appropriations for ICE and Border Patrol for Fiscal Year 2026.

In March, the Committee held a hearingwith officials from TSA, FEMA, CISA, and the Coast Guard, who all highlighted the significant negative impacts of the shutdown on their respective agencies. In the Committee's February oversight hearing with leaders from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), officials testified that a DHS shutdown would undermine interagency coordination and hinder the department's ability to effectively carry out its core mission. The Committee's oversight also came after Congress provided billions of dollars through reconciliation funding last year to supplement ICE and CBP personnel, technology, border wall construction, and more to continue the administration's success in securing our borders.

In January, the Committee convened a hearing to conduct oversight of DHS with testimony from officials at CISA, TSA, and the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). During the hearing, members questioned CISA's Acting Director on the agency's workforce and readiness to combat sophisticated threats from our cyber adversaries, as well as TSA's Acting Administrator on modernization efforts for airport security ahead of upcoming major events on U.S. soil.

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