Joyce Remarks on H.R. 7006, Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
I would like to thank Chairman Cole for yielding and for his leadership, together with Ranking Member DeLauro, Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Collins, Vice Chair Murray, Senate FSGG Chairman Hagerty and Ranking Member Reed. I appreciate all their work on this bill.
Separately, I would like to thank my Ranking Member, Mr. Hoyer. I value his institutional knowledge and insights on and off this Subcommittee. I will be sad to see him leave at the end of this Congress.
I rise today in strong support of the Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. This legislation funds the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the Federal Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and more than 20 independent Commissions, Departments, and Agencies.
The breadth of FSGG's jurisdiction is daunting, and there were many who thought we could never get a bill done – let alone a bipartisan bill. I want to thank all the members of the FSGG subcommittee for their hard work. We would not be here today without them.
The bill we are considering today has a total base discretionary funding level of $26.3 billion. However, when compared to FY 2025 enacted levels for non-defense discretionary spending, this bill is a $140 million cut.
The Treasury Department is cut by 8 percent from FY 25 enacted levels, including the IRS. In fact, the IRS enforcement account is below $5 billion for the first time since 2021. The Executive Office of the President is funded at just over $870 million. Funding for the Federal Judiciary increased by 6 percent to $9.7 billion, which will support court security and the federal public defenders program. Approximately $877 million in federal payments are provided to the District of Columbia, including emergency security funding for D.C. to support events in the Capitol like America's 250 celebrations, Memorial Day, and Labor Day. Finally, $2.8 billion is provided for the SEC, FTC, FCC, GSA, SBA, and more than 20 independent agencies.
The bill will enable GSA to reduce the number of federal properties on the federal government's deferred maintenance list.
It provides critical funding for national security, including the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and the Committee on Foreign Investment. The bill funds bipartisan programs, like CDFIs, which support communities, and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, which are critical to strengthening the Administration's interdiction and fentanyl trafficking efforts.
In conclusion, this bill funds critical government agencies and programs and preserves and protects Congress's responsibility of overseeing how these funds are being used.
I urge my colleagues to vote yes and yield back the balance of my time.
