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Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart

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Mario Diaz-Balart – ChairLois Frankel – Ranking Member
Guy ReschenthalerGrace Meng
Julia LetlowNorma Torres 
Juan CiscomaniMike Quigley 
Chuck Edwards – Vice Chair 
John Moolenaar 
Mark Alford 

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Recent Activity

July 23, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 35 to 27.


July 23, 2025
Remarks

Thank you, Chairman Diaz-Balart, and thank you to Ranking Member Frankel, Ranking Member DeLauro, and to all our committee members. 

Today’s Fiscal Year 2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations bill marks a critical step toward advancing a sharpened approach to U.S. foreign policy. We ensure that Americans are safer at home and abroad without compromising fiscal responsibility. And we make clear that we will not retreat from the cause of freedom. 


July 23, 2025
Remarks

I am pleased to present the Fiscal Year 2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations bill to the full committee for consideration and approval.  Let me thank Chairman Cole for his essential leadership at the helm of the Appropriations Committee and for his wisdom in refocusing this subcommittee, starting by changing the name, to better reflect that the investments made on behalf of the American people are to advance U.S. national security. 

I also want to thank Ranking Member Frankel and Ranking Member DeLauro, and all the members of the subcommittee for your partnership in developing this bill. 


Meeting Status:
Scheduled
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Location:
Capitol Complex, 2359 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA

July 15, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee met to consider its Fiscal Year 2026 bill. The measure was approved by the Subcommittee.


July 15, 2025
Remarks

Thank you, Chairman Diaz-Balart, and thank you to Ranking Member Frankel, Ranking Member DeLauro, and to all the members of the subcommittee for being with us this morning. 

Our work on today’s Fiscal Year 2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations bill is a critically important step toward building a renewed and sharpened approach to United States foreign policy, while also responsibly reducing spending. 

The legislation makes clear that we will not retreat from the cause of freedom. 

This bill prioritizes our national security through robust support to our allies and through stronger efforts to counter our adversaries. 

It supports essential efforts to advance democracy and defend human rights, as well as confront adversarial regimes like the Chinese Communist Party, the terrorist financiers in Iran, and the repressive Russian Federation. 


July 15, 2025
Remarks

The Subcommittee will come to order.

I’d like to welcome everyone to today’s Fiscal Year 2026 subcommittee markup of the very first National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations bill.  Let me thank Chairman Cole for his essential leadership at the helm of the Appropriations Committee and for his wisdom in refocusing this subcommittee, starting by changing the name to better reflect that the investments made on behalf of the American people are to advance U.S. national security. 

I also want to thank Ranking Member Frankel and Ranking Member DeLauro, and all the members of the subcommittee for your partnership in developing this bill. 


July 14, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2026 bill for the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, July 15th at 11:00 a.m.


Meeting Status:
Scheduled
Date:
Location:
Capitol Complex, 2358-A RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA

May 21, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Appropriations Vice Chair and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL) and Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) focused on efforts to advance American national security and diplomacy to ensure a stronger future during remarks at a Fiscal Year 2026 hearing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.