Press Releases

Committee Releases Conferenced FSGG and NSRP Bills
January 11, 2026
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Washington, D.C. – Following strong House passage of three FY26 bills last week, the House Appropriations Committee today took the next step in moving full-year funding measures forward by introducing the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026. Negotiated and delivered on a bipartisan, bicameral basis, the conferenced legislation makes targeted Fiscal Year 2026 investments to drive economic growth and entrepreneurship, support our Executive and Judicial branches, and safeguard American security and freedom at home and abroad.
ICYMI: House Appropriators Examine Security Threats and Religious Persecution in Nigeria
December 23, 2025
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Washington, D.C – Following President Trump’s call-to-action and redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL) recently led a bipartisan delegation to Nigeria for an on-the-ground fact-finding mission to examine alarming anti-Christian violence and religious persecution.
Cole, Díaz-Balart, Moore Commend President Trump’s CPC Designation for Nigeria, Action to Protect Persecuted Christians
October 31, 2025
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Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), Vice Chair and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), and Legislative Branch Subcommittee Vice Chair Riley Moore (R-WV) – who has routinely advocated to end religious persecution – released a statement commending President Trump’s action to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) due to the alarming and ongoing persecution of Christians across the country:
Committee Approves FY26 National Security, Department of State Appropriations Act
July 23, 2025
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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.

Díaz-Balart, Cole at FY26 National Security, Department of State Subcommittee Markup
July 15, 2025
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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.

Committee Releases FY26 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill
July 14, 2025
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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.

Sharpened Purpose, Stronger Future: FY26 State Department Priorities for Security and Diplomacy
May 21, 2025
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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.

Appropriators Talk Oversight, Mexico Water Treaty Violations
February 11, 2025
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Vice Chair and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL) held a bipartisan oversight briefing on Mexico’s water treaty violations and the impact on Americans.
Cole, Calvert, Díaz-Balart Support Maximum Pressure Against Iran
February 5, 2025
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Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA), and Vice Chair and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL) released a statement in support of President Trump’s implementation of a National Security Presidential Memorandum
Cole, Díaz-Balart, Aderholt Denounce Illegal Use of PEPFAR, Taxpayer Dollars
January 16, 2025
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Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), Vice Chair and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) released the below statement regarding the Biden Administration’s illegal use of taxpayer dollars to perform abortions within the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program:
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