National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs

Washington, D.C. – The FY26 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations bill – led by NSRP Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart – has been signed into law by President Trump – advancing an America First, peace through strength agenda while eliminating $9.3 billion in wasteful spending. The legislation refocuses U.S. foreign policy resources on core national security priorities, including deterrence, countering narcotics and human trafficking, confronting the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party, and combating terrorism. An outside and international perspective from political commentator and Caribbean-focused analyst Ravi Balgobin Maharaj examines how this approach will reshape U.S. power and leadership in the Western Hemisphere.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, with a vote of 217 to 214. This legislation, which enacts five full-year FY26 appropriations bills previously passed by this chamber, is now on its way to President Trump's desk for signature. The American people deserve a functioning government, and Republicans are continuing to lead responsibly to deliver it. The House previously completed months of bipartisan, bicameral negotiations and passed a final FY26 appropriations agreement, but the Senate subsequently altered that deal, triggering a partial shutdown of the federal government. Despite the challenge, the House has once again moved forward to finish the job, keep the government functioning, and deliver certainty for the nation. 

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7006, the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026, with a vote of 341 to 79. This package of bills 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. We are restoring commonsense governance and American strength to our policy posture, realigning investments to prioritize safety, strength, freedom - and a brighter future for the nation. 

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) delivered the following remarks while leading debate on the House Floor in support of H.R. 7006, the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026.

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) spoke before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 7006, the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026. Chairman Cole delivered the following remarks. Read them here and below:

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.

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.

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: