National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs

Mario Diaz Balart FL 25

Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart

HT-2 The Capitol

(202) 225-2041

Majority

Minority

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

 Outside Witness Testimony Instructions 

 

Recent Activity

Diaz Balart Remarks at Budget Hearing on the Department of State
May 21, 2025
Remarks

Secretary Rubio, it is an honor and privilege to have you with us today to provide testimony on the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the Department of State and related programs. Before we get started, I want to recognize the Subcommittee’s new Members.  We’ve got a tremendous group -- each Member has something unique to contribute and I’m grateful to have them on this panel.

Budget Hearing – Department of State and Related Programs
Meeting Status:
Scheduled
Hearing
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Location:
Capitol Complex, 2359 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA
Diaz-Balart Remarks at Hearing on Assessing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
April 8, 2025
Remarks

I want to welcome you all to our hearing today to assess the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, commonly referred to as PEPFAR. I would first like to introduce our witnesses. 

Diaz-Balart Remarks at National Security and Department of State Outside Witness Day Hearing
April 2, 2025
Remarks
Good morning.  I want to welcome you all to the Subcommittee’s Outside Witness Hearing for Fiscal Year 2026. Yesterday we heard from several Members of Congress on their priorities and requests for the FY26 bill. I’d like to reiterate a couple points I made at the Member Day Hearing.
Hearing - Assessing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Meeting Status:
Scheduled
Hearing
Date:
Location:
Capitol Complex, H-140 CAPITOL, Washington, DC, 20515, USA
Diaz-Balart Remarks at FY26 National Security and Department of State Member Day Hearing
April 1, 2025
Remarks

The Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs will come to order. Good morning.  I want to welcome everyone to the Subcommittee’s Member Day hearing. Before we begin, I want to take a moment to welcome our new subcommittee Ranking Member, and my dear friend, Lois Frankel. While we certainly don’t agree on everything, I cannot think of a better partner in leading this subcommittee.

National Security and Department of State - Outside Witness Day
Meeting Status:
Scheduled
Hearing
Date:
Location:
Capitol Complex, 2358-C RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA
National Security and Department of State - Member Day
Meeting Status:
Rescheduled
Hearing
Date:
Location:
Capitol Complex, H-140 CAPITOL, Washington, DC, 20515, USA
Continuations:
Appropriators Talk Oversight, Mexico Water Treaty Violations
February 11, 2025
Press Release
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
Press Release
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
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