H.R. 8595: National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
Bill · 119th Congress (2025–2026). Passed House, 15 Jul 2026. Introduced 30 Apr 2026.
Official title: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Vote results
- House, 15 Jul 2026: Passed, 217 Yea, 209 Nay, 0 Present, 5 Not voting. The House’s roll call
- Senate: not yet considered.
- President: Not before the President yet: both chambers must pass it first.
How each member voted
Senate
Not yet considered.
House
Yea (217): Harold Rogers (R-KY-5); Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4); Ken Calvert (R-CA-41); Frank D. Lucas (R-OK-3); Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL-4); Michael K. Simpson (R-ID-2); Pete Sessions (R-TX-17); Sam Graves (R-MO-6); Joe Wilson (R-SC-2); John R. Carter (R-TX-31); Tom Cole (R-OK-4); Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26); Mike Rogers (R-AL-3); Michael R. Turner (R-OH-10); Darrell Issa (R-CA-48); Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5); Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10); Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12); Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16); Jim Jordan (R-OH-4); Adrian Smith (R-NE-3); Robert E. Latta (R-OH-5); Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1); Steve Scalise (R-LA-1); Tim Walberg (R-MI-5); Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2); Tom McClintock (R-CA-5); Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15); Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR-1); Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-4); Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3); Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ-9); H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9); Andy Harris (R-MD-1); Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4); Mike Kelly (R-PA-16); David Schweikert (R-AZ-1); Austin Scott (R-GA-8); Daniel Webster (R-FL-11); Steve Womack (R-AR-3); Mark E. Amodei (R-NV-2); Andy Barr (R-KY-6); Richard Hudson (R-NC-9); David P. Joyce (R-OH-14); Ann Wagner (R-MO-2); Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14); Roger Williams (R-TX-25); Jason Smith (R-MO-8); Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12); Brian Babin (R-TX-36); Mike Bost (R-IL-12); Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1); Tom Emmer (R-MN-6); Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6); J. French Hill (R-AR-2); Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11); John R. Moolenaar (R-MI-2); Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4); Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6); David Rouzer (R-NC-7); Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY-21); Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4); David G. Valadao (R-CA-22); Trent Kelly (R-MS-1); Darin LaHood (R-IL-16); Warren Davidson (R-OH-8); James Comer (R-KY-1); Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX-19); Don Bacon (R-NE-2); Jack Bergman (R-MI-1); Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5); Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2); Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1); Clay Higgins (R-LA-3); Mike Johnson (R-LA-4); David Kustoff (R-TN-8); Brian J. Mast (R-FL-21); John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5); Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11); Ron Estes (R-KS-4); Ralph Norman (R-SC-5); Michael Cloud (R-TX-27); Troy Balderson (R-OH-12); Kevin Hern (R-OK-1); Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN-3); James R. Baird (R-IN-4); Tim Burchett (R-TN-2); Ben Cline (R-VA-6); Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2); Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1); Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2); Lance Gooden (R-TX-5); Michael Guest (R-MS-3); Dusty Johnson (R-SD-AL); John Joyce (R-PA-13); Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9); Carol D. Miller (R-WV-1); Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14); John W. Rose (R-TN-6); Chip Roy (R-TX-21); Pete Stauber (R-MN-8); Bryan Steil (R-WI-1); W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17); William R. Timmons IV (R-SC-4); Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2); Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24); Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3); Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI-7); Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT-1); Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2); Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5); Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4); Kat Cammack (R-FL-3); Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9); Byron Donalds (R-FL-19); Pat Fallon (R-TX-4); Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4); Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7); Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5); Scott Franklin (R-FL-18); Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2); Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28); Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1); Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2); Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13); Young Kim (R-CA-40); Nancy Mace (R-SC-1); Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11); Tracey Mann (R-KS-1); Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9); Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15); Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1); Barry Moore (R-AL-1); Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1); Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22); Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23); Burgess Owens (R-UT-4); August Pfluger (R-TX-11); Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27); Victoria Spartz (R-IN-5); Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24); Julia Letlow (R-LA-5); Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6); Mike Carey (R-OH-15); Mike Flood (R-NE-1); Brad Finstad (R-MN-1); Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2); Mark Alford (R-MO-4); Aaron Bean (R-FL-4); Josh Brecheen (R-OK-2); Eric Burlison (R-MO-7); Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6); Mike Collins (R-GA-10); Elijah Crane (R-AZ-2); Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15); Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11); Mike Ezell (R-MS-4); Russell Fry (R-SC-7); Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY-AL); Erin Houchin (R-IN-9); Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38); John James (R-MI-10); Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7); Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2); Kevin Kiley (I-CA-3); Nick LaLota (R-NY-1); Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23); Michael Lawler (R-NY-17); Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15); Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13); Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8); Richard McCormick (R-GA-7); Max L. Miller (R-OH-7); Cory Mills (R-FL-7); Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-1); Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3); Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5); Keith Self (R-TX-3); Dale W. Strong (R-AL-5); Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3); Celeste Maloy (R-UT-2); Vince Fong (R-CA-20); Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6); Tony Wied (R-WI-8); Tom Barrett (R-MI-7); Michael Baumgartner (R-WA-5); Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK-AL); Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3); Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA-8); Jeff Crank (R-CO-5); Troy Downing (R-MT-2); Gabe Evans (R-CO-8); Julie Fedorchak (R-ND-AL); Brandon Gill (R-TX-26); Craig A. Goldman (R-TX-12); Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ-8); Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8); Pat Harrigan (R-NC-10); Mark Harris (R-NC-8); Jeff Hurd (R-CO-3); Brian Jack (R-GA-3); Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3); Brad Knott (R-NC-13); Addison P. McDowell (R-NC-6); John J. McGuire III (R-VA-5); Mark B. Messmer (R-IN-8); Riley M. Moore (R-WV-2); Tim Moore (R-NC-14); Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO-3); Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2); Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6); David J. Taylor (R-OH-2); Randy Fine (R-FL-6); Jimmy Patronis (R-FL-1); Matt Van Epps (R-TN-7); Clay Fuller (R-GA-14); James Gallagher (R-CA-1).
Nay (209): Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD-5); Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9); Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11); Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6); Richard E. Neal (D-MA-1); Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3); Maxine Waters (D-CA-43); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2); James E. Clyburn (D-SC-6); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3); Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7); Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2); Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37); Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18); Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7); Diana DeGette (D-CO-1); James P. McGovern (D-MA-2); Brad Sherman (D-CA-32); Adam Smith (D-WA-9); Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5); John B. Larson (D-CT-1); Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9); Mike Thompson (D-CA-4); Rick Larsen (D-WA-2); Betty McCollum (D-MN-4); Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8); Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA-38); Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5); Jim Costa (D-CA-21); Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28); Al Green (D-TX-9); Gwen Moore (D-WI-4); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25); Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7); Kathy Castor (D-FL-14); Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9); Steve Cohen (D-TN-9); Joe Courtney (D-CT-2); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4); André Carson (D-IN-7); James A. Himes (D-CT-4); Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1); Paul Tonko (D-NY-20); Mike Quigley (D-IL-5); Judy Chu (D-CA-28); John Garamendi (D-CA-8); Bill Foster (D-IL-11); William R. Keating (D-MA-9); Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7); Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24); Dina Titus (D-NV-1); Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7); Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1); Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1); Thomas Massie (R-KY-4); Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3); Ami Bera (D-CA-6); Julia Brownley (D-CA-26); Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20); Lois Frankel (D-FL-22); Jared Huffman (D-CA-2); Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY-8); Grace Meng (D-NY-6); Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50); Mark Pocan (D-WI-2); Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25); Mark Takano (D-CA-39); Juan Vargas (D-CA-52); Marc A. Veasey (D-TX-33); Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2); Katherine M. Clark (D-MA-5); Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12); Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1); Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33); Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8); Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2); Ed Case (D-HI-1); Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10); Ted Lieu (D-CA-36); Seth Moulton (D-MA-6); Norma J. Torres (D-CA-35); Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12); Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10); Dwight Evans (D-PA-3); Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44); Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24); J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46); Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13); Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34); Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5); Steven Horsford (D-NV-4); Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7); Ro Khanna (D-CA-17); Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8); Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19); Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8); Darren Soto (D-FL-9); Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34); Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3); Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25); Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5); Sean Casten (D-IL-6); Angie Craig (D-MN-2); Jason Crow (D-CO-6); Sharice Davids (D-KS-3); Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4); Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16); Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7); Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29); Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4); Josh Harder (D-CA-9); Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5); Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6); Susie Lee (D-NV-3); Mike Levin (D-CA-49); Lucy McBath (D-GA-6); Joe Neguse (D-CO-2); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14); Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5); Chris Pappas (D-NH-1); Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7); Kim Schrier (D-WA-8); Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4); Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11); Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12); Lori Trahan (D-MA-3); Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14); Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4); Cleo Fields (D-LA-6); Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51); Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3); Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1); Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2); Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10); Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15); Nikema Williams (D-GA-5); Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2); Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1); Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11); Patrick Ryan (D-NY-18); Becca Balint (D-VT-AL); Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13); Greg Casar (D-TX-35); Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31); Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30); Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17); Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4); Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10); Robert Garcia (D-CA-42); Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3); Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10); Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4); Glenn Ivey (D-MD-4); Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37); Greg Landsman (D-OH-1); Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12); Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2); Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3); Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8); Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23); Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15); Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7); Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3); Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6); Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3); Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17); Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13); Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13); Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2); Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2); Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4); Gabe Amo (D-RI-1); Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26); LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10); Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3); Wesley Bell (D-MO-1); Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5); Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ-3); Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3); Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-3); Shomari Figures (D-AL-2); Laura Friedman (D-CA-30); Laura Gillen (D-NY-4); Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2); Adam Gray (D-CA-13); Julie Johnson (D-TX-32); George Latimer (D-NY-16); Sam T. Liccardo (D-CA-16); John W. Mannion (D-NY-22); Sarah McBride (D-DE-AL); April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6); Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8); Dave Min (D-CA-47); Kelly Morrison (D-MN-3); Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD-2); Nellie Pou (D-NJ-9); Emily Randall (D-WA-6); Josh Riley (D-NY-19); Luz M. Rivas (D-CA-29); Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12); Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10); Derek Tran (D-CA-45); Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7); George Whitesides (D-CA-27); James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11); Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7); Christian D. Menefee (D-TX-18); Analilia Mejia (D-NJ-11).
Not voting (5): Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12); Scott Perry (R-PA-10); Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6); Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1); Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA-7).
Not in office (14): Everton Blair Jr. (D-GA-13); Aisha Wahab (D-CA-14); David Scott (D-GA-13); Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ-7); Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11); Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14); Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1); Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11); Mark E. Green (R-TN-7); Michael Waltz (R-FL-6); Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23); Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20); Sylvester Turner (D-TX-18).
Summary
Main subject: Provides fiscal year 2027 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign assistance, international security assistance, multilateral contributions and export and investment agencies (Division A), and adds voter citizenship-proof and photo identification requirements for federal elections (Division B). Division A, Division B
Its core areas: Department of State operations and international organization funding; Global health and humanitarian assistance; International security assistance and military financing; Contributions to multilateral development institutions; Export and investment assistance; Conditions, restrictions and notification requirements on use of funds; Documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration; Photo identification for voting in federal elections.
Unexpected Items: 59 provisions
These provisions fall outside the bill’s main subject or apply narrowly. This describes the text; it is not a judgment.
Not related to the bill’s main subject (1)
- Sec. 7067: Restricts use of funds regarding flags flown at State Department facilities, training on race or sex, and named executive orders, and bars discriminatory actions, including tax and benefit actions, against persons holding a stated belief about marriage.
Funds a specific named project or event (29)
- Title I, “EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE”: Appropriates $865,616,000 for Foreign Service Buildings Act purposes and State Department property, including renovation of the Harry S Truman Building, plus a separate $1,123,640,000 for worldwide security upgrades, acquisition and construction. ($865,616,000)
- Title I, “PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN”: Appropriates $35,964,000 to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act, with a $5,000,000 reduction and a $5,000,000 increase, of which $5,395,000 remains available until September 30, 2028. ($35,964,000)
- Title I, “INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA”: Provides $745,000 from the reserve authorized by section 5 of the International Center Act, and allows up to $1,917,178 in fees collected from other executive agencies for use of International Center facilities. ($745,000)
- Title I, “International Communications Activities”: Appropriates $540,000,000 for international communications activities, requires not less than $5,000,000 for Cuba programming by the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, and provides a further $35,000,000 for that Office.
- Title I, “AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS”: Appropriates $22,323,000 for the International Joint Commission, the International Boundary Commission, and grant programs of the North American Development Bank, including the Community Assistance Program. ($22,323,000)
- Title I, “The asia foundation”: Provides a grant of $17,000,000 to The Asia Foundation, available until expended. ($17,000,000)
- Title I, “Center for middle eastern-Western dialogue trust fund”: Makes available the total interest and earnings accruing to the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2027, until expended; no dollar amount is stated.
- Title I, “Eisenhower exchange fellowship program”: Makes available all interest and earnings of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2027, for Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated, with a compensation limit.
- Title I, “Israeli arab scholarship program”: Makes available all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 2027, until expended; no dollar amount is stated.
- Title I, “East-West center”: Provides a grant of $16,700,000 to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in the State of Hawaii. ($16,700,000)
- Title I, “National endowment for democracy”: Appropriates $296,100,000 in grants to the National Endowment for Democracy, and provides that the requirements of section 7062(a) do not apply to these funds. ($296,100,000)
- Title I, “Commission for the preservation of america’s heritage abroad — SALARIES AND EXPENSES”: Appropriates $770,000 for the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad and lets it procure temporary services notwithstanding a statutory paragraph until October 1, 2027. ($770,000)
- Title I, “United States commission on international religious freedom — SALARIES AND EXPENSES”: Appropriates $4,850,000, with a $1,000,000 reduction and a $1,000,000 increase, for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. ($4,850,000)
- Title I, “Commission on security and cooperation in europe — SALARIES AND EXPENSES”: Appropriates $7,059,000 for the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, available until September 30, 2028. ($7,059,000)
- Title I, “Congressional-Executive commission on the people's republic of china — SALARIES AND EXPENSES”: Appropriates $2,300,000 for the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, available until September 30, 2028. ($2,300,000)
- Title I, “United States-China economic and security review commission — SALARIES AND EXPENSES”: Appropriates $4,300,000 for the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission and continues certain 2010 Act provisos in effect for fiscal year 2027. ($4,300,000)
- Title I, “House Democracy Partnership — SALARIES AND EXPENSES”: Appropriates $2,300,000 for the House Democracy Partnership, available until September 30, 2028. ($2,300,000)
- Title III, “GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS”: Appropriates $3,350,000,000 and $5,533,800,000 for global health and HIV/AIDS, and sets a United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria at $1,250,000,000. ($1,250,000,000)
- Title III, “UNITED STATES FOUNDATION FOR NATURAL SECURITY AND COUNTERTERRORISM”: Appropriates $100,000,000 to carry out section 5102 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, under a heading naming a specific foundation. ($100,000,000)
- Title IV, “Security Sector Programs”: Appropriates $235,000,000 for security sector programs and requires not less than $30,000,000 for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai. ($30,000,000)
- Sec. 7009: Among general transfer rules, allows up to $10,000,000 of National Security Investment Programs funds to be transferred to and merged with funds under the heading “Inter-American Foundation” in prior Acts. ($10,000,000)
- Sec. 7022: Sets aside not less than $108,000,000 from several named accounts for the Prevention and Stabilization Fund, and lets the Foreign Military Financing portion remain available until September 30, 2028. ($108,000,000)
- Sec. 7030: Directs funds under the National Security Investment Programs heading to the Economic Resilience Initiative, including a Cyberspace, Digital Connectivity, and Related Technologies Fund, and allows transfer of those funds to the Export-Import Bank, the Development Finance Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency.
- Sec. 7033: Directs funds to the Office of International Religious Freedom and provides not less than $50,000,000 for international religious freedom programs, and allows notwithstanding-law assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria. ($50,000,000)
- Sec. 7035: Allows obligation of not more than $900,000,000 for the Special Defense Acquisition Fund through September 30, 2029, and authorizes commercial-lease financing for Israel, Egypt, NATO and major non-NATO allies. ($900,000,000)
- Sec. 7043: Sets minimum amounts for named places and programs, including $11,500,000 for the Vietnam Education Foundation Act purposes, $300,000,000 for the Philippines, $175,000,000 for Pacific Islands countries, and $500,000,000 for Taiwan foreign military financing.
- Sec. 7045: Sets minimum or fixed amounts for named countries and a named initiative, including $92,500,000 for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, $35,000,000 for Cuba, $15,000,000 for Nicaragua, and $50,000,000 for Venezuela.
- Sec. 7047: Directs not less than $300,000,000 to the Countering Russian Influence Fund, notwithstanding the country limitation in the authorizing statute, and lets Foreign Military Financing funds for it stay available until September 30, 2028. ($300,000,000)
- Sec. 7066: Allows up to $1,500,000,000 to be made available for the America First Opportunity Fund, with transfer authority among accounts and availability until September 30, 2029. ($1,500,000,000)
Different amount for specific places or groups (6)
- Title III, “INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE”: Appropriates $5,000,000,000 for humanitarian assistance and sets a minimum of $6,500,000 for refugees resettling in Israel. ($6,500,000)
- Title III, “NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMS”: Appropriates $6,890,170,000 (with a $1,000,000 reduction and increase) and requires not less than fifteen percent of the amounts to go to programs in Africa.
- Sec. 7039: Allows up to $1,400,000 for the Offices of Inspector General for audits and other activities tied to oversight of the West Bank and Gaza Program, in addition to other funds available for such purposes. ($1,400,000)
- Sec. 7041: Sets minimum amounts for named countries, including not less than $1,425,000,000 for Egypt, $3,300,000,000 in Foreign Military Financing grants for Israel, and $1,650,000,000 plus additional amounts for Jordan.
- Sec. 7042: Withholds 100 percent of funds for the central Government of Nigeria until a certification is made, and sets separate conditions for assistance to South Africa, South Sudan and Sudan.
- Title IV, “INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING”: Sets aside $3,500,000, available until expended, to increase the participation of women in programs and activities funded under this heading. ($3,500,000)
Exception or delay for a subset (19)
- Title IV, “FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM”: Appropriates $6,752,500,000 and lets NATO members and major non-NATO allies use funds for procurement not sold under the Arms Export Control Act, without the signed-agreement condition that applies to other countries.
- Sec. 7004: Allows a project to construct a United States facility to include office space or accommodations for United States Marine Corps members, notwithstanding a paragraph of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999.
- Sec. 7027: During fiscal year 2027, country-specific restrictions in this or any other Act are not to be read as restricting assistance under the Food for Peace Act, with notification required before obligating title I funds.
- Sec. 7031: Bars title III funds from supporting mining activities related to the extraction of minerals until the Secretary of State certifies that comparable mining is permitted in areas in the United States; the bar does not apply to United States entities.
- Sec. 7032: Provides $2,175,000,000 for democracy programs and allows National Endowment for Democracy funds to be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law and any regulation.
- Sec. 7052: For fiscal year 2027, applies a rule in section 484(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 as if it excluded unmanned aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds.
- Sec. 102: Ensuring only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office: Requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, and exempts applicants who are absent uniformed services voters from these requirements.
- Sec. 103: Requiring voters to provide photo identification: Requires valid photo identification to vote in federal elections, and exempts ballots cast by absent uniformed services voters and by individuals voting other than in person under a separate federal law from the identification requirement for non-in-person ballots.
- Sec. 7046: Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act does not apply to a listed subset of activities: democracy support, Trade and Development Agency assistance, Finance Corporation insurance, Export-Import Bank financing and humanitarian assistance. The section also continues the Turkey limitations from a prior Act.
- Title IV, “INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT”: Sets aside section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for funds under this heading. It also lets Program Development and Support funds skip pre-obligation requirements in this Act, except the section 7015 notification rules.
- Sec. 7008: The coup-related funding restriction does not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections, public participation in democratic processes, or a democratic transition. The Secretary of State may also waive the restriction program by program.
- Sec. 7013: The withholding for foreign taxes on U.S. assistance does not apply to foreign taxes of a de minimis nature. It also does not apply to a government or entity the Secretary of State reports has a reimbursement arrangement or where foreign policy interests outweigh the section's purpose.
- Sec. 7015: Notification requirements do not apply to a reprogramming of less than 10 percent of the amount previously justified for a program, project, or activity under titles III through VI. Waivers are allowed only where failure to waive would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare.
- Sec. 7016: The 45-day public website posting requirement for reports does not apply to a report that the agency head determines would compromise national security or contains proprietary or privileged information, or to a report exempted in the accompanying report.
- Sec. 7019: The requirement to fund the report's table amounts, and the limit on deviating from them, do not apply to funds whose initial period of availability has expired or to amounts designated as minimum funding requirements.
- Sec. 7025: The ban on financing surplus-commodity export production does not apply to the Export-Import Bank if its Board judges U.S. benefits outweigh the injury, to certain International Development Association-eligible countries, or to countries the President finds recovering from conflict or crisis.
- Sec. 7026: Nonproject sector assistance funds may be exempted from the requirement that cash transfer assistance be kept in a separate account, through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
- Sec. 7037: The limit on assistance to support a Palestinian state does not apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, and the President may waive the limit for national security reasons.
- Sec. 7048: The section makes several exceptions to its rules. The Burma withholding requirement under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act does not apply to funds in this Act. The Russian-goods procurement ban excepts health and safety-related activities. The Secretary of State may waive the international organization oversight-access condition.
Delays or blocks a specific regulation (1)
- Sec. 7034: Bars use of funds to modify the Exchange Visitor Program except through formal rulemaking, with consultation with the Appropriations Committees at least 30 days before any Federal Register notice of a modifying action.
Changes a government process (1)
- Sec. 7064: For fiscal year 2027, lets the Secretary of State authorize public libraries to serve as passport acceptance facilities and to collect and retain the passport execution fee.
Program name includes a political figure’s name (2)
- Sec. 7059: Requires not less than $37,500,000 for a women's leadership program that carries a named person's name, alongside other women's programs. ($37,500,000)
- Sec. 7060: Requires not less than $691,500,000 for a basic education fund that carries a named person's name; also sets other amounts, including $169,125,000 for programs in sub-Saharan Africa. ($691,500,000)
What it does
- Title I, “DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS”: Provides $9,761,523,000 for necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign Service under the heading Diplomatic Programs.
- Title III, “GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS”: Provides $3,350,000,000 for global health programs and, in addition, $5,533,800,000 for the prevention, treatment and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS.
- Title III, “INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE”: Provides $5,000,000,000 for international disaster relief, refugee and migration assistance and related activities under the heading International Humanitarian Assistance.
- Title III, “NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMS”: Provides $6,890,170,000 under National Security Investment Programs, of which not less than fifteen percent is for programs in Africa.
- Title IV, “FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM”: Provides $6,752,500,000 in grants under the Foreign Military Financing Program to carry out section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act.
- Sec. 7041: Requires not less than $3,300,000,000 of Foreign Military Financing Program funds to be available for grants only for Israel, and not less than $1,425,000,000 to be made available for assistance for Egypt.
- Sec. 7068: Permanently rescinds unobligated balances of $458,100,000 for Consular and Border Security Programs, $1,000,000,000 for International Disaster Assistance and $385,000,000 for the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
- Sec. 7015: Bars certain funds from being obligated to create new programs, close or open posts, or reprogram funds above set thresholds unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance.
- Sec. 102: Bars a State from registering an individual to vote in federal elections unless the individual provides documentary proof of United States citizenship, and lists the documents that qualify.
- Sec. 103: Bars election officials from giving a ballot to an in-person voter without valid photo identification, provides for provisional ballots, and requires photo identification or an affidavit with the last four Social Security digits for ballots cast other than in person.
Written automatically from the official text by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI model. Approved for publication 1 Oct 2026. Every line names the section it came from.