H.R. 8595House bill · 119th CongressIn the SenateEconomics and Public Finance

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Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

Sponsored byMario Diaz-BalartR-FL-26Introduced Apr 30, 2026Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (Jul 29, 2026) Received in the Senate.

What it does

Congressional Research Service, Apr 30, 2026

National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027

This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for national security, the Department of State, and related programs.

The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for

Administration of Foreign Affairs,International Organizations, andInternational Commissions.The bill provides appropriations for related programs, including

the Asia Foundation,the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund,the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program,the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program,the East-West Center, andthe National Endowment for Democracy.The bill provides appropriations for other commissions, including

the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad,the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom,the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe,the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.The bill provides appropriations to

the House Democracy Partnership,the Offices of Inspector General,the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance, andInternational Financial Institutions for Multilateral Assistance.The bill provides appropriations for bilateral economic assistance, including programs and activities conducted by

the President;Independent Agencies, including the Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the U.S. Foundation for Natural Security and Counterterrorism,the Department of the Treasury.The bill provides appropriations for export and investment assistance to

the Export-Import Bank of the United States,the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, andthe U.S. Trade and Development Agency.The bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Face Value

as passed the House
43Sprawling

How much of this bill its name accounts for.

  • Every bill starts at100
  • Areas of law−50

    Amends 8 separate titles of the US Code: 1, 5, 10, 22, 28, 31, 36, 54.

  • Length−7

    78 sections, against 20 before length counts against a bill.

Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out

What Congress did

7 recorded
  • decisive vote

    House · Jul 15, 2026

    Whether the bill passes the House. This is the vote most people mean.

    217209

    Passed

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  • On Agreeing to the Amendment

    House · Jul 15, 2026

    Whether to change the bill in the way this amendment proposes.

    104314

    Failed

    Every vote →
  • On Agreeing to the Amendment

    House · Jul 15, 2026

    Whether to change the bill in the way this amendment proposes.

    136291

    Failed

    Every vote →
  • On Agreeing to the Amendment

    House · Jul 15, 2026

    Whether to change the bill in the way this amendment proposes.

    79348

    Failed

    Every vote →
  • On Agreeing to the Amendment

    House · Jul 15, 2026

    Whether to change the bill in the way this amendment proposes.

    6421

    Failed

    Every vote →
  • On Agreeing to the Amendment

    House · Jul 15, 2026

    Whether to change the bill in the way this amendment proposes.

    178247

    Failed

    Every vote →
  • On

    House · Jul 15, 2026

    The minority party's last attempt to change the bill by sending it back to committee. It usually fails and is usually about forcing an awkward vote.

    209216

    Failed

    Every vote →

Who lobbied on this

11 organizations

These organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.

  • Abbott Laboratoriesno position stated
    …Issues related to H.R. 8595 - National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027. filing ↗
  • American Chemistry Councilno position stated
    …H.R.8595 - National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 H.R.8646 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and… filing ↗
  • Fluor Corporationno position stated
    …Monitored issues related to LOGCAP and AFCAP. Issues related to DOD Appropriation Act 2027 - H.R. 9022/H.R 8595. filing ↗
  • General Atomicsno position stated
    H.R.8595 - Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and… filing ↗
  • General Motors Companyno position stated
    …H.R. 4249, H.R. 8595 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2027, H.R. 9170, Transportation, Housing and… filing ↗
  • Human Rights Campaignno position stated
    …S. 2180: Global Respect Act H.R. 8595: National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 H.R.… filing ↗
  • Intel Corporationno position stated
    …H.R.8595, National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,… filing ↗
  • J Streetno position stated
    H.R. 8595 - National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, all sections and amendments related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,… filing ↗
  • L3harris Technologies, Inc.no position stated
    …(bill number TBD), Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 - including programs related to Title 22 security cooperation and foreign relations H.R. 8595 and Senate (bill number TBD), National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 - including programs… filing ↗
  • Appropriations for DOC, DOJ, OMB, Legislative Branch, EOP, State, DHS, FCC, FTC H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill H.R. 8595, Dept. of State Appropriations Act H.R. 8495, FSGG Appropriations Act H.R. 9310, Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 8845, CJS… filing ↗
  • National Security, Department of State and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 8595) Secure America Act (S. 2) A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year… filing ↗

Most filings say only that an organization lobbied on a bill, not which side it took — where that's the case we say so rather than guessing. Quotes are verbatim from the filing. How this is built.

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quietriverbendDemoCA-21voted Nay21d ago
Against. I've seen this pattern before: a pilot programme with an authorisation that quietly becomes permanent at the next reauthorisation.
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j_okonkwoDemoNC-14voted Nay28d ago
The intent is fine. The drafting is not. There's no sunset, no review, and no mechanism to stop it if it turns out to be counterproductive.
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BackbenchBrendaDemoPA-2voted Yea23d ago
This is my worry too — the cost estimate always assumes full compliance and full compliance never happens.
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m.kowalczykDemoLA-1voted Nay22d ago
I'd add that the states already doing this haven't seen the effects the opponents predicted. That's some evidence.
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tomas.delgadoDemoVA-4voted Nay19d ago
That's the part I can't get past either. The authority is broad and the guardrails are thin.
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