Congress: 119 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: bundled package
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Official record on Congress.gov — full text, actions, and cosponsor history for HR 4779.
Sponsor: Diaz-Balart, Mario (R-Florida)
National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 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, and International Commissions. The bill provides appropriations for related programs, including International Broadcasting Operations and Capital Improvements, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, the East-West Center, and the 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 President for Administration of Assistance, the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance, and International 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, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation; and 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, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. The bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
This is a broad FY2026 appropriations bill funding the State Department, foreign aid programs, international organizations, and related agencies worldwide. It allocates money to dozens of programs including the Peace Corps, international broadcasting, the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, and multilateral development banks, along with export and investment agencies. The bill includes various requirements and restrictions on how these funds may be used.
Israel/Palestine is not a central focus of this omnibus appropriations bill. While it mentions the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program among dozens of other international initiatives, the bill's operative provisions cover global foreign assistance rather than targeting Israel or Palestine specifically. Its classification as neutral reflects that it is a routine appropriations measure without directional provisions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Data last synced: 2026-10-15.