National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs
Committee Contact Information
1036 Longworth House Office Building
Phone (202) 225-3481
Membership
Democrats
- Rep. Lois Frankel – Ranking Member
- Rep. Grace Meng
- Rep. Norma Torres
- Rep. Mike Quigley
Republicans
- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart – Chair
- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler
- Rep. Julia Letlow
- Rep. Juan Ciscomani
- Rep. Chuck Edwards – Vice Chair
- Rep. John Moolenaar
- Rep. Mark Alford
Jurisdiction
- United States Agency for International Development
- Department of State
- Department of the Treasury
- International Affairs Technical Assistance
- International Financial Institutions
- Export-Import Bank
- Millennium Challenge Corporation
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- Trade and Development Agency
- Peace Corps
- International Development Finance Corporation
- Related Agencies and Programs
- American Institute in Taiwan
- Border Environment Cooperation Commission (American Sections)
- Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad
- Commission on International Religious Freedom
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Congressional-Executive
- Commission on the People’s Republic of China
- East-West Center
- Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program
- Inter-American Foundation
- International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada (American Sections)
- International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico
- International Center, Washington, District of Columbia
- International Fisheries Commissions
- International Joint Commission (American Sections)
- Israeli Arab Scholarship Program
- National Endowment for Democracy
- The Asia Foundation
- United States African Development Foundation
- United States Agency for Global Media
- United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
- United States Institute of Peace
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2026 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs bill:
Thank you, indeed my good friend, it is not said lightly, the Chairman of the full committee. I thank Chairman Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member Frankel, and the subcommittee staff on both sides of the aisle for their work. In particular, I want to shout out Erin Kolodjeski, Laurie Mignone, and Ed Etzkorn.
I must oppose the bill before us today, which dismantles American diplomacy and soft power, abdicates American leadership, yields the global stage to China and Russia, threatens women’s health, and abandons people around the world.
Cuts Package Makes Americans Less Safe, Robs Communities of Access to Critical Public Broadcasting
In July 16 Letter from DeLauro and Frankel: “…the Constitution and the rule of law requires the Administration to deliver to the American taxpayers the investments... Anything else would be a betrayal of their oaths of office.”