State, Foreign Operations

Chairwoman Lowey Statement to Rules Committee on Four-Bill Appropriations Minibus

July 22, 2020

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"The Appropriations Committee is charged with one of the most important responsibilities entrusted to Congress by the Constitution: the power of the purse. I am proud that we have used that power to make investments that will make the world better, safer, and healthier and give every person a better chance at a better life."

Issues:AgricultureInterior and EnvironmentMilitary Construction, VAState, Foreign Operations

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (116th Congress)

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

House to Consider Four-Bill Appropriations Minibus Next Week

July 16, 2020

In advance of Floor consideration, the House Appropriations Committee released a division-by-division summary of the first minibus of fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills. The House is expected to consider the legislation, H.R. 7608, next week.

Subcommittees

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (116th Congress)

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Issues:AgricultureInterior and EnvironmentMilitary Construction, VAState, Foreign Operations

Appropriations Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2021 State and Foreign Operations Funding Bill

July 9, 2020

The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2021 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs bill on a vote of 29 to 21.

Subcommittees

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (116th Congress)

Issues:State, Foreign Operations

Chairwoman Lowey Statement at Full Committee Markup of FY 2021 State and Foreign Operations Funding Bill

July 9, 2020

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WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2021 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs bill:

We will now consider the Fiscal Year 2021 State and Foreign Operations bill.

Having served on the subcommittee for three decades and as either Chairwoman or Ranking Member for two decades, it is bittersweet to mark up this bill for the last time before I retire at the end of this Congress.

Since World War II, long before any of our service here, foreign aid has been a key component of United States foreign policy.

Issues:State, Foreign Operations

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (116th Congress)

Appropriations Committee Releases FY 2021 Subcommittee Allocations, Reports for State-Foreign Operations, Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Bills Ahead of Thursday Markups

July 8, 2020

The House Appropriations Committee today released its fiscal year 2021 302(b) subcommittee allocations and its reports accompanying the fiscal year 2021 Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bills.

Subcommittees

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (116th Congress)

Issues:AgricultureMilitary Construction, VAState, Foreign Operations

Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Fiscal Year 2021 State and Foreign Operations Funding Bill

July 6, 2020

WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs today approved by voice vote it fiscal year 2021 bill. In total, the bill provides $65.87 billion in funding, an increase of $8.467 billion above the FY 2020 enacted level and $21.158 billion above the request.

The bill next heads to the full Committee for markup.

Subcommittees

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (116th Congress)

Issues:State, Foreign Operations

Chairwoman Lowey Statement at Subcommittee Markup of FY 2021 State and Foreign Operations Funding Bill

July 6, 2020

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"With a total of $65.87 billion, the House bill rejects the President’s “go-it-alone” approach to foreign policy and expresses the Committee’s concerns about the timely obligation and prudent expenditure of resources."

Issues:State, Foreign Operations

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (116th Congress)

Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2021 State and Foreign Operations Funding Bill

July 5, 2020

The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2021 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation funds the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, and other international programs and activities.

Subcommittees

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (116th Congress)

Issues:State, Foreign Operations

Chairwoman Lowey Statement at State-Foreign Operations Public Witness Day

March 12, 2020

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"Let me be clear: Our nation’s security cannot afford a budget that does not adequately fund our diplomatic and development programs, or life-saving humanitarian assistance. Diplomacy and development programs are our best hope to tackle the difficult issues facing the world, making the draconian cuts proposed by this administration irresponsible. For as long as I have been a part of this Subcommittee, we have had bipartisan agreement that foreign assistance is critical to our national security and to maintaining America’s leadership role in the world. As Chairwoman, I have every expectation that we will produce a bill that maximizes each taxpayer dollar while responding to today’s many needs."

Issues:State, Foreign Operations

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (116th Congress)

Chairwoman Lowey Statement at Hearing on FY 2021 Treasury Budget Request

March 11, 2020

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"The Administration’s FY 2021 budget request, which proposes unsustainable cuts of nearly 20% to foreign assistance, demonstrates, once again, that the Administration does not value the impact of the global economy on our national security. Nor does it recognize the merits of poverty reduction through multilateral development. Fortunately, this Committee does."

Issues:State, Foreign Operations

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (116th Congress)

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