Bill funds State Department and foreign aid through 2027

What it does

This bill sets aside money for the State Department and international programs. It covers fiscal year 2027. The bill gives about $9.8 billion to run the State Department. It gives $3.4 billion for global health. It gives $5 billion for refugees and people in need. It gives $6.9 billion for security and development work. It gives $6.8 billion for foreign military financing. The money pays for embassies, student exchanges, peacekeeping, and democracy programs.

Who it affects

The bill affects the State Department and its workers. It affects countries that get U.S. aid and refugees. It affects defense companies that sell weapons to foreign governments.

One thing to notice

The bill sets aside $6.8 billion to help foreign governments buy U.S. weapons. It also sets aside money within humanitarian aid for refugees going to Israel.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

• Apr 30, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 547”
• Jul 15, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 209 (Roll no. 247)”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

86 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 89 reports from Mar 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $35,559,629 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 8 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 99% of bills with any report.

Mario Diaz-Balart, who sponsored the bill, received $988,284 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Rtx Corporation and Affiliates — $3,860,000 in 1 report
• General Motors Company — $3,460,000 in 1 report
• General Dynamics Corp — $3,420,000 in 1 report
• Altria Client Services LLC — $3,200,000 in 1 report
• American Chemistry Council — $2,570,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• foreign military financing — Money the U.S. gives to other countries to buy American weapons.
• refugees — People who leave their country because of danger or war.
• embassies — Buildings where the U.S. government works in other countries.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.