The House Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs is a standing subcommittee within the House Appropriations Committee. Prior to 2008, it was known as the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs. Prior to 2025, it was known as the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs.

The United States House Committee on Appropriations has joint jurisdiction with the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations over all appropriations bills in the United States Congress. Each committee has 12 matching subcommittees, each of which is tasked with working on one of the twelve annual regular appropriations bills. This subcommittee has jurisdiction over the budget for the United States Department of State and any Foreign Operations.

Appropriations process

Traditionally, after a federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year has been passed, the appropriations subcommittees receive information about what the budget sets as their spending ceilings. This is called "302(b) allocations" after section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. That amount is separated into smaller amounts for each of the twelve Subcommittees. The federal budget does not become law and is not signed by the President. Instead, it is guide for the House and the Senate in making appropriations and tax decisions. However, no budget is required and each chamber has procedures in place for what to do without one. The House and Senate now consider appropriations bills simultaneously, although originally the House went first. The House Committee on Appropriations usually reports the appropriations bills in May and June and the Senate in June. Any differences between appropriations bills passed by the House and the Senate are resolved in the fall.

Appropriations bills

An appropriations bill is a bill that appropriates (gives to, sets aside for) money to specific federal government departments, agencies, and programs. The money provides funding for operations, personnel, equipment, and activities. Regular appropriations bills are passed annually, with the funding they provide covering one fiscal year. The fiscal year is the accounting period of the federal government, which runs from October 1 to September 30 of the following year.

There are three types of appropriations bills: regular appropriations bills, continuing resolutions, and supplemental appropriations bills. Regular appropriations bills are the twelve standard bills that cover the funding for the federal government for one fiscal year and that are supposed to be enacted into law by October 1. If Congress has not enacted the regular appropriations bills by the time, it can pass a continuing resolution, which continues the pre-existing appropriations at the same levels as the previous fiscal year (or with minor modifications) for a set amount of time. The third type of appropriations bills are supplemental appropriations bills, which add additional funding above and beyond what was originally appropriated at the beginning of the fiscal year. Supplemental appropriations bills can be used for things like disaster relief.

Appropriations bills are one part of a larger United States budget and spending process. They are preceded in that process by the president's budget proposal, congressional budget resolutions, and the 302(b) allocation. Article One of the United States Constitution, section 9, clause 7, states that "No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law..." This is what gives Congress the power to make these appropriations. The President, however, still has the power to veto appropriations bills.

Members, 119th Congress MajorityMinority Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida, Chair Guy Reschenthaler, Pennsylvania Julia Letlow, Louisiana Juan Ciscomani, Arizona Chuck Edwards, North Carolina, Vice Chair John Moolenaar, Michigan Mark Alford, Missouri Lois Frankel, Florida, Ranking Member Grace Meng, New York Norma Torres, California Mike Quigley, Illinois Ex officio Tom Cole, Oklahoma Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut

Historical membership rosters 115th Congress MajorityMinority Hal Rogers, Kentucky, Chairman Kay Granger, Texas Mario Díaz-Balart, Florida Charlie Dent, Pennsylvania, Vice Chair Tom Rooney, Florida Jeff Fortenberry, Nebraska Chris Stewart, Utah Nita Lowey, New York, Ranking Member Barbara Lee, California Dutch Ruppersberger, Maryland Grace Meng, New York David Price, North Carolina Ex officio Rodney Frelinghuysen, New Jersey

116th Congress MajoritySubcommittee page, 116th CongressMinority Nita Lowey, New York, Chair Barbara Lee, California, Vice Chair Grace Meng, New York David Price, North Carolina Lois Frankel, Florida Norma Torres, California Hal Rogers, Kentucky, Ranking Member Jeff Fortenberry, Nebraska Martha Roby, Alabama Ex officio Rep. Lowey, while entitled to sit as an ex officio member of all subcommittees, is already a designated member of this subcommittee. Kay Granger, Texas

117th Congress MajoritySubcommittee pageMinority Barbara Lee, California, Chair Grace Meng, New York, Vice Chair David Price, North Carolina Lois Frankel, Florida Norma Torres, California Adriano Espaillat, New York Jennifer Wexton, Virginia Hal Rogers, Kentucky, Ranking Member Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida Jeff Fortenberry, Nebraska Guy Reschenthaler, Pennsylvania Ex officio Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut Kay Granger, Texas

118th Congress MajorityMinority Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida, Chair Hal Rogers, Kentucky Chris Stewart, Utah Guy Reschenthaler, Pennsylvania Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee Jake LaTurner, Kansas Jerry Carl, Alabama Barbara Lee, California, Ranking Member Grace Meng, New York Lois Frankel, Florida Norma Torres, California Ex officio Kay Granger, Texas Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut See also United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

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