Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
Floor Speech
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Mr. JOYCE of Ohio. Mr. Chair, I thank Chairman Cole for yielding but mostly for his leadership together with the ranking member, the lovely Ms. DeLauro, Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Collins and Vice Chair Murray, and Senate Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Chairman Hagerty and Ranking Member Reed. I appreciate all of their work on this bill.
Separately, I thank my ranking member, Mr. Hoyer. I value his institutional knowledge and his insight on and off this committee. I am sad to see him leave at the end of this Congress.
I rise today in strong support of the fiscal year 2026 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. This legislation funds the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the Federal judiciary, the District of Columbia, and more than 20 independent commissions, departments, and agencies.
The breadth of FSGG's jurisdiction is daunting, and there are many who thought we could never get a bill done, let alone a bipartisan one. I thank all the members of the FSGG subcommittee for their hard work, and I certainly thank Kim Betz for her hard work in keeping this program online and on track to be here today. I thank all the members of the subcommittee because we would not be here without them.
The bill we are considering today has a total base discretionary funding level of $26.3 billion. However, when compared to FY 2025 enacted levels for non-Defense discretionary spending, this bill is a $140 million cut.
The Treasury Department is cut by 8 percent from FY 2025 enacted levels, including the IRS. In fact, the IRS enforcement account is below $5 billion for the first time since 2021.
The Executive Office of the President is funded at just over $870 million.
Funding for the Federal judiciary is increased by 6 percent to $9.7 billion, which will support court security and the Federal public defender's program.
Approximately $877 million in Federal payments are provided to the District of Columbia, including emergency security funding for D.C. to support events in the capital, like America's 250 celebrations, Memorial Day, and Labor Day.
Finally, $2.8 billion is provided for the SEC, FTC, FCC, GSA, SBA, and more than 20 independent agencies.
This bill will enable the GSA to reduce the number of Federal properties on the Federal Government's deferred maintenance list. It provides critical funding for national security, including the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and the Committee on Foreign Investment.
The bill funds bipartisan programs like CDFIs, which support communities and high-intensity drug trafficking area programs that are critical to strengthening this administration's interdiction and fentanyl tracking efforts.
In conclusion, this bill funds critical government agencies and programs and preserves and protects Congress' responsibility of overseeing how these funds are being used.
Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes.''
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