Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee passed the National Security, State Department, and Related Programs (NSRP) funding bill for fiscal year 2027.
“This FY2027 National Security, State Department, and Related Programs bill advances President Trump’s America First agenda,” said Congressman Alford. “We’re cutting spending $2.69 billion below last year’s level while delivering robust support for key allies like Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and Taiwan and holding adversaries like Communist China and Iran accountable. This legislation prioritizes fiscal responsibility, protects American taxpayer dollars, promotes self-sufficiency in foreign assistance, and ensures our foreign policy strengthens U.S. national security.”
Congressman Alford secured several priorities in the NSRP funding bill, including:
A provision to strengthen accountability for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) grantees to prevent controversial domestic programming from entities that receive taxpayer funding.
Earlier this year, Congressman Alford questioned the head of NED regarding a past grantee, the Global Disinformation Index, that enabled censorship of American citizens. Watch that exchange here.
Cutting all federal funding for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to ensure American taxpayers are not bankrolling left-wing content that undermines our national interest, while creating new global broadcasting programs under the direct oversight of the State Department.
Language to ensure more foreign assistance provided by American taxpayers is Made in America by strengthening domestic procurement requirements.
Provisions to advance President Trump’s America First Health Policy to ensure partner nations are increasing their cost-sharing.
Provisions to ensure timely processing of visas and passports associated with the upcoming World Cup, which Kansas City will host this summer.
Appropriate funding of National Security Investment Programs under the State Department to ensure that all foreign assistance is supporting national security—not woke projects overseas.
Provisions urging the State Department to ensure that American defense manufacturing remains dominant and prevent foreign entities from undermining our defense industrial base.
A summary of the bill is available here.
Bill text is available here.
