Appropriations

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP), and member of the Defense Subcommittee, released the following statement after all 12 FY2026 appropriations bills were advanced out of the full Appropriations Committee:

“I am proud that under Chairman Tom Cole’s leadership, the House Appropriations Committee has passed all 12 appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2026.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP), Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), joined Cheryl Casone on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss the government funding bill and the importance of passing the House appropriations bill, the deployment of military assets to the waters off Venezuela, and President Trump's firm stance and leadership in countering narco-terrorist cartels.

Southern Florida –– Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Dean of the Florida Delegation, and Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Everglades Caucus, applauds the recent announcements by Governor DeSantis and the Trump Administration to accelerate and complete a key component to one of the most significant environmental restoration efforts in U.S. History.

Southern Florida –– Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Dean of the Florida Delegation, and Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Everglades Caucus, proudly announces that he secured $461 million for Everglades restoration and preservation in the Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, which was approved by the House Appropriations Committee last month. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Dean of the Florida Delegation, and Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Everglades Caucus, issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee's approval of the proposed fiscal year 2026 funding legislation: