Congress typically considers 12 distinct appropriations measures on an annual basis to fund federal programs and activities. Between FY2008 and FY2025, one of these measures was the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) appropriations. Beginning in FY2026, Congress retitled this measure…
Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 547.
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Overview. Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country, largest democracy, top oil producer, and one of its largest economies. It is the United States’ second-largest trade partner in Sub-Saharan Africa and has often ranked among the top 10 recipients of U.S. aid globally. Nigerians are the largest Africa-born population…
The United States and Israel have cooperated closely for decades, reflecting assessments across several Administrations and Congresses that the countries share a number of strategic interests, including in countering mutual threats from other regional states and militant groups. Large-scale U.S. assistance, as approve…
U.S. law states that the promotion and protection of democracy and human rights are “principal” and “fundamental” goals of U.S. foreign policy. Congress, having enacted such goals, has shaped the manner and degree to which U.S. government policy strives to achieve them in practice. Since the 1970s in particular, Congr…
Syria is in the midst of a political transition shaped by the legacies of decades of authoritarian rule and more than a decade of unrest and conflict that displaced millions and killed hundreds of thousands of Syrians from 2011 through 2024. Ahmed Al Sharaa, whose movement ousted the Iran- and Russia-backed regime of…
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NATIONAL SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2027
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