HR 8595
Passed a chamber
Appropriates funds for State Department operations, foreign assistance, and international security programs for fiscal year 2027, and adds documentary proof of citizenship and photo identification requirements for federal voting.
Official title: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Reported
30-APR-2026
On the calendar
30-APR-2026
Passed
15-JUL-2026
Senate
Received
29-JUL-2026
- Division A provides appropriations for State Department diplomatic programs, embassy security, consular and passport operations, and international organization dues for fiscal year 2027.
- Provides foreign aid funding for global health, HIV/AIDS, humanitarian assistance, and foreign military financing, with minimum amounts for Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Taiwan.
- Division B requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and directs states to check voter rolls through the Department of Homeland Security's SAVE system.
- Division B requires voters casting ballots in person to show a valid photo identification, with provisional ballots and affidavit options for those who cannot.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (30-APR-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 15-JUL-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Appropriations Committee (House)
Economics and Public Finance
No cosponsors.