HR 8595 Passed in House – FY 2027 State Spending

Yesterday, the House considered HR 8595, the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027, under a rule. After dealing with 29 amendments (pgs 5-7), none of particular interest here, the House passed the bill by a near party-line vote of 217 to 209. This is the third FY 2027 spending bill to be passed by the House; the Senate has not yet taken any action on spending bills this year. 

There are three cybersecurity mentions in the bill and 5 more discussions in the Committee Report. There is one chemical safety mention in the Report. 

If/when the Senate takes up HR 8595, it will not consider the language passed yesterday. Instead, the Senate will take up a version of the bill crafted by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Typically, that version would be more bipartisan in nature due to the 60-vote requirement in the Senate to pass a bill considered under regular order. This year, SAC has been having problems coming up with bipartisan spending bill language. 

The Republican leadership in the House is already talking about moving to consideration of a continuing resolution, postponing a vote until after the November mid-term elections. 

Review - HR 8595 Introduced – FY 2027 State Spending

Last week, Rep Diaz-Balart introduced HR 8595, the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027. The House Appropriations Committee has also published their Report on the bill. There are three cybersecurity mentions in the bill and 5 more discussions in the Report. There is one chemical safety mention in the Report. 

Moving Forward  

The House Appropriations Committee approved this bill by a party-line vote (7:38 in the video). There is no section in the report for minority views, so it is difficult to gauge the level of Democratic opposition to the language in this bill. Having said that, I would expect this bill to only receive very limited (if any) support from Democrats if/when it was to come to the floor. 

For more information on the cybersecurity and chemical safety provisions of the bill and report, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/hr-8595-introduced-fy-2027-state - subscription required. 

Review – Bills Introduced – 4-30-26

 Yesterday, with both the House and Senate in session and preparing to depart for their weeklong Mother’s Day celebration, there were 137 bills introduced. Three of those bills may receive additional coverage in this blog: 

HR 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. Diaz-Balart, Mario [Rep.-R-FL-26] 

HR 8609 To support research, development, and other activities to develop innovative vehicle technologies, and for other purposes. Dingell, Debbie [Rep.-D-MI-6] 

S 4453 A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to ensure that the information technology and cybersecurity and information security systems of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior are interoperable, and for other purposes. Schiff, Adam B. [Sen.-D-CA] 

Space Geek Legislation  

I would like to mention one bill under my limited Space Geek coverage in this blog: 

H Res 1242 Supporting the first Friday of May as "National Space Day" in recognition of the significant positive impact the aerospace community has and will continue to have on the United States of America. Lieu, Ted [Rep.-D-CA-36] 

For more information on these bills, including legislative history for similar bills in the 118th Congress, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/bills-introduced-4-30-26 - subscription required.