Our work on today’s Fiscal Year 2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations bill is a critical step toward further strengthening America’s leadership on the world stage while upholding fiscal discipline.
Support the FY27 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations bill to strengthen America’s leadership, security, and diplomacy.
Occurrences
Evidence
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“Today, the House Appropriations National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee met to consider its Fiscal Year 2027 bill. The measure was approved by the Subcommittee.” Tom Cole said the bill is “a critical step toward further strengthening America’s leadership on the world stage while upholding fiscal discipline.”
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“Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 35 to 27.” Cole said the FY27 NSRP bill “delivers a decisive response” and that the committee was “continuing to move with purpose.”
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“Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2027 bill for the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, April 23rd.”
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The FY27 Bill Text and Reports page lists National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs among the FY27 materials and indicates the bill text/reports are available on the committee site.
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House Clerk Roll Call 247 records H.R. 8595 on passage as passed, 217 yea to 209 nay; the member table lists Tom Cole, Republican of Oklahoma, voting Yea.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8595 as the Engrossed in House version with a July 15, 2026 last action date, not as an enacted public law version.
Assessments
The promise was to support the FY27 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations bill, not necessarily to secure final enactment. Cole publicly backed the bill, advanced it through subcommittee and full committee as House Appropriations chair, and voted Yea when H.R. 8595 passed the House on July 15, 2026. That is sufficient candidate action in federal office during the same term to count the support promise as fulfilled, even though the evidence does not show the bill became law.
Cole clearly supported and materially advanced the FY27 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations bill in his role as House Appropriations Committee chairman. The bill was released, approved in subcommittee, and then approved by the full committee in April 2026. However, the evidence does not show final passage by Congress or enactment into law. Because the promise was to support the bill, his affirmative backing and committee advancement constitute meaningful progress, but not full delivery of the appropriations outcome itself. Therefore the best judgment is partial fulfillment during the same term.