Unidentified representative urges support for FY2026 two‑bill appropriations package

An unidentified House representative urged lawmakers on the floor to support a two‑bill fiscal 2026 appropriations package that includes funding for Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) and for national security and the Department of State. The speaker said, “I rise in support of HR 70 0 6, which institutes fiscal year 2026 funding for the financial services and general government and national security and department of state appropriations measures.”

The representative framed the package as part of the broader effort to complete the 12 annual appropriations bills and described the work as a member‑driven, bipartisan process that provides certainty to agencies. The speaker said full‑year appropriations allow agencies to plan “based on today's realities,” and linked timely passage to the tax‑filing season and implementation of the “working families tax cut.”

In describing provisions in the bill, the speaker credited FSGG Chairman David Joyce for measures aimed at economic growth, small‑business support, modernization of technology and cybersecurity, and cutting waste. The speaker said the bill would “protect Americans from a supercharged IRS by cutting enforcement and redirecting resources to customer service.”

On the national security and State Department side, the speaker credited (as transcribed) “NSRP chairman, Mario Diaz Balard” with reprioritizing funding, and asserted the package eliminates $9,300,000,000 in spending while supporting efforts to combat narcotics and human trafficking, confront the influence of the Chinese Communist Party, and counter terrorism. The representative also said the measures reinforce democracy and human‑rights efforts and impose accountability at the United Nations, including a prohibition—as described in the remarks—on funding for “UNRWA or the Taliban.”

The speaker thanked committee chairs and ranking members (transcribed as Representatives Joyce and Diaz Bellard, and ranking members Denny Hoyer and Louis Frankel) and singled out “Mr. Lohr” as the full committee’s distinguished ranking member. The remarks concluded with a call to support the bipartisan package and the statement that the speaker “reserves the balance of my time.” The provided transcript contains no motion or recorded vote on the package.

What happens next: the transcript ends with the speaker reserving time and urging members to back the bills; the record provided does not show a final vote or any amendments on the floor.