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Published on May 12, 2026 • Development

The FY27 House Spending Bill Charts a New Course for US Foreign Aid but Key Uncertainties Remain

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Mere weeks have passed since the White House sent its FY27 budget request to Capitol Hill, but House appropriators are advancing their own vision for development and diplomacy spending in the year ahead. The bill(s) passed by the committee this week (in a party-line vote) would reduce the overall international affairs budget, but by far less than the deep cut proposed by the president.

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