H.R. 5240 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sep 9, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRequires state department budget priority reports
This bill would require the State Department to write an annual report and send it to Congress telling them about programs or activities the department thinks are important but didn't get funding from the President's proposed budget. The report would need to explain what each unfunded priority is, how much money it would need, and other budget details.
How it affects you
This bill doesn't directly affect most Americans in their daily lives. It's mainly a tool for Congress to get better information from the State Department about what international programs or activities the department believes need money but didn't make it into the President's budget request.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Sep 9, 2025)
Fully Funding our National Security Priorities Act
This bill requires the Department of State to submit an annual report to Congress regarding unfunded State Department priorities.
Under the bill, an unfunded priority generally refers to a program, activity, or mission requirement of the State Department that was not funded in the President's budget and is necessary to fulfill a foreign policy or national security objective or to satisfy an information requirement associated with a goal or objective outlined in the Joint Strategic Plan agreed upon by the State Department.
The report must be submitted no later than 10 days after the President's budget is submitted to Congress and must include specified details regarding each unfunded priority, including
• a description of the priority, including the objectives to be achieved if the priority is funded;
• the amount of additional funding that is needed to achieve the objective; and
• certain budget information (e.g., the appropriation account and the project).
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 5240
A BILL
Fully Funding our National Security Priorities Act
Sponsor: Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV-1) · Introduced Sep 9, 2025 · International Affairs · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 9, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.”