H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

This bill is focused on providing funding for the Department of State, but includes several immigration-related provisions:

• Prohibition on Funding Mass Migration (Sec. 7045(f)): Prohibits any funds from being used to "encourage, mobilize, publicize, or manage mass-migration caravans towards the United States southwest border." It explicitly mandates compliance with Executive Orders related to "Securing Our Borders" and "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders."
• Ban on Admissions from Gaza (Sec. 7041(g)(3)(H)): Prohibits the use of funds to support the admission and resettlement of any foreign national from Gaza into the United States.
• Conditioning Foreign Aid on Migration Offsets (Sec. 7045(a)(4) & (c)(1)): Prioritizes assistance to countries that demonstrate "commitment and progress in offsetting large-scale migration and human trafficking from or through the Western Hemisphere." Furthermore, relations and funding for Colombia are evaluated partly on their alignment with U.S. interests in "mitigating irregular migration."
• Visa/Entry Denials for Foreign Officials (Sec. 7031(c)): Makes foreign government officials (and their immediate family members) ineligible for entry into the United States if the Secretary of State has credible information that they have been involved in significant corruption or gross violations of human rights.
• Funding for Consular & Border Security Programs: Makes $533,000,000 available for Consular and Border Security Programs, explicitly noting that these funds are to be used to "reduce passport backlogs and reduce visa wait times.
• Refugee & Migration Assistance Funds: Appropriates $5,000,000,000 for international disaster relief, which includes "activities to meet refugee and migration needs." Notably, it specifies that not less than $6,500,000 of this must be made available for refugees resettling in Israel. An additional $100,000,000 is appropriated for the "United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund."