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Congress Returns Next Week with Full Agenda

July 2, 2009 – Congress returns next week following the July 4th recess with a full appropriations agenda.  On Friday, July 10th, the full House is expected to consider the $48.8 billion FY10 State, Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, which represents the largest component of the International Affairs Budget.  The bill is $3.2 billion below the President’s request and $1.2 billion below present spending.  The Senate Appropriations Committee is also expected to mark up its version of the bill when in returns from recess.

• International Affairs Budget 302(b) Fact Sheet
• Current Budget
  

Success Stories

The International Affairs Budget in Action

Leading businesses and NGO's are helping regions around the world become more secure and stable though programs that range from emergency assistance to microcredit loans, from strengthening fragile democracies to strengthening emerging free markets. Learn more about how programs funded by the International Affairs Budget are making a difference at home and abroad. 

• Saving Lives: Helping Communities Address HIV/AIDS
• Protecting National Security: Strengthening New and Fragile Democracies
• Humanitarian Values in Action: From Crisis to Opportunity

Facts and Figures

Small Change, Immeasurable Impact

For a little more than one percent of the total U.S. Federal Budget, the International Affairs Budget supports numerous programs around the globe that ensure the security and well-being of Americans. The International Affairs Budget supports a wide array of foreign assistance and State Department programs critical to ensuring our long-term security, building economic prosperity and strengthening humanitarian values at home and around the world.

• FY 2009 International Affairs Budget Request
• FY 2008 International Affairs Budget Breakdown
• International Affairs Budget Programs
• International Affairs Budget FAQ