This week, the House of Representatives approved legislation that provides funding for the State Department and the Treasury Department for 2026. The measure includes significant support aimed at strengthening partnerships with Taiwan and other allies in the Indo-Pacific region.
“In the past month, the free people of Taiwan have endured cyberattacks and aggressive PLA military exercises. This legislation provides Taiwan with more support, helps it invest in its own defense, and reinforces last month’s historic arms sale by the Trump Administration. We must urgently deliver weapons to Taiwan to deter conflict in 2027 and beyond,” said Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar, who also serves on the Appropriations Committee and its subcommittee overseeing State Department programs.
The bill allocates $2.3 billion in foreign military financing grants and loans for Taiwan. It also designates $100 million for foreign military financing to the Philippines, along with $400 million directed to a fund focused on countering influence from the People’s Republic of China.
Additional provisions include $35.9 million for the American Institute in Taiwan, which manages unofficial relations between Washington and Taipei; $4 million for the U.S.–China Economic and Security Review Commission; and $2.3 million for the Congressional Executive Commission on China. The legislation also increases funding for Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.
