The House Republican bill to fund the State Department targets climate programs and includes a deep cut to a key environmental treaty.
The fiscal 2026 appropriations bill, released Monday, would zero out all funding to implement the Montreal Protocol, the major international treaty protecting the ozone layer.
The United States is not expected to withdraw from the agreement, which was ratified in 1987 by 197 countries. But the State Department’s contributions in the past decades have provided significant funding to help enforce the ozone pollution standards domestically and in poorer countries.
The new House bill has no funding for the international organizations and programs division, which includes the Montreal Protocol and other multilateral assistance programs.
