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LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES

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  CJS Bill Clears House Appropriations Committee

  May 14, 2026

  After a markup session during which numerous amendments were considered, the House Appropriations Committee adopted its FY2027 Commerce-Justice-Science funding bill by a vote of 32 - 28. The bill, which funds a number of science agencies, including NSF, NOAA, NASA, and NIST, is available here. The text of the report, which details how the funds are…

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  Report for House Commerce-Justice-Science Approps Bill Now Available

  May 12, 2026

  In preparation for its markup tomorrow morning, the House Appropriations Committee has released the report that accompanies the FY2027 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill.  The report includes details on funding levels provided to the agencies.  The report is available here. NSF NSF would be funded at $7.0 billion under this bill, a decrease of $1.75 billion below…

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  Five Hour Vote

  April 30, 2026

  After five hours of an open vote, the House was able to pass the Senate budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) in an effort end the stalemate on DHS funding and if and how much for fund ICE. This resolution instructs Congress to provide $70 million for immigration enforcement funding. The House voted to adopt…

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