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S. 2354119th CongressOn the floor calendarLatest action Jul 17, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
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S 2354 sets fiscal year 2026 funding levels for Commerce, Justice, and related science agencies.
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This bill funds the Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, and related science agencies for fiscal year 2026, covering agencies like the Census Bureau, Patent and Trademark Office, NOAA, and NIST, as well as the FBI, DEA, ATF, federal prisons, and immigration courts. It also sets detailed spending rules, such as travel limits, congressional notification requirements for shifting funds, and specific set-asides like salmon conservation and meth lab cleanup.
It affects federal agencies including the FBI, NOAA, and Bureau of Prisons, plus businesses using patents or trade programs, coastal and fishing communities, federal court and immigration participants, and taxpayers.
The funding levels determine agency operating capacity for the year, from FBI investigations to weather satellites to federal prison operations, without creating new laws or policies.
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Right now: it's on the Senate floor calendar. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 122.