HR 8845
Advanced toward a vote
Provides appropriations for fiscal year 2027 to the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the Science agencies such as NASA and the National Science Foundation, and several related agencies, setting the dollar amounts each may spend and the rules they must follow.
Official title: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Reported
15-MAY-2026
On the calendar
15-MAY-2026
- Appropriates funds for the Department of Commerce, including NOAA, NIST, the Census Bureau, and the USPTO, with the USPTO's general fund amount offset by its fee collections.
- Appropriates funds for the Department of Justice, including the FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service, Federal Prison System, and grant programs for violence against women, state and local law enforcement, and juvenile justice.
- Appropriates funds for NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and for related agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Legal Services Corporation.
- Rescinds a total of $75 million from NOAA and $361 million from Justice Department accounts by September 30, 2027, and includes general provisions restricting how the appropriated funds may be used.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Reported to House, 15-MAY-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Appropriations Committee (House)
Economics and Public Finance
No cosponsors.