Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Latest action · Jul 25, 2024 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 444.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
This bill provides FY2025 appropriations to the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the science agencies, and several related agencies.
The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for
- the International Trade Administration,
- the Bureau of Industry and Security,
- the Economic Development Administration,
- the Minority Business Development Agency,
- Economic and Statistical Analysis,
- the Bureau of the Census,
- the National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
- the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
- the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
- the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and
- Departmental Management.
The bill provides appropriations to DOJ for
- Justice Operations, Management, and Accountability;
- the Executive Office for Immigration Review;
- the Office of Inspector General;
- the U.S. Parole Commission;
- Legal Activities;
- the U.S. Marshals Service;
- the National Security Division;
- Interagency Law Enforcement;
- the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
- the Drug Enforcement Administration;
- the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and
- the Federal Prison System.
The bill also provides appropriations to DOJ for state and local law enforcement activities, including
- the Office on Violence Against Women,
- the Office of Justice Programs, and
- Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
The bill provides appropriations for science agencies, including
- the Office of Science and Technology Policy,
- the National Space Council,
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and
- the National Science Foundation.
The bill provides appropriations to related agencies, including
- the Commission on Civil Rights,
- the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
- the U.S. International Trade Commission,
- the Legal Services Corporation,
- the Marine Mammal Commission,
- the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and
- the State Justice Institute.
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Appropriations Committee | Reported as an original measure Jul 25, 2024 |
| Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee | Hearings Apr 17, 2024Hearings May 15, 2024Hearings May 23, 2024Hearings Jun 4, 2024 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2024Introduced in Senate
- Jul 25, 2024Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Shaheen. With written report No. 118-198.
- Jul 25, 2024Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 444.
- Jun 4, 2024Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-638.
- May 23, 2024Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-638.
- May 15, 2024Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-638.
- Apr 17, 2024Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-638.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-638 | COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025388 pages | Appropriations Committee | Apr 17, 2024–Jun 4, 2024 |
CRS reports 7
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 7
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43419 | NASA Appropriations and Authorizations: At a Glance | Report | Apr 29, 2026 |
| R48469 | The Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) | Report | Apr 21, 2026 |
| R48733 | Trade-Related Agencies: FY2026 Appropriations, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) | Report | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R48134 | Overview of FY2025 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) | Report | Aug 15, 2025 |
| R48231 | Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2025 Budget and Appropriations | Report | Aug 1, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 9026 | Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 | Related bill | Jul 11, 2024 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill
- Science Appropriations Act, 2025
- Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2025
- Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Alaska
- Appropriations
- Asia
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Building construction
- Buy American requirements
- California
- Census and government statistics
- Child safety and welfare
- China
- Commission on Civil Rights
- Community life and organization
- Competition and antitrust
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Customs enforcement
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Justice
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Economic development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Endangered and threatened species
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family services
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
- Firearms and explosives
- Fishes
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Genetics
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government trust funds
- Hate crimes
- Health care coverage and access
- Higher education
- House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
- Human trafficking
- Idaho
- Immigration status and procedures
- Immunology and vaccination
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Industrial policy and productivity
- Infrastructure development
- Intellectual property
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Lawyers and legal services
- Legal fees and court costs
- Legal Services Corporation
- Licensing and registrations
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine Mammal Commission
- Mental health
- Minority and disadvantaged businesses
- Minority education
- Missing persons
- Motor vehicles
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Science Foundation
- Nevada
- Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Oregon
- Organized crime
- Public contracts and procurement
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Rural conditions and development
- Science and engineering education
- Service animals
- Sex offenses
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Space flight and exploration
- Spacecraft and satellites
- Specialized courts
- State and local government operations
- Student aid and college costs
- Tariffs
- Telecommunication rates and fees
- Transportation costs
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- User charges and fees
- Washington State
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2024Reported to Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
