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The House Appropriations panel in charge of the Commerce-Justice-Science bill advanced the legislation in a 9-6 vote on Tuesday.
Why it matters: The House GOP's bill targets science and tech, but wouldn't make as deep cuts as those proposed in President Trump's budget request.
What's inside: We broke down the numbers for you in Monday's newsletter here, but some of the key figures include:
- $10.1 billion to the Commerce Department, a decrease of $264 million from the FY25 enacted level but $2 billion above what Trump requested.
- $303 million for BIS, a $112 million increase over last year that matches the Trump administration's request.
- $7 billion to NSF, a $2.1 billion cut from last year, but $3.1 billion above Trump's ask.
Context: The Senate Appropriations Committee held up approval of its bipartisan version of the CJS bill last week after a dispute over the future FBI headquarters.
- That text still isn't out and another markup hasn't been scheduled, but senators said the legislation provides $9 billion for NSF.
The bottom line: Approps season is in full swing, but lawmakers don't have much time before government funding runs out Sept. 30.
What's next: The House GOP's CJS bill now heads to the full Appropriations Committee for a markup.
