Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Chairman Hal Rogers
H-310 The Capitol
(202) 225-3351
Majority | Minority |
| Hal Rogers – Chair | Grace Meng - Ranking Member |
| John Carter | Glenn Ivey |
| Ben Cline | Joe Morelle |
| Tony Gonzales | Madeleine Dean |
| Andrew Clyde | Frank Mrvan |
| Mark Alford | |
| Dale Strong – Vice Chair | |
| Riley Moore |
FY26 Outside Witness Testimony Instructions FY26 Member Day Hearing Instructions
Recent Activity
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee met to consider its Fiscal Year 2026 bill. The measure was approved by the Subcommittee.
Thank you, Chairman Rogers, and thank you to Ranking Member Meng, Ranking Member DeLauro, and to all the members of the subcommittee for your participation in this process.
From the frontlines of U.S. law enforcement and economic trade – all the way up to space exploration – the Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee oversees agencies consequential to our country.
The Fiscal Year 2026 bill before us today brings savings to taxpayers and protects the constitutional rights of Americans. It rights the wrongs of Biden-era politicization and overreach at the Department of Justice and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Importantly, the bill makes critical investments to confront fentanyl and the deadly scourge of addiction that has stolen far too many lives. We robustly support local law enforcement and their work to protect our communities.
Over the last several months, our country has charted a course of recovery under President Trump.
We are tackling immigration head on by securing our borders while standing up for what is right and just. We are right-sizing Federal government agencies to ensure Washington D.C. is working on behalf of our citizens, and not against them. And in Congress, we are moving appropriations bills that meet the needs of the American people.
That is why I am proud to present the Fiscal Year 2026 CJS legislation which carries these positions forward. The bill provides a total discretionary allocation of $76.824 billion which represents a 2.8 percent decrease when compared to the total effective spending of the Fiscal Year 2025 enacted level. Importantly, the bill makes strategic investments in several agencies while appropriately reducing others.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2026 bill for the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, July 15th at 12:00 p.m.
I’d like to welcome our witness, the Honorable Pam Bondi, Attorney General of the United States, to testify on the Department of Justice’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget. To begin, I want to thank the Attorney General for speaking at the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit this past April.
The Subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. I would like to welcome everyone to this morning’s hearing. Thank you to our Subcommittee members and to Secretary Lutnick for being here today.
The Fiscal Year 2026 budget request comes at a time of continued fiscal pressure. We must ensure every American taxpayer dollar is used efficiently and continue our work to reduce duplication across agencies and throughout the government. The Department of Commerce’s budget request totals $8.4 billion, a $1.8 billion or 17 percent decrease from the enacted level.
