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U.S. House Appropriations Committee Full Committee Markup: FY 26 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Bill

September 11, 2025

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 Watch the Full Markup. Introduction The House Appropriations Committee worked on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, to pass Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Bill that includes the bulk of federal civil space spending. The FY 2026 budget negotiations for U.S. civil space agencies have centered on proposed…

U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee on Commerce, Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness Hearing – AI’ve Got a Plan: America’s AI Action Plan

September 10, 2025

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 Watch the Hearing  Introduction  U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness, convened a subcommittee hearing titled “AI’ve Got a Plan: America’s AI Action Plan” on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 10:00 am EST. This hearing examined President Trump’s artificial intelligence strategy, Winning the Race: America’s…

U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation Hearing – There’s a Bad Moon on the Rise: Why Congress and NASA Must Thwart China in the Space Race

September 3, 2025

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 Watch the Hearing  Introduction  The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing entitled “There’s a Bad Moon on the Rise: Why Congress and NASA Must Thwart China in the Space Race” on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. The hearing detailed the United States’ and China’s lunar ambitions and…

Senate Committee on Appropriations “Full Committee Markup of Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Acts.”

July 17, 2025

Thursday, July 17, 2025 Watch the Markup Introduction The Senate Appropriations Committee continued their work on the Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations Acts at another full committee markup on July 17. This markup comes after a dispute over the Van Hollen amendment concerning the FBI’s new headquarters which resulted in an indefinite recess on…

House Committee on Appropriations “Subcommittee Markup of Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Bill.”

July 15, 2025

Watch the Full Markup. Introduction The House Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides a total of $76.824 billion in discretionary allocation (a 2.8% decrease compared to FY2025 total spending). $6.234 billion of total spending is dedicated to the defense portion, while $70.590 billion goes to the non-defense portion. A summary of…