Sets the yearly budget for a large slice of the federal government: the Justice Department (including the FBI at about $11.4 billion, the DEA, the ATF at $1.3 billion, federal prisons at roughly $8.2 billion, and U.S. Attorneys), the Commerce Department (the Census Bureau, NOAA's weather and ocean work, NIST, and the Patent Office), plus NASA at about $24.4 billion and the National Science Foundation at roughly $9 billion. Beyond the dollars, the bill carries dozens of policy 'riders' that direct how agencies may and may not operate. It blocks funding to enforce several firearms rules issued between 2021 and 2025 — including the 'ghost gun' frame-or-receiver rule, the pistol stabilizing-brace rule, and expanded dealer-licensing rules — and tightens limits on sharing federal gun-trace data, shielding it from subpoenas, lawsuits, and open-records requests. It bars NASA and the White House science office from most cooperation with China, prohibits spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, critical race theory training, and ESG investing, and stops the Census Bureau from counting people in the country illegally when dividing up congressional seats. Several provisions affect transgender people in federal prisons and abortion-related enforcement, and one section permanently expands who can sue foreign companies over property Cuba seized after 1959. The bill also stops the Justice Department from seizing the digital records of members of Congress tied to their official work and bars settlement deals that route money to outside nonprofit groups.
Civil Liberties
- Census apportionment count — Unlawfully present residents excluded when dividing congressional seats
- Congressional records protection — DOJ and FBI barred from seizing Members' official legislative digital material
- Speech-labeling activity — Funds blocked for agencies labeling U.S.-person speech as mis/disinformation
- Religious-belief protection — Agencies barred from acting against traditional-marriage belief holders
- Third-party data purchases — Law enforcement barred from buying covered subscriber records from brokers
- Legal representation in removal — DOJ funds barred for representing aliens in removal proceedings
Criminal Justice & Due Process
- ATF ghost-gun rule — Funds blocked to enforce the 2022 frame-or-receiver rule
- ATF stabilizing-brace rule — Funds blocked to enforce the 2023 brace classification rule
- ATF dealer-licensing rules — Funds blocked to enforce 2024 'engaged in business' rules
- Multiple long-gun sale reports — ATF barred from requiring reports of multiple rifle/shotgun sales
- Federal firearms registry — Funds barred from creating or maintaining a registry
- Red flag law implementation — Funds barred for extreme risk protection order programs
- Marijuana rescheduling — Funds barred from moving marijuana off Schedule I
- Medical marijuana protection — DOJ barred from blocking state medical marijuana laws
- First Step Act programs — At least $409.5M directed to rehabilitation programming
- BOP inmate facility assignment — Assignment tied to biological sex
Transparency & Accountability
- Gun-trace data access — NIBIN and trace data exempted from subpoena, discovery, and FOIA
- DOJ settlement payments to NGOs — Settlements directing funds to third-party groups barred
- Human trafficking task forces — Each U.S. Attorney office required to participate
- Foreign Influence Task Force — Funds barred for monitoring protected speech
- NSF indirect cost rates — Frozen at FY2024 levels, barring agency revision
- CHIPS fund allocation control — Congress directs NSF workforce-fund spending
Environmental Concerns
- Whale vessel-speed limits — NOAA barred from enforcing post-2021 right/Rice's whale speed rules
- Pacific coastal salmon recovery — $65M directed to salmon restoration
Average Household Impact
- EEOC pregnancy-accommodation rule — Funds blocked for the 2024 abortion-accommodation provision
- Legal Services Corporation — $268M funded for civil legal aid to low-income households
- NOAA weather service staffing — Required to maintain life-and-property protection levels
Corporate Benefits
- Foreign-entity trade remedy actions — Commerce approval required before they proceed
- Persistent-poverty county set-aside — 10% of public-works grants directed to those counties
Congressional Summary
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027This bill provides FY2027 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 forthe 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, andDepartmental Management.The bill provides appropriations to DOJ forJustice 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; andthe Federal Prison System.The bill also provides appropriations to DOJ for state and local law enforcement activities, includingthe Office on Violence Against Women,the Office of Justice Programs, andCommunity Oriented Policing Services (COPS).The bill provides appropriations for science agencies, includingthe Office of Science and Technology Policy,the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), andthe National Science Foundation.The bill provides appropriations to related agencies, includingthe 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, andthe State Justice Institute.The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Reported to House
- Action Date
- 2026-05-15
- Date Added
- 2026-05-30
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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