Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (115th Congress)
Membership
- José Serrano, Ranking Member
- Derek Kilmer, Washington
- Matt Cartwright, Pennsylvania
- Grace Meng, New York
Jurisdiction
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Justice
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Science Foundation
- Related Agencies
- Commission on Civil Rights
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- International Trade Commission
- Legal Services Corporation
- Marine Mammal Commission
- Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Office of the United States Trade Representative
- State Justice Institute
Recent Activity
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Within this bill, while several items are funded at decent levels, there are a great many other items of serious concern. For instance, while the COPS program deceptively shows an increase of $12.5 million, resources and responsibilities have been shifted to create an illusion of robust funding all while eliminating the COPS Hiring Program.
The President’s budget request for fiscal year 2018 includes $7.8 billion for the Department of Commerce, which is a $1.4 billion or 15 percent decrease from the 2017 enacted level. This level of funding endangers these core missions at the Department.
Given the news yesterday that Donald Trump will propose dramatically slashing domestic spending, there is no doubt that important priorities are in danger.