Appropriations Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2022 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Funding Bill

Press Release

The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2022 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies funding bill on a 33-26 vote.

For 2022, the bill provides $81.3 billion, an increase of $10.2 billion -- 14 percent -- above 2021. In total, the bill provides funding of $81.6 billion. The legislation:

Creates good-paying American jobs with investments in economic development in distressed communities with support for small businesses, including small and medium sized American manufacturers
Supports safer communities with funding for local law enforcement while bolstering police and criminal justice reform and expanding gun violence prevention efforts
Addresses gender-based violence with strong increases for Violence Against Women Act prevention and prosecution programs, as well as efforts to reduce the backlog of unprocessed rape kits
Confronts the climate crisis with strong funding for climate resilience and research at NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Science Foundation
"This legislation provides strong funding increases to help improve the lives of our nation's working people," Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee Chair Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) said. "It supports American manufacturing, economic development, and infrastructure improvements to get more people back to work and strengthen our economy. It helps our law enforcement officials everywhere fight crime and combat the opioid epidemic, while reforming criminal justice practices. And it funds innovative research, advances our trade competitiveness, and prepares us for the harsh realities of climate change. This legislation makes very effective use of taxpayer dollars and will help us build a more prosperous, safe, and competitive America for all of us."

"As our nation emerges from the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government must invest in the American people to create good-paying jobs and growth that benefits all. This legislation takes critical steps to support economic development, strengthen small businesses and American manufacturers, and fund research on the Earth's changing climate," Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) said. "At the same time, the legislation makes our communities safer by funding local law enforcement who deserve our respect as they work in a period of great challenge. The bill also supports police and criminal justice reform efforts and addresses gender-based violence."

The following amendments to the bill were adopted by the full Committee:

Rep. Cartwright -- The manager's amendment makes technical and noncontroversial changes to the bill and report. The amendment was adopted by voice vote.

Rep. Cline #2 -- This amendment specifies that, of the $110 million for NASA's Nuclear Thermal Propulsion program, $80 million is for the design of a flight demonstration system. The amendment was adopted by voice vote.

A summary of the bill is here. The text of the bill, before the adoption of amendments in full Committee, is here. The bill report, before the adoption of amendments in full Committee, is here. In keeping with the Appropriations Committee's commitment to transparency, information on Community Project Funding in the bill is here.

Subcommittees:
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (117th Congress)
117th Congress

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