# 119-s-2354: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 119-s-2354, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-30). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2354 - As of: 2026-10-30 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-2354 - Congress: 119 - Title: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2025-07-17 - Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS) - Cosponsors: 0 - Policy area: Economics and Public Finance - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-10-30 ## Summary **Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, and science agencies for FY2026** would set funding levels across federal economic, law enforcement, and research programs and add tight rules on transfers, reporting, and project oversight. - Families, victims, and communities would see increased support for safety and recovery. The bill designates $720 million for the Office on Violence Against Women and about $1.9 billion for state and local law enforcement grants. - Scientists, students, and space workers would get research and program funding. NASA would receive about $7.8 billion and the National Science Foundation would get roughly $7.2 billion plus $1.0 billion for STEM education. - Businesses, manufacturers, and local economies would gain direct and technical support. The Economic Development Administration is funded at $360 million and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office would operate with roughly $5.0 billion in fee-funded resources. ## Provisions PRIA read - Big increases for local police and victims: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would provide large grant packages for victims and state and local law enforcement. It would fund $720 million for violence-against-women programs (including $80 million transferred from a named Fund) and about $1.88 billion for state and local law enforcement programs with man… - Stronger NOAA and weather support: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would direct the National Weather Service to keep staffing up to protect life and property. It would let the Commerce Secretary waive up to 50% of cost shares for certain NOAA coastal construction grants. NOAA could also set alternate fixed relocation rates for eligible employe… - Limits on DOJ surveillance and prosecutions: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would stop agencies from issuing national security letters in ways that break the laws that allow them, keeping NSL use inside the listed statutes. If enacted, the Department of Justice could not use these funds to try to block the named states and territories from running thei… - More grant money for poor counties: benefit, medium. If enacted, at least 10% of each dollar for Public Works grants and specified Stevenson-Wydler grants would go to persistent poverty counties. Persistent poverty counties are those with 20% or more of people in poverty over the past 30 years. This applies to amounts in this Act. - Free online Legislative reports: benefit, low. If enacted, NTIS could not charge you for a Legislative Branch report unless it first tells you how to get a free electronic copy. If you still want a printed copy, any charge could only cover NTIS's actual processing, reproduction, and delivery costs. - Protect industrial hemp research: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would stop the Department of Justice or DEA from using this money to act against industrial hemp research in ways that conflict with the 2014 Farm Bill's hemp research rules. This would protect hemp researchers and related producers from certain enforcement actions. - Easier firearm import and export rules: benefit, low. If enacted, agencies could not use this bill's money to deny shotgun import applications that meet legal rules and that had no prior sporting-purpose denial before Jan 1, 2011. If enacted, agencies could not use funds to deny qualified permits to import U.S.-origin curios or relics when the applica… - No funds to force abortion services: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would prohibit using funds in this title to require any person to perform or to facilitate the performance of an abortion. This restriction would be effective upon enactment. - NOAA and ESA cooperative authority: benefit, low. If enacted, NOAA could accept and use land, services, equipment, staff, and money provided by other governments or groups for NOAA purposes, and certain permitting funds would be available until Sept 30, 2027. If enacted, the Economics and Statistics Administration could use available funds to make… - Keep FY2024 college overhead rules: benefit, low. If enacted, Commerce, NASA, and NSF would keep using the negotiated indirect cost rates for colleges and universities that applied in fiscal year 2024. The bill would bar using funds to change those FY2024 negotiated rates. This preserves current indirect rate treatment for institutions getting fed… - Cancel $305M in prior-year funds: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would permanently rescind $305,000,000 in unspent prior-year balances across several Commerce and Justice accounts by September 30, 2026. Agencies must report exact amounts by September 1, 2026. Money marked for emergency or disaster relief and certain excluded sources would no… - New DOJ spending and review limits: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would limit transfers among Department of Justice appropriations so no more than 3% of any appropriation may move and no appropriation may be increased by more than 6% by transfers except where the bill allows. If enacted, working capital fund income would generally not be avai… - Caps on special Commerce and Justice payments: cost, low. If enacted, payments under 22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2) using funds in this Act would be capped at $5,000,000 for the Department of Commerce and $10,000,000 for the Department of Justice. Emergency-designated amounts and certain witness fee funds are excluded. - Limits on DOJ-funded abortions: cost, low. If enacted, funds in this title could not be used to pay for an abortion except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incest. The restriction would not apply if a court declares it unconstitutional. - Limits on travel and network rules for staff: cost, low. If enacted, agencies could not use these funds to send more than 50 U.S.-based employees to any single foreign conference, with narrow law-enforcement and scientific exceptions and required 15-day notice for science exceptions. If enacted, agencies could not buy first-class or premium airline trave… - No funds to implement Arms Trade Treaty: cost, low. If enacted, agencies could not use funds in this Act to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution to ratify it. This restriction would be effective upon enactment and remain until ratification. - New rules for Commerce contractors: mixed, medium. If enacted, businesses seeking large Commerce contracts or grants would face new tax-certification rules for awards over $5,000,000. The bill would bar paying incentive fees for contractors judged unsatisfactory. Commerce could make advanced payments when officials say it is in the public interest.… - Tighter tech security and CHIPS rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, NASA, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the National Space Council could not use these funds to do bilateral programs with China or host official Chinese visitors unless a new law allows it or an FBI-reviewed certification is provided. If enacted, Commerce, Ju… - Prisoner transport, services, and limits: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would bar building or changing U.S. facilities to hold certain people who were at Guantanamo Bay on June 24, 2009 and are not U.S. citizens or service members. If enacted, agencies could not transfer Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or other detainees who meet the listed criteria into th… - Stronger buy-American and audit rules: mixed, low. If enacted, companies found by a court or agency to have intentionally lied about "Made in America" could be barred from contracts paid by this bill. If enacted, agencies would be asked to buy promotional items made in the U.S. when practicable and prefer Energy Star light bulbs for federal purchas… ## Related bills - 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act - 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026 - 119-s-4498: ABLE Tomorrow Act - 119-s-933: NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 - 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act - 119-s-1139: HOPE for Heroes Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-s-2354 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2354) ## Related - [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744) - [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923) - [119-s-4498: ABLE Tomorrow Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4498) - [119-s-933: NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-933) - [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748) - [119-s-1139: HOPE for Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1139) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2354 (as of 2026-10-30).