House Releases Science Funding Bill that would Slash NSF Budget

On April 30, the House Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee advanced their fiscal year (FY) 2027 CJS bill along party lines. The CJS bill includes funding proposals for the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), and the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). Notably, the House has once again rejected the 55 percent funding cut to NSF included in the President’s budget request; however, NSF would still see a 20 percent reduction under this bill.

Included in the bill are the following amounts:

• $7 billion to the National Science Foundation (NSF), a nearly 20 percent cut from the FY 2026 level.
• $1.49 million to the Census Bureau, which represents flat funding with the FY 2026 level;
• $119.5 million to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), which represents an increase of 1.3 percent above the FY 2026 level;
• $55 million to the Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Research, Evaluation, and Statistics account, which includes $33 million to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and $22 million to the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). These amounts are equal to the FY 2026 appropriation.

More details are expected to be released in the coming weeks when the full House Appropriations Committee considers the bill on May 13. Stay tuned to COSSA’s continued coverage of the appropriations process.