COSSA’s Analysis of the FY 2027 House CJS Appropriations Bill for Federal Science Agencies

The House Appropriations Committee has begun consideration of its fiscal year (FY) 2027 appropriations bills. The Committee is working to approve all 12 funding bills by the end of June. On May 13, the Appropriations Committee reported out the FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Bill, which includes funding proposals for the National Science Foundation (NSF), Census Bureau, National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), and other agencies.

As we saw last year, the FY 2027 House CJS bill includes cuts to federal science agencies but does not go as far as the President’s budget request, which proposed massive reductions, specifically to NSF (see COSSA’s full analysis of the President’s FY 2027 budget request to Congress).

On the other side of the Capitol, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittees are busy drafting their own FY 2027 bills. While not scheduled yet, the Senate Appropriations Committee is reportedly seeking to start considering their bills in June.

Read on for COSSA’s analysis of the House CJS Appropriations bill. The bill language and accompanying report are available here.

Stay tuned to COSSA’s coverage for the latest developments.