Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

Key Points

• The bill funds major federal agencies for fiscal year 2027, including $11.35 billion for the FBI, $8.23 billion for the Federal Prison System, $2.82 billion for the DEA, and over $24 billion for NASA across science, exploration, and space operations. It also provides $6.44 billion for the National Science Foundation's research programs.
• The bill provides $725 million for programs to prevent and prosecute violence against women, $406 million for opioid and substance use reduction activities, and $837.5 million in Byrne Justice Assistance Grants for state and local law enforcement. It also funds $84 million for school violence prevention under the STOP School Violence Act.
• Multiple provisions block ATF regulations on stabilizing braces, the 'frame or receiver' rule, and the 'engaged in the business' dealer rule. The bill also bars funding for gun buyback programs, red flag laws, a federal firearms registry, and restricts firearms trace data disclosure.
• The bill bans all federal funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, training, offices, or officers. It also prohibits funding for education or training related to Critical Race Theory and bars hiring or promotion decisions based on race, sex, national origin, or religion.
• Several provisions target social policy, including blocking the Bureau of Prisons from housing inmates in facilities that do not match their biological sex, defunding DOJ's Reproductive Rights Task Force, and preventing DOJ from suing states over laws restricting abortion or limiting transgender medical procedures.
• The bill bars DOJ from providing legal representation to people in immigration removal proceedings and prohibits the Census Bureau from counting undocumented immigrants for congressional apportionment purposes.