Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Latest action. Rule H. Res. 567 passed House.
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
This bill provides FY2022 appropriations to the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the science agencies, and several related agencies.
The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for
the International Trade Administration,
the Bureau of Industry and Security,
the Economic Development Administration,
the Minority Business Development Agency,
Economic and Statistical Analysis,
the Bureau of the Census,
the National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and
Departmental Management.
The bill provides appropriations to DOJ for
General Administration;
the Executive Office for Immigration Review;
the Office of Inspector General;
the U.S. Parole Commission;
Legal Activities;
the U.S. Marshals Service;
the National Security Division;
Interagency Law Enforcement;
the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
the Drug Enforcement Administration;
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and
the Federal Prison System.
The bill also provides appropriations to DOJ for state and local justice activities, including
the Office on Violence Against Women,
the Office of Justice Programs, and
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
The bill provides appropriations for science agencies, including
the Office of Science and Technology Policy,
the National Space Council,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and
the National Science Foundation.
The bill provides appropriations to related agencies, including
the Commission on Civil Rights,
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
the U.S. International Trade Commission,
the Legal Services Corporation,
the Marine Mammal Commission,
the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and
the State Justice Institute.
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to House" stage on July 19, 2021. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
2 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on July 28, 2021: Rule H. Res. 567 passed House.
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 117th Congress (2021-22), 362 of the 15,242 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.4 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 2 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
Matt Cartwright (D-PA) introduced it on July 19, 2021. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on July 19, 2021, 1879 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 1870 days ago, on July 28, 2021.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 117th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2023 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HousePassed
- SenateAwaiting Senate vote
- PresidentAwaits both chambers