{ "id": "RL32309", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "RL32309", "active": false, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 347792, "date": "2005-01-12", "retrieved": "2016-04-07T19:57:56.247882", "title": "Appropriations for FY2005: Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies", "summary": "This report monitors actions taken by the 108th Congress on FY2005 appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the judiciary and related agencies (often referred to as the CJS appropriations). The Administration requested $43.216 billion for CJS appropriations in its FY2005 budget request sent to Congress on February 2, 2004. In the spring of 2004, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees held hearings on these requests. The House Appropriations Committee reported out its unnumbered bill on June 23, 2004, recommending a total of $43.483 billion for CJS in FY2005 (H.Rept. 108-576). The House passed this bill, H.R. 4754, on July 8, 2004. On September 15, 2004, the Senate Appropriations Committee recommended $43.467 billion in its bill (S. 2809, S.Rept. 108-344). The CJS Appropriation was included into an omnibus Consolidated Appropriation Act (CAA) (H.R. 4818), and its Conference Report was agreed to on November 20, 2004. The act, providing $43.681 billion to CJS, was signed into law on December 8, 2004. These figures do not reflect a general $0.80% rescission and a 0.54% rescission of CJS expenditures.\nDepartment of Justice. The CAA provides $20.6 billion in budget authority for FY2005. The Administration\u2019s FY2005 request was $19.945 billion, approximately $145 million above the FY2004 enacted level of $19.800 billion including rescissions. The House bill approved $20.786 billion and the Senate Appropriations Committee bill would have provided $20.217 billion.\nDepartment of Commerce. The CAA provides $6.5 billion in budget authority for the Department of Commerce. The Administration\u2019s FY2005 request of $6.058 billion was about $115 million more than the FY2004 enacted appropriation of $5.943 billion. The House bill would have provided $5.8 billion, and the Senate Appropriations Committee recommended $6.9 billion.\nThe Judiciary. The CAA provides $5.5 billion in total spending for the Judiciary. The FY2005 request of $5.705 billion was about $573 million more than the FY2004 enacted appropriation of $5.16 billion. The House would have provided $5.546 billion and the Senate Appropriations Committee recommended $5.362 billion.\nDepartment of State and International Broadcasting. The CAA provides $8.3 billion in total spending for the Department of State. The FY2005 request was $9.121 billion, $.378 billion above the FY2004 enacted level of $8.743 billion. The House approved a total of $9.031 billion, and the Senate Appropriations Committee recommended $8.569 billion.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/RL32309", "sha1": "1049910e58d491968627d978419ba4e228fcd4da", "filename": "files/20050112_RL32309_1049910e58d491968627d978419ba4e228fcd4da.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RL32309", "sha1": "18f6571cc564ec15d137843a6866283f7a6b6a77", "filename": "files/20050112_RL32309_18f6571cc564ec15d137843a6866283f7a6b6a77.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [ "American Law", "Appropriations", "Domestic Social Policy", "Economic Policy", "Foreign Affairs", "Industry and Trade", "Intelligence and National Security", "Internet and Telecommunications Policy", "Legislative Process" ] }