H.R. 8256 · 117th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

Introduced on Jun 30, 2022 by Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8). Latest action (Jun 30, 2022): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 303.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jun 30, 2022
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Economics and Public Finance
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Alaska
  • Appropriations
  • Assault and harassment offenses
  • Aviation and airports
  • Building construction
  • Buy American requirements
  • California
  • Census and government statistics
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Commission on Civil Rights
  • Community life and organization
  • Competition and antitrust
  • Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Crimes against children
  • Crimes against women
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Cultural exchanges and relations
  • Department of Commerce
  • Department of Justice
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Domestic violence and child abuse
  • Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Employee hiring
  • Employment and training programs
  • Endangered and threatened species
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
  • Federal officials
  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Firearms and explosives
  • Fishes
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Free trade and trade barriers
  • Genetics
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Government trust funds
  • Hate crimes
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Higher education
  • Human trafficking
  • Idaho
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Intellectual property
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Juvenile crime and gang violence
  • Labor market
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Lawyers and legal services
  • Legal Services Corporation
  • Legal fees and court costs
  • Marine Mammal Commission
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Mental health
  • Minority employment
  • Missing persons
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Nevada
  • Office of Science and Technology Policy
  • Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
  • Oregon
  • Prescription drugs
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Research administration and funding
  • Research and development
  • Science and engineering education
  • Sex offenses
  • Smuggling and trafficking
  • Space flight and exploration
  • Spacecraft and satellites
  • Specialized courts
  • State and local government operations
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Telecommunication rates and fees
  • Trade agreements and negotiations
  • Transportation costs
  • U.S. and foreign investments
  • User charges and fees
  • Veterans' medical care
  • Violent crime
  • Washington State
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Jun 30, 2022). Public domain.

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

This bill provides FY2023 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 law enforcement 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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Matt CartwrightD-PA-8Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 30, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Jun 30, 2022The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 117-395, by Mr. Cartwright.
  3. Jun 30, 2022 · HouseThe House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 117-395, by Mr. Cartwright.
  4. Jun 30, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 303.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Jacksonville State University4 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY$1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. ASME2 reports
    $526.5K reported (all issues)
  3. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY1 report
    $190K reported (all issues)
  4. Covenant House1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.