Jerry Moran

07/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/25/2024 11:23

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Sen. Moran’s FY2025 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) - today released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Appropriations approved the FY2025 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act:

"This bill will benefit Kansans and our nation by providing resources critical to our national security and our economic prosperity - support for local law enforcement to combat violent crime and fentanyl, research to stay ahead of China in cutting-edge science and technology and life-saving weather forecasting capabilities. I am pleased this legislation provides necessary resources to NASA in support of the Artemis program, which will advance our leadership in space exploration.

"I am thankful to have worked with Chair Shaheen to produce a strong bill that achieves significant priorities, addresses the challenges of our nation and demonstrates fiscal restraint."

Items to Note:

  1. Department of Justice: $38.4 billion to support law enforcement, fight violent crime, disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking networks and protect federal judges. This includes $720 million to provide grants to state and local law enforcement to obtain training and technology to help better serve their communities.
  1. Veterans: Provides $35 million for veterans' treatment courts.
  1. Department of Commerce: $11.5 billion for the department's programs, including weather forecasting, economic development, trade promotion, scientific and technical research, broadband deployment and the protection of intellectual property.
  1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Provides $3 million for the pilot accession program at K-State Salina.
  1. Space Exploration: $25.4 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), including $30 million above the FY2025 budget request for NASA's Exploration program to make certain the Artemis program remains on track.
  1. National Science Foundation: $9.6 billion to make certain the U.S. has a competitive advantage over China by investing in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum information science.


Click HERE to Watch Sen. Moran's Remarks at Committee

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