FY2017 Commerce, Justice & Science Appropriations Bill Clears Senate Subcommittee (US Senate Committee on Appropriations)

(Source: US Senate Committee on Appropriations) 04.19.16 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies today approved a $56.3 billion spending bill to support national security, law enforcement and American scientific innovation. Subcommittee action advances the FY2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act toward full committee consideration on Thursday. The bill is $563 million above the FY2016 enacted level and $1.6 billion above the budget request. The Senate bill funds important programs within the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the...