Shaheen Becomes Lead Democrat on Key Funding Subcommittee

(Washington, DC) – This afternoon, the Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced that Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) will serve as the lead Democrat of the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee. This panel is tasked with authoring the annual funding bill for the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Commerce, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Science Foundation, and other agencies.

“It will be an honor to advocate for fiscal responsibility and champion New Hampshire priorities on this important subcommittee,” said Shaheen after the announcement was made. “As vice chair, I look forward to reviewing these programs line by line to see where we can save taxpayer dollars. Among my other top priorities will be to support programs that help local law enforcement, monitor and combat climate change, invest in life-saving research, protect New Hampshire’s fishing industry, and promote New Hampshire’s small businesses.”

Senator Shaheen will no longer serve as the lead Democrat of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee.

Below is a comprehensive list of the agencies and departments under the jurisdiction of the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee:

Department of Commerce

Department of Justice

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (Justice)

Bureau of Economic and Statistical Analysis (Commerce)

Bureau of Prisons (Justice)

Bureau of the Census (Commerce)

Commission on Civil Rights

Drug Enforcement Administration (Justice)

Economic and Statistical Analysis (Commerce)

Economic Development Administration (Commerce)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Federal Bureau of Investigation (Justice)

Federal Prison Industries Incorporated (Justice)

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (Justice)

International Trade Administration (Commerce)

U.S. Foreign and Commercial Service (Commerce)

International Trade Commission

Justice Assistance/Research Evaluation and Statistics (Justice)

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Justice)

Legal Services Corporation

Marine Mammal Commission

Minority Business Development Agency (Commerce)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Institute of Corrections (Justice)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (Commerce)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Commerce)

National Science Foundation

National Technical Information Service (Commerce)

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Commerce)

Office of Justice Programs (Justice)

Office of Science and Technology Policy (Executive Office of the President)

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (Executive Office of the President)

Patent and Trademark Office (Commerce)

Public Telecommunications Facilities Fund (Commerce)

State Justice Institute

U.S. Attorneys (Justice)

U.S. Marshal Service (Justice)

U.S. Parole Commission (Justice)

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