108-447 ), was signed into law on December 8, 2004. The Conference Report (H. Rept 108-792) was approved by both the Senate and the House on November 20, and it provides $43.681 billion in appropriations for the CJS agencies. These figures do not reflect a general 0.80% rescission and a 0.54% rescission of CJS expenditures. The Administration submitted its FY2005 budget to Congress on February 2, 2004. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees have held hearings on the FY2005 budget requests. The House passed this bill on July 8, 2004. The House bill provides a total of $43.5 billion including $20.8 billion for the Department of Justice; $5.7 billion for the Department of Commerce; $5.5 billion for the Judiciary; and $9.0 billion for the Department of State. The Senate Committee bill provides a total of $40.5 billion including $20.4 billion for the Department of Justice; $6.9 billion for the Department of Commerce; $5.4 billion for the Judiciary; and $8.5 billion for the Department of State. 108-447 ) provides $20.6 billion in budget authority for FY2005. 4754 ) recommended $20.9 billion in budget authority. The Administration's FY2005 request included $20.1 billion in funding, while Congress provided nearly $19.6 billion in funding for FY2004 (including rescissions). The Administration's FY2005 request was $4.710 billion. 4754 ) would have appropriated $5.65 billion and the Senate bill ( S. 2608 ) would have appropriated $6.80 billion. Senate Appropriations Committee

On September 15, 2004, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported S. 2809 ( S.Rept. The Judiciary's FY2005 Request

For FY2005, the Judiciary requested $5.70 billion in total appropriations, a 10.6% increase over FY2004 funding of $5.16 billion. S. 2809 , the CJS measure approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee on September 15, 2004, provided $5.36 billion for the Judiciary in FY2005—$230.2 million, or 4.5%, above the Judiciary's FY2004 total, and $343.0 million below the Judiciary's request. On November 20, 2004, the House and Senate agreed to the FY2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act ( H.R. On June 23, 2004, the House Appropriations Committee approved its CJS-Judiciary appropriations bill for FY2005, H.R. The Senate Appropriations Committee, in its report ( S.Rept. The FY2004 enacted level for CIPA was $450.1 million. Related Appropriations . The House Appropriations Committee recommended and the House passed $41 million more than the request for international broadcasting–$610.3 million. 108-576 ). 108-344 ).
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.
Department of Justice. The CAA provides $20.6 billion in budget authority for FY2005. The Administration's 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.
Department of Commerce. The CAA provides $6.5 billion in budget authority for the Department of Commerce. The Administration's 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.
The 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.
Department 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.