Great News for NASA in the House-Senate FY2026 Appropriations Report
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Key Points:
- The FY2026 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) appropriations bill conference report rejects the Trump Administration’s proposed 24.3% cut to NASA, instead calling for a modest $400 million reduction from the FY2025 budget, maintaining bipartisan support for NASA programs.
- The House combined the CJS bill with Energy-Water and Interior-Environment into a three-bill minibus expected to be considered this week, while the Senate is working on a separate five-bill minibus that has faced delays due to controversy over the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
- Additional NASA funding was included through the reconciliation bill (OBBBA), which allocates billions over several years for programs like the Space Launch System, Orion spacecraft, Gateway lunar
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