Contact Congress about H.R. 5342: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
This bill would set 2026 funding for major law enforcement, trade, science, weather, and space agencies. It also blocks or limits some agency actions on guns, immigration, climate, diversity programs, and ocean rules.
Modern Action explains legislation in plain English, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 is a House bill waiting for floor action. The latest recorded action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 228.
Latest action on H.R. 5342: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 228.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects federal agencies that enforce laws, support business, run science programs, and manage space and weather work. It also affects state and local governments that rely on Justice Department grants. Researchers, police departments, crime victims, people in federal prisons, businesses, patent users, coastal communities, and groups affected by gun, immigration, climate, and civil rights policies could also feel the effects.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it decides what several major agencies can do in 2026 and what they cannot spend money on. The funding choices could shape federal investigations, local policing grants, prison programs, weather services, research, patents, trade work, and space missions. The policy riders also matter because they can pause or limit agency actions without changing the main laws behind them.
Key provisions in H.R. 5342
- The International Trade Administration would get $440 million. At least $16.4 million must go to enforcing trade penalties on unfairly priced or subsidized goods from China.
- Economic Development Administration grants would get $256.5 million. The agency would also get $68 million to run its work, and at least 10 percent of some tech innovation grants must go to counties with long-term poverty.
- NOAA would get about $4.15 billion for operations, research, and facilities. It would also get $409.64 million from a fisheries trust fund and $1.59 billion for long-term equipment and construction projects.
- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office could spend $4.99 billion. That money is meant to come from user fees, not general tax dollars.
- NIST would get $980 million for research and services. It would also get $212 million for industry programs, including the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Manufacturing USA, plus nearly $88 million for construction.
How Modern Action helps you take action on H.R. 5342
You do not have to start with a blank letter. Modern Action turns the bill, your position, and the relevant congressional context into a message you can edit and send. The goal is to make contacting Congress clear, specific, and useful without forcing you to parse bill text or figure out the right office on your own.
Questions people ask about H.R. 5342
- What is H.R. 5342?
- This bill would set 2026 funding for major law enforcement, trade, science, weather, and space agencies. It also blocks or limits some agency actions on guns, immigration, climate, diversity programs, and ocean rules.
- How do I support or oppose H.R. 5342?
- Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.
- Who should I contact about H.R. 5342?
- Modern Action uses your location to route the action to the congressional offices relevant to the bill and your representation.
- Can Modern Action explain H.R. 5342 before I act?
- Yes. Modern Action gives you a plain-English summary, current status, and action context before you send anything.
