Status of FY 2010 Appropriations

On June 18, 2009, the House passed the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Bill (H.R. 2847), providing appropriations for FY 2010. SJI received its full request of $5,131,000, as proposed in the President’s Budget. The Senate CJS Appropriations Subcommittee approved its version of the Bill on June 24th, and the full Senate Appropriations approved the Bill on June 25th. The Senate mark includes $5,000,000 for SJI. SJI appreciates the continued support from Congress. These funding levels will enable SJI to support more grants to the state courts, in addition to expanding our efforts to address national court issues. SJI will provide updates as the FY 2010 appropriations process continues to move forward.