Status Of FY 2011 Appropriations
On June 30, 2010, the House Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Subcommittee on Appropriations marked up the CJS Bill for FY 2011. The mark included SJI’s full request of $6,273,000; an increase of $1,142,000 over the FY 2010 enacted budget. The Subcommittee published a summary table of the Bill, which is available on the House Appropriations website.
On July 21, 2010, the Senate CJS Subcommittee marked up their version of the CJS Bill; which included $6,300,000 for SJI; an increase of $1,169,000 over the FY 2010 enacted budget. On July 22, 2010, the full Senate Appropriations Committee approved the CJS Bill, with no changes to the Subcommittee mark for SJI. A press release on the Senate Appropriations mark for the CJS Bill is available on their website.
These funding levels will enable SJI to support more grants to the state courts, in addition to increasing our efforts to address national court issues. SJI appreciates the House and Senate Appropriations Committees’ continued support of our vital mission.
