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FEDERALhearing transcript
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Senate Hearing on the Department of Justice 2023 Budget Request

Original title: COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023

January 1, 2021

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The Frame

What this does

The proposed $39 billion budget represents an 11 percent increase over the previous year and determines the funding levels for federal law enforcement, grant programs for local police, and initiatives to combat violent crime and domestic terrorism.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Department of Justice Employees

The budget determines the resources available for 120,000 career employees, including attorneys and law enforcement personnel.

State and Local Law Enforcement

These agencies receive federal grant funding through programs like COPS and Byrne JAG to support operations and training.

Victims of Violent Crime

The budget impacts funding for the Office on Violence Against Women and other grant programs aimed at crime prevention and victim support.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2021.

What's next

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Summary

The Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing to review the President's proposed $39 billion budget for the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2023. The hearing featured testimony from Attorney General Merrick Garland and focused on funding priorities including civil rights, national security, violence prevention, and support for local law enforcement.

Key Facts

  • The President's fiscal year 2023 budget request for the Department of Justice is $39 billion.
  • The requested budget is an 11 percent increase compared to the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
  • The budget includes increased resources for the Civil Rights Division and Community Relations Service.
  • The request includes nearly double the resources for the Office on Violence Against Women programs.
  • The budget proposes restructuring the COPS development program into a new 'Just Policing' program.
  • The budget supports grant programs under the reauthorized Violence Against Women Act.
  • The subcommittee previously provided $201 million for programs to strengthen trust between police and communities.
  • The U.S. murder rate saw a 30 percent increase in the most recent year, the largest single-year increase in 50 years.
  • The hearing acknowledged the recent guilty verdict of ISIS terrorist El Shafee Elsheikh.

Why It Matters

The proposed $39 billion budget represents an 11 percent increase over the previous year and determines the funding levels for federal law enforcement, grant programs for local police, and initiatives to combat violent crime and domestic terrorism.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much is the Department of Justice requesting for 2023?
The Department is requesting $39 billion, which is an 11 percent increase over the 2022 budget.
What is the 'Just Policing' program mentioned in the hearing?
It is a restructuring of the previous development program, which includes funding for mobile crisis teams, police accreditation, and officer training.
Does the budget include funding for local police?
Yes, the budget includes funding for local police and sheriff's departments, including grant programs and support for community-oriented policing.

News Coverage

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

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Discoveries

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Restructuring of COPS Program

The Department of Justice is rebranding the COPS development program as the 'Just Policing' program to better align with congressional priorities for mobile crisis teams and accreditation.

Connected Entities

personJerry MoranVice Chair of the SubcommitteeMap →
personMerrick GarlandAttorney General of the United StatesMap →
organizationDepartment of JusticeFederal department requesting the budgetMap →
personJeanne ShaheenChair of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesMap →

Sources

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www.govinfo.gov

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  • Controversy40
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