U.S. Senator Katie Britt Advances Over $14.4 Million in Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice and Science Funding for Alabama

Senator Britt fought for important funding provided in the bill specifically for NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center including more than $1.3 billion for the Space Launch System (SLS), over $2 billion to fund the development of two independent Human Landing System (HLS) vehicles, and no less than $110 million for nuclear thermal propulsion systems. The FY 26 CJS bill also includes $30 million for the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH) to address our nation’s growing water-related challenges and no less than $40 million for the National Water Center in Tuscaloosa.

Senator Britt also directly supported a $5 million increase for the National Data Buoy System, $850,000 for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to continue work on improving shrimp fishing technologies, level funding for Sea Grant Aquaculture Research, and full funding for SEAMAP. At the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Senator Britt was proud to advocate for the inclusion of $11 million for the Vortex Southeast Hazardous Weather Research Program.

The FY 26 CJS bill includes funding for critical national priorities, including: $30 million for the National Mesonet Program; $10.6 billion to support the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); $2.6 billion to support the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) efforts to disrupt and dismantle Mexican cartels flooding the U.S. with fentanyl; and $720 million to support state and local law enforcement implement Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) programs.

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