House Appropriations Advances FY26 Funding Cut for NTIA, Increases for Others

The House Appropriations Committee voted 34-28 Wednesday night to advance the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee’s FY26 bill, which would cut NTIA’s annual funding, as expected (see 2509100065). The measure would drop NTIA’s annual appropriation to $47 million, which mirrors President Donald Trump’s funding request but would be 20% less than the agency got for FY 2024 and FY 2025 (see 2506020056 and 2403040083). House Appropriations CJS calls for giving the National Institute of Standards and Technology $1.28 billion, the Patent Office slightly less than $5 billion and the DOJ Antitrust Division $310 million.