Judiciary Appropriations, FY2018 (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Aug. 30, 2017 |
| Report Number |
R44935 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Matthew E. Glassman |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
Funds for the judicial branch are included annually in the Financial Services and General
Government (FSGG) appropriations bill. The bill provides funding for the Supreme Court; the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; the U.S. Court of International Trade; the U.S.
Courts of Appeals and District Courts; Defender Services; Court Security; Fees of Jurors and
Commissioners; the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; the Federal Judicial Center; the
U.S. Sentencing Commission; and Judicial Retirement Funds.
The judiciary’s FY2018 budget request of $7.86 billion, including $7.23 billion in discretionary
funding and $636.1 million in mandatory funding, was submitted on May 23, 2017. By law, the
President includes the requests submitted by the judiciary in the annual budget submission
without change.
The FY2018 budget request represents a 4.3% increase in discretionary funds over the FY2017
enacted level of $6.93 billion provided in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (115-31,
Division E, Title III), enacted May 5, 2017.
The House Appropriations Committee held a markup (H.R. 3280) on July 13, 2017, and
recommended a total of $7.09 billion in discretionary funds, as well as such sums as necessary to
provide for mandatory expenses.
Appropriations for the judiciary comprise approximately 0.2% of total budget authority for the
federal government.
