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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 › Section 5 › Proposal

$2,400,000,000 in grants to state and local law enforcement

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

$2,400,000,000 in grants to state and local law enforcement

The document says “shall”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“and other programs, $2,400,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows-- (1) $964,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

The state and local law enforcement assistance account in the Office of Justice Programs, the largest grant account in the Justice title. The paragraph breaks the $2,400,000,000 into named programs, the biggest of which is $964,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program.

What the document actually says

“and other programs, $2,400,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows-- (1) $964,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

This gives $2,400,000,000 in grants to states and towns. The money has no end date. The biggest piece is $964,000,000 for one grant program.

What this is about

The law splits this sum among many named programs. Some pay for police gear. Some pay for drug courts, DNA testing or work on cold cases.

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    Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-74, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 6 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ74/html/PLAW-119publ74.htm

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    “$2,400,000,000 in grants to state and local law enforcement,” Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/commerce-justice-science-energy-water-development/proposal/sec05-state-and-local-law-enforcement-assistance/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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