Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
Sponsor: FRANK WOLF (R-VA)
Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 - Makes appropriations for FY2006 for science-related programs, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies. Title I: Department of Justice - Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2006 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Justice for FY2006 for: (1) general administration, including for Department information sharing technology, conversion to narrowband communications, administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, the Federal Detention Trustee, and the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General; (2) the U.S. Parole Commission; (3) legal activities, including reimbursement from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund for processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, for antitrust enforcement, the Offices of the U.S. Attorneys,the U.S. Trustee Program, and the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; (4) the U.S. Marshals Service (including for courthouse security equipment, and construction in space controlled, occupied, or utilized by the U.S. Marshals Service in U.S. courthouses and federal buildings), fees and expenses of witnesses, the Community Relations Service, and for certain uses of the Assets Forfeiture Fund; (5) interagency crime and drug enforcement; (6) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (7) the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); (8) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATFE); (9) the federal prison system, including for the construction of new buildings and facilities and for the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated (subject to certain limitations on administrative expenses); (10) the Office on Violence Against Women for violence against women prevention and prosecution programs; and (11) Office of Justice Programs, including state and local law enforcement assistance, the Weed and Seed Program Fund, community-oriented policing services (including a transfer of funds), juvenile justice programs, and public safety officers benefits. Specifies certain uses and limits on, or prohibitions against, the use of funds appropriated by this Act.
Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 313 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 1.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 94 | 96.7% |
| Nay | Lost | 5 | 1.8% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 1.5% |