House and Senate appropriations committees released a joint conference agreement on January 5, 2026 that preserves NASA’s FY2026 funding at approximately the same level as FY2024–FY2025 (above $24 billion) and rejects the Trump administration’s proposed 24.3% reduction in the CJS bill.
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The agreement keeps NASA funding above $24 billion for FY2026 and explicitly rejects the administration’s proposed 24.3% cut, preserving planned spending levels and program budgets (text released Jan. 5, 2026). See context on the proposed cuts here.
The funding restore reduces short-term risk to science missions and programs that were flagged for cuts or delay; earlier reporting shows how individual missions were already on uncertain footing under the proposed reductions (science mission context).
Budget stability affects procurement and contractor planning — including recent contract and schedule adjustments for crewed programs and ISS transition planning — which will influence near-term awards and program timelines (Starliner contract revisions and ISS transition context).
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