This report provides an overview of actions by the Trump Administration and Congress to provide funds in FY2026 for the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC or the Commission), and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). These three trade-related agencies are funded through the annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations. This report also describes these trade agencies’ programs. For FY2026, the Administration requests a total of $649.0 million for the three trade-related agencies. This amount is $158.0 million less (-19.6%) than the FY2025 enacted level, including ITA: $420.0 million in direct appropriations (-31.3%); USTIC: $134.0 million (+9.8%); and USTR: $95.0 million (+28.4%). (USTR funds include appropriations for salaries and expenses and funds to be derived from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund.) On July 17, 2025, the Senate Committee on Appropriations reported its FY2026 CJS appropriations bill (S. 2354, S.Rept. 119-44). The Senate committee-reported bill would provide a total of $795.0 million for the three trade-related agencies, which is $12.0 million (-1.5%) less than the FY2025 enacted amount, and $146.0 million (+22.5%) more than the President’s budget request. The Senate committee-reported bill proposes the following for each agency: ITA: $593.0 million in direct appropriations (-2.9% less than the FY2025 enacted amount, and +41.2% more than the President’s request); USITC: $122.0 million (equal to the FY2025 enacted amount, and -9.0% less than the President’s request); USTR: $80.0 million (+8.1% more than the FY2025 enacted amount, and -15.8% less than the President’s request) On September 12, 2024, the House Appropriations Committee reported its FY2026 CJS appropriations bill (H.R. 5342, H.Rept. 119-272). The House committee-reported bill proposes a total of $628.0 million for the three trade-related agencies, which is $179 million (-22.2%) less than the FY2025 enacted amount, and $21.0 million (-3.2%) less than the President’s request. The House committee-reported bill proposes the following for each agency: ITA: $420.0 million in direct appropriations (-31.3% less than FY2025 enacted amount, and equal to the President’s request); USITC: $134.0 million (+9.8% more than the FY2025 enacted amount; and equal to the President’s request); and USTR: $74.0 million (equal to the FY2025 enacted amount, and -22.1% less than the President’s request). Following a lapse in appropriations, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, a continuing resolution (P.L. 119-37), which funds these three agencies at FY2025 levels through January 30, 2026.
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