Supreme Court's Kagan, Barrett to testify to House for budget request, a first since 2019

[underpants]

1. They must be the Administrators which I'm sure rotates around.

Maybe one is outgoing and the other incoming.




Recent Annual BudgetsFiscal Year 2026: The standard discretionary budget was set at $174.5 million. This total is split between two primary accounts:Salaries and Expenses: $163.1 million.Care of the Building and Grounds: $11.4 million.

Fiscal Year 2027 Request: The Court has requested $228 million in total funding, a $20 million increase over prior operational baselines to accommodate expanding needs.

Security Enhancements: Due to a rising number of threats against federal judges, security is a major driver of recent budget increases. The FY 2027 request includes a $14.6 million boost explicitly for the Supreme Court Police to protect the justices' homes and families.Supplemental Funding: Congress frequently passes additional emergency security funding outside the baseline budget. For example, a Homeland Security bill provided an extra $30 million to bolster Supreme Court physical and cybersecurity through 2028.

Facilities: Out of the Building and Grounds account, $6.5 million of the current cycle's request is dedicated to designing a new external visitor screening facility.

Mandatory Spending: A smaller, separate mandatory appropriation of roughly $3.2 million is set aside specifically for the statutory salaries of the justices.The Supreme Court's budget accounts for only about 2% of the broader federal judiciary's overall $9.4 billion to $9.7 billion budget.