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Attorney General budget grows; committee adds inspector general capacity and firearm‑detection funding
Summary
The Ways and Means executive subcommittee restored funding for the Attorney General’s Safe and Secure Firearm Detection Program, added positions to expand the Office of Inspector General, and drew questions over 14+ added FTEs and a CIF transfer not discussed by the subcommittee.
Senator Alley, reporting for the executive subcommittee, said the Attorney General requested roughly $90.5 million and 204.2 FTEs for FY2026, driven largely by opioid settlement pass‑through distributions. The subcommittee adjusted that request: it deleted and then added back certain reappropriations and included a $10 million SGF reappropriation for the Safe and Secure Firearm Detection Program and funding to expand the Office of Inspector General.
Senator Alley said the subcommittee added nine funded positions for the inspector general office and additional investigator…
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