Congressional Appropriations
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| Figures represent dollars in thousands | |||||
| Fiscal Year |
LSC Request |
Administration's Request |
House Allocation |
Senate Allocation | Appropriation |
| 1976 | 94,666 | 71,500 | 0 | 96,466 | 92,330 |
| 19761 | 27,000 | 24,630 | n/a | n/a | 24,630 |
| 1977 | 140,970 | 80,000 | 110,000 | 130,000 | 125,000 |
| 1978 | 217,053 | 90,000 | 217,000 | 195,000 | 205,000 |
| 1979 | 304,032 | 255,000 | 285,000 | 255,000 | 270,000 |
| 1980 | 337,500 | 291,000 | 305,000 | 291,800 | 300,000 |
| 1981 | 353,000 | 321,300 | 321,300 | 300,000 | 321,300 |
| 1982 | 399,636 | 347,000 | 241,000 | 241,000 | 241,000 |
| 1983 | 265,000 | n/a | 241,000 | 241,000 | 241,000 |
| 1984 | 257,000 | n/a | 296,000 | 257,000 | 275,000 |
| 1985² | 325,253 | n/a | 325,253 | 297,550 | 305,000 |
| 1986 | 305,000 | n/a | 305,500 | 306,400 | 292,363 3 |
| 1987 | 305,500 | n/a | 305,500 | 305,000 | 305,500 |
| 1988 | 305,000 | n/a | 305,500 | 310,000 | 305,500 |
| 1989 | 250,000 | 250,000 | n/a | 308,555 | 308,555 |
| 1990 | 295,314 | n/a | n/a | 321,000 | 316,525 4 |
| 1991 | 343,000 | 316,525 | n/a | 327,186 | 328,186 5 |
| 1992 | 355,000 | 327,186 | 335,169 | 350,000 | 349,050 6 |
| 1993 | 525,034 | 350,000 | 364,000 | 350,000 | 357,000 7 |
| 1994 | 525,515 | 432,000 | 400,000 | 349,000 | 400,000 |
| 1995 | 340,000 | 500,000 | 415,000 | n/a | 400,000 8 |
| 1996 | 340,000 | 340,000 | 278,000 | 278,000 | 278,000 |
| 1997 | 340,000 | 340,000 | 278,000 | 283,000 | 283,000 |
| 1998 | 340,000 | 340,000 | 250,000 | 300,000 | 283,000 |
| 1999 | 340,000 | 340,000 | 250,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| 2000 | 340,000 | 340,000 | 250,000 | 300,000 | 303,841 9 |
| 2001 | 330,000 | 330,000 | 330,000 | n/a | 329,274 10 |
| 2002 | 330,000 | 330,000 | 329,300 | 329,300 | 329,274 |
| 2003 | 336,646 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 336,645 11 |
| 2004 | 352,400 | 329,300 | 338,848 | 338,800 | 335,282 12 |
| 2005 | 352,400 | 329,300 | 335,282 | 335,000 | 330,803 13 |
| 2006 | 363,809 | 318,250 | 330,803 | 358,527 | 326,577 |
| 2007 | 411,800 | 310,860 | 338,800 | 358,527 | 348,578 |
| 2008 | 430,681 | 311,000 | 377,000 | 390,000 | 350,490 |
| 2009 | 471,362 | 311,000 | 390,000 | 390,000 | 390,000 |
| 2010 | 485,100 | 435,000 | 440,000 | 400,000 | 420,000 |
| 2011 | 516,550 | 435,000 | 440,000 | 430,000 | 404,190 |
| 2012 | 516,550 | 450,000 | 300,000 | 396,106 | 348,000 |
| 2013 | 470,000 | 402,000 | 328,000 | 402,000 | 340,876 14 |
| 2014 | 486,000 | 430,000 | 300,000 | 430,000 | 365,000 |
| 2015 | 486,000 | 430,000 | 350,000 | 400,000 | 375,000 |
| 2016 | 486,900 | 452,000 | 300,000 | 385,000 | 385,000 |
| Notes | |||||
| 1 Supplemental Appropriations request for the transition of changing the fiscal years from from July 1 to October 1. | |||||
| 2 Congress also provided supplemental appropriation of $8 million for special law school grants. | |||||
| 3 Includes Gramm-Rudman sequestration reduction of $13,137,000. | |||||
| 4 Includes sequestration reduction of $4,475. | |||||
| 5 Includes sequestration reduction of $996,000 for an additional $1 million supplemental for basic field programs. | |||||
| 6 Includes Gramm-Rudman sequestration reduction of $950,000. | |||||
| 7 Congress also appropriated $300,000 for emergency fund. | |||||
| 8 Includes sequestration reduction of $15,000,000. | |||||
| 9 Includes rescission reduction of $1,159 million. | |||||
| 10 Includes rescission reduction of $726,000. | |||||
| 11 Includes rescission reduction of $2.202 million. | |||||
| 12 Includes rescission reduction of $3.565 million. | |||||
| 13 Includes two rescission reductions of $2,667,772 and $1,810,523. | |||||
| 14 Includes an appropriation of $950,000 (post-sequestration) for Hurricane Sandy supplemental funding. | |||||