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

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Source: CNBC

Published Tue, Jul 7 2026 1:14 PM EDT Updated 2 Hours Ago


Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are scheduled to testify next week to a House Appropriations subcommittee about the high court’s fiscal 2027 budget request, according to an agenda released Tuesday.

Their testimony on July 14 will be the first time Supreme Court justices have testified to Congress since 2019, when Kagan and Samuel Alito testified about the court’s budget request to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. Kagan and Barrett will appear before the same panel.

Kagan has served on the court since 2010, after her appointment by then-President Barack Obama, a Democrat. Barrett has been a justice since 2020. She was appointed by President Donald Trump, a Republican.

CNBC has requested comment from a spokeswoman for the Supreme Court about the scheduled testimony. The hearing will come two weeks after the Supreme Court issued its final opinions for the 2025-26 term.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/07/supreme-court-kagan-barrett-house-appropriations-testify.html

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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.

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2. Supreme Court justices to make rare appearance before Congress

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Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will testify before Congress next Tuesday.

It’s the first time since 2019 that members of the high court will testify before a committee on Capitol Hill.

Supreme Court justices to make rare appearance before Congress
Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett, a liberal and a conservative, are set to testify before a House subcommittee next Tuesday.
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2:15 PM · Jul 7, 2026
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Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will testify before Congress next Tuesday.

It’s the first time since 2019 that members of the high court will testify before a committee on Capitol Hill.

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2026-07-07T18:15:04.636642949Z

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/07/supreme-court-justices-make-rare-appearance-before-congress/

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Supreme Court justices to make rare appearance before Congress

Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett, a liberal and a conservative, are set to testify before a House subcommittee next Tuesday.

July 7, 2026 at 1:12 p.m. EDT Today at 1:12 p.m. EDT


Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan, right, and Amy Coney Barrett, seen at the Jan. 9, 2025, state funeral for former president Jimmy Carter, will appear Tuesday before a congressional subcommittee that approves court funding. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)

By Julian Mark
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will testify before Congress next Tuesday, a rare appearance before a coequal branch that comes just weeks after the court wrapped up a contentious and consequential term.

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