Law & LobbyingFederal spending file

Justice & law enforcement

Federal courts, prisons, the FBI, and border and immigration enforcement agencies.

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What the money shows

The government spent $115.4B on Justice & law enforcement in 2025, which is 1.1% of all spending that year. Justice & law enforcement outlays are up 56.2% from 2017. OMB history lists Justice & law enforcement at 0.4% of federal outlays in 1962 and 1.1% in 2025. Department of Homeland Security, the largest agency in this category, handles 57.6% of its latest outlay. The linked lobbying register category is Law & Lobbying.

Sources: USAspending · OMB Historical Tables

$115B

Latest outlay

$1.13

Of each $100

+56%

Since FY2017

Law & Lobbying

Mapped sector

Agencies spending it

Latest fiscal year, top agencies from USAspending.

Department of Homeland Security$66B

Department of Justice$38B

Department of the Treasury$8.9B

The Judicial Branch$662M

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission$459M

Executive Office of the President$291M

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency$282M

Department of Education$198M

Lobbying in this sector

Up to five leading law & lobbying clients in the lobby register.

Share since 1962

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