Supreme Court justices to testify on Hill about budget for first time since 2019: Report

An undisclosed number of Supreme Court justices are reportedly prepared to testify before Congress later this month about their budget request for the first time since 2019.

A few justices will testify in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 20, sources told Punchbowl News on Thursday. As of now, the committee’s calendar does not list a hearing for that date with any of the nine justices.

The House Appropriations Committee also wishes to hear from the justices, with ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) calling for them to cross the street and answer some questions. She heard from Justice Elena Kagan that they are willing to testify.

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) is also open to the idea, but he told Punchbowl News he doesn’t want to see the hearing devolve “into some sort of circus” with questions about the court’s high-profile cases that may involve the Trump administration.