FBI Chief Seeks $11.3 Billion Budget Amid ‘Elevated Threats’

Christopher Wray says budget request “will allow the FBI to invest resources in counterterrorism programs previously funded prior to the FY 2024 appropriation.”

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies about the bureau’s budgetary needs during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington on June 4, 2024. Allison Bailey/Middle East Images via AFP via Getty Images

FBI Director Christopher Wray presented the bureau’s $11.3 billion budget request for the 2025 fiscal year at a Senate hearing on June 4, a much-needed measure of support as his agents face a growing array of law enforcement and national security concerns.

“I'd first like to thank you for your support over the years of our efforts to achieve our mission of protecting the American people and upholding the Constitution,” Mr. Wray began his remarks before the Senate Appropriations Committee.