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HR 4553
Recent Bills/HR 4553

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

IntroducedJuly 21, 2025
Passed House10 months ago
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.
Economics and Public FinanceAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAlaskaCongressional oversightCaliforniaAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAquatic ecologyArizonaComputer security and identity theftAlternative and renewable resourcesAlabamaAppalachian Regional CommissionAppropriationsArkansasArms control and nonproliferationArmy Corps of EngineersCoalColoradoDams and canalsDelta Regional Authority
Why This Matters

This bill provides federal funding for energy and water development projects and related agency activities for fiscal year 2026. It sets budget levels and spending rules for multiple departments and independent agencies.

Who this affects
federal agencies · state governments · local governments · Tribal nations
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1Allocates about $9.4 billion to the Army Corps of Engineers for civil works projects including flood control, navigation, shore protection, and ecosystem restoration.
  2. 2Provides $1.7 billion to the Bureau of Reclamation for water management, facility operations, habitat restoration, and related grants and partnerships.
  3. 3Funds the Department of Energy across programs such as energy efficiency and renewable energy ($1.83 billion), nuclear energy ($1.8 billion), fossil energy research ($687.5 million), the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy ($350 million), and science activities ($8.4 billion).
  4. 4Supports defense and security activities at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) with $20.66 billion for weapons activities, $1.99 billion for nonproliferation, $2.17 billion for naval reactors, and $6.52 billion for environmental cleanup.
  5. 5Includes policy provisions limiting certain dredged material disposal methods, directing firearm rules at water project sites, and setting conditions on grant and contract approvals.
  6. 6Requires agencies to follow specific reprogramming limits and to report major funding shifts to congressional appropriations committees.
  7. 7Provides budgets for independent agencies and regional authorities, including $952.7 million for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and funding for Appalachian, Delta, Denali, and other regional commissions.
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and several independent agencies. The bill provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for Investigations, Construction, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Operation and Maintenance, the Regulatory Program, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies, Expenses, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program. The bill provides appropriations to the Department of the Interior for the Central Utah Project and the Bureau of Reclamation. The bill provides appropriations to DOE for energy programs, including Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response; Electricity; Grid Deployment; Nuclear Energy; Fossil Energy; Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves; the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; the Energy Information Administration; Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup; the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund; Science; Nuclear Waste Disposal; the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy; the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program; the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program; the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program; Indian Energy Policy and Programs; Departmental Administration; and the Office of the Inspector General. The bill also provides appropriations to DOE for Atomic Energy Defense Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, Environmental and Other Defense Activities, and the Power Marketing Administrations. The bill provides appropriations to several independent agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

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IntroducedJul 21, 2025
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HouseSep 4, 2025
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Yes 212No 213Not Voting 4
Crossed party lines: 4 Republicans voted No
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.

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