Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Bill: 119-hr-4553
Sponsor: Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
Introduced: 2025-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Alabama
Alaska
Alternative and renewable resources
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appropriations
Aquatic ecology
Arizona
Arkansas
Arms control and nonproliferation
Army Corps of Engineers
California
Coal
Colorado
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Delta Regional Authority
Denali Commission
Department of Energy
Department of the Interior
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency planning and evacuation
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Federal-Indian relations
Floods and storm protection
Florida
Georgia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Great Lakes
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Illinois
Infrastructure development
Kentucky
Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Louisiana
Maine
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marketing and advertising
Maryland
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Missouri
Motor vehicles
Natural disasters
Navigation, waterways, harbors
New Hampshire
New Mexico
New York State
North Carolina
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Nuclear power
Ohio
Oil and gas
Pennsylvania
Public contracts and procurement
Radioactive wastes and releases
Regional and metropolitan planning
Research administration and funding
Seashores and lakeshores
South Carolina
Strategic materials and reserves
Tennessee
Texas
User charges and fees
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Water resources funding
West Virginia
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2025-07-21
text: 

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

This 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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-09-10
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.
action_date: 2025-09-09
text: Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2025-09-08
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 213 (Roll no. 239).
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 213 (Roll no. 239).
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 218 (Roll no. 238).
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: Ms. Budzinski moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H3841)
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: The House adopted the amendments en gros as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4553.
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Schweikert amendment No. 33, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Schweikert demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 672, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schweikert amendment No. 33.
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 32, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Perry demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 672, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 32.
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 31, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Kaptur demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 672, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 31.
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
action_date: 2025-09-04
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3835)
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4553 as unfinished business.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: Mr. Fleischmann moved that the committee rise.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3821)
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4553 as unfinished business.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: Mr. Fleischmann moved that the committee rise.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 30, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Kaptur demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 672, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 30.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 29, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Kaptur demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 672, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 29.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: POSTPONED PROCEDDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 28, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Kaptur demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 672, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 28.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 27, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fleischmann demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 672, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 27.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 26, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Kaptur demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 672, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 26.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 25, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fleischmann demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 672, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 25.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 24, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fitzpatrick demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 672, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 24.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 23, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fitzpatrick demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 672, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 23.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 672, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McCormick amendment No. 21.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 672, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Griffith amendment No. 8.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 672, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Fleischmann amendment en bloc.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4553.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: The Speaker designated the Honorable Randy Fine to act as Chairman of the Committee.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 672 and Rule XVIII.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4553, H.J. Res. 104, H.J. Res. 105 and H.J. Res. 106. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4553 under a structured rule, and H.J. Res. 104, H.J. Res. 105, and H.J. Res. 106 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and a motion to recommit on each measure. The resolution further provides that H. Res. 668 and H. Res. 605 are adopted, and H. Res. 598 is laid on the table.
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 672. (consideration: CR H3796-3818: 1; text: CR H3799-3807: 1)
action_date: 2025-09-03
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 672 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4553, H.J. Res. 104, H.J. Res. 105 and H.J. Res. 106. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4553 under a structured rule, and H.J. Res. 104, H.J. Res. 105, and H.J. Res. 106 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and a motion to recommit on each measure. The resolution further provides that H. Res. 668 and H. Res. 605 are adopted, and H. Res. 598 is laid on the table.
action_date: 2025-07-21
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 173.
action_date: 2025-07-21
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-213, by Mr. Fleischmann.
action_date: 2025-07-21
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-213, by Mr. Fleischmann.