Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
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Topic: Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R) - TN
Summary
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 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; Economics and Public Finance; 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
Latest Action
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.
2025-09-10
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