Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
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Topic: Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R) - ID
Summary
This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several related agencies.
The bill provides appropriations to Interior for
- the Bureau of Land Management,
- the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
- the National Park Service,
- the U.S. Geological Survey,
- the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
- the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement,
- the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
- the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
- the Bureau of Indian Education,
- the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration,
- Departmental Offices, and
- Department-Wide Programs.
The bill also provides appropriations to the EPA and the Forest Service.
Within the Department of Health and Human Services, the bill provides appropriations for
- the Indian Health Service,
- the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and
- the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
The bill provides appropriations to several related agencies, including
- the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality,
- the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board,
- the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development,
- the Smithsonian Institution,
- the National Gallery of Art,
- the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
- the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
- the National Endowment for the Arts,
- the National Endowment for the Humanities,
- the Commission of Fine Arts,
- the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
- the National Capital Planning Commission,
- the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and
- the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission.
Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
Legislative Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures; Advisory bodies; Alaska; Alaska Natives and Hawaiians; Alternative and renewable resources; American Samoa; Animal protection and human-animal relationships; Appropriations; Arkansas; Art, artists, authorship; Birds; Building construction; California; Climate change and greenhouse gases; Coal; Colorado; Commemorative events and holidays; Computers and information technology; Congressional oversight; Cultural exchanges and relations; Department of Agriculture; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of the Interior; Economics and Public Finance; Educational facilities and institutions; Employment and training programs; Endangered and threatened species; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Environmental assessment, monitoring, research; Environmental health; Environmental regulatory procedures; Executive agency funding and structure; Federal-Indian relations; Fires; First responders and emergency personnel; Forests, forestry, trees; Geography and mapping; Government buildings, facilities, and property; Government information and archives; Government lending and loan guarantees; Government studies and investigations; Government trust funds; Great Lakes; Guam; Hazardous wastes and toxic substances; Health care coverage and access; Health facilities and institutions; Health information and medical records; Health programs administration and funding; Health technology, devices, supplies; Historic sites and heritage areas; Humanities programs funding; Hunting and fishing; Indian claims; Indian lands and resources rights; Indian social and development programs; Infrastructure development; Intergovernmental relations; International organizations and cooperation; Lakes and rivers; Land transfers; Land use and conservation; Lease and rental services; Licensing and registrations; Mammals; Marine and coastal resources, fisheries; Marshall Islands; Meat; Michigan; Micronesia; Mining; Minority education; Montana; Monuments and memorials; Motor vehicles; Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers; National Institutes of Health (NIH); Nevada; New Mexico; North Dakota; Northern Mariana Islands; Oil and gas; Oklahoma; Oregon; Outdoor recreation; Palau; Parks, recreation areas, trails; Performing arts; Pest management; Pollution liability; Public contracts and procurement; Research administration and funding; Research and development; Seafood; Smithsonian Institution; Solid waste and recycling; State and local government operations; Strategic materials and reserves; Texas; U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council; U.S. territories and protectorates; User charges and fees; Utah; Virgin Islands; War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity; Water quality; Water resources funding; Water storage; Wetlands; Wildlife conservation and habitat protection; World history; Wyoming
Latest Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 175.
2025-07-24
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