Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Latest action (Sep 10, 2025) — Read the second time. under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Jul 21, 2025This 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, andthe 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; andthe 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, andthe 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.
Face Value
as passed the HouseHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Areas of law−48
Amends 7 separate titles of the US Code: 1, 5, 25, 28, 31, 40, 44.
- Length−3
46 sections, against 20 before length counts against a bill.
Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out
What Congress did
13 recordeddecisive vote
House · Sep 4, 2025
Whether the bill passes the House. This is the vote most people mean.
On Agreeing to the Amendment
House · Sep 4, 2025
Whether to change the bill in the way this amendment proposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment
House · Sep 4, 2025
Whether to change the bill in the way this amendment proposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment
House · Sep 4, 2025
Whether to change the bill in the way this amendment proposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment
House · Sep 3, 2025
Whether to change the bill in the way this amendment proposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment
House · Sep 3, 2025
Whether to change the bill in the way this amendment proposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment
House · Sep 3, 2025
Whether to change the bill in the way this amendment proposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment
House · Sep 3, 2025
Whether to change the bill in the way this amendment proposes.
Who lobbied on this
21 organizationsThese organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.
- Amentum Holdings, Inc.no position stated
“Monitor H.R.4553, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Environmental management related issues” filing ↗
- American Chemistry Councilno position stated
“…H.R. 4553 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,…” filing ↗
- Anduril Industries, Inc.no position stated
“…air and ground deterrence in the House and Senate versions of the FY2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4553 / no Senate bill number) and related policy and funding legislation.” filing ↗
- Bwx Technologies, Incno position stated
“…FY26 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act…” filing ↗
- Cummins Inc.no position stated
“…Energy and Water Appropriations: H.R. 4553” filing ↗
- Duke Energy Corporationno position stated
“H.R. 4553 & S.3293 - Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (specifically loan programs office, advanced nuclear,…” filing ↗
- Edison Electric Instituteno position stated
“…H.R. 4553, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Act,…” filing ↗
- Edison Internationalno position stated
“HR 4553/S 3293 - FY26 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - SONGS and waste storage HR 6938 - Commerce, Justice,…” filing ↗
- Firstenergy Corp.no position stated
“H.R. 4553, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Act, 2026 (loan programs office, grid…” filing ↗
- General Atomicsno position stated
“…Issues related to H.R. 4553/S. 3293 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.” filing ↗
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Companyno position stated
“H.R.4016/S.2572 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, 2026 - Titles III & IV, all provisions related to high performance computing. H.R.4553/S.3293, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, 2026 - Title III, all provisions related to high performance computing.…” filing ↗
- Honeywell Internationalno position stated
“…Department, Foreign Operations and Related Appropriations: State Department budget related to Montreal Protocol (H.R.4779) FY26 Department of Energy (H.R.4553/S.3292) FY26 MilCon-VA Appropriations (H.R.3944) FY26 Ag.Leg Branch, MCVA Minibus (H.R.5371) Funding related to Quantum Computing Funding…” filing ↗
Most filings say only that an organization lobbied on a bill, not which side it took — where that's the case we say so rather than guessing. Quotes are verbatim from the filing. How this is built.
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