US EditionHouse narrowly approves GOP bill to fund Energy Department, water agencies
The bill funds key water projects and nuclear modernization but cuts over $1.6 billion from renewable energy and eliminates certain Department of Energy offices, highlighting shifting priorities.
- This week the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a $57.3 billion energy and water appropriations bill funding the Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Energy, and water resource projects nationwide.
- By cutting renewables and eliminating the Department of Energy Office of Energy Justice and Equity, the bill cuts more than $1.6 billion from renewable energy accounts compared with last year and reallocates funds toward nuclear and critical-minerals research.
- Locally, the package directs new DOE funding to Jefferson Lab in Newport News and Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., secured $5.4 million for Norfolk Harbor operations and Craney Island dike work.
- The Senate must still act before the measure becomes law; it allocates $20.6 billion for nuclear weapons modernization and $9.8 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers, including almost $2 billion for flood and storm damage reduction.
- With narrow passage, critics highlighted the bill's cuts and program limits, while Republican lawmakers described it as strengthening U.S. energy policy and blocking support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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Strong supports energy and water funding bill passed by narrow House vote
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong voted in favor of H.R. 4553, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, which passed the House 214–213. The bill funds the Department of Energy, Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the…
House Advances Energy, Public Works Budget Bill
The House of Representatives has advanced a $57.3 billion energy and water agency spending plan that slashes current-year allocations for non-defense programs by nearly 3 percent while boosting spending for the nation’s nuclear weapons programs by more than 25 percent. H.R. 4553, the Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies budget, was adopted on Sept. 4 in a 214–213 partisan tally, with four Republicans joining all Dem…
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House narrowly approves GOP bill to fund Energy Department, water agencies
House Republicans narrowly passed a partisan funding bill for the Energy Department and water development Thursday, cutting nondefense programs while boosting dollars for defense. The vote was 214-…
McCaul Votes for Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act
U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement after voting to pass the fiscal year 2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act.“After four years of the Biden administration hamstringing American energy, stifling our economy, and ceding national security ground to our adversaries, House Republicans and the Trump administration are getting
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