Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

What it does

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Jul 21, 2025 (Reported to House). CRS summarizes bills impartially; it does not take positions.