H.R. 4553

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Sponsor: Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann · 0 cosponsors

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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

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.

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I CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

II DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

III DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Sec. 313. Since introduced

Of the unobligated balances from amounts previously made available to the Department of Energy in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), the following funds shall be transferred from the following programs in the specified amounts to “Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy”, and, in addition to amounts otherwise made available, shall be available for the not more than two competitive awards for Generation 3+ small modular reactor deployment projects described in section 311(a)(1)(A) of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42), the two awards for demonstration projects made prior to the date of enactment of this Act under the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, as authorized under section 959A of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16279a), and Risk Reduction for Future Demonstrations, as described under the heading Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program in the explanatory statement accompanying division C of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94)— Provided, That amounts transferred pursuant to this section shall continue to be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118–5.

(1) $672,652,992 from the unobligated balances under the heading “Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy” provided to implement sections 40208, 40314, 40511(a), and 40541 of such Act;

(2) $981,479,556 from the unobligated balances under the heading “Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy”;

(3) $1,000,000,000 from the unobligated balances under the heading “Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Fossil Energy and Carbon Management” provided to implement section 40308 of division D of such Act;

(4) $1,500,000,000 from the unobligated balances under the heading “Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account”;

(5) $950,000,000 from the unobligated balances under the heading “Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations” provided to implement sections 41004(a) and 41004(b) of such Act:

IV INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

V GENERAL PROVISIONS