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H.R. 4553 · Where this bill is now

In the Senate

Passed the House Sep 4, 2025. Received Sep 8, 2025; no Senate vote yet

What this bill does

In plain words · AI-written from the official summary

Funds energy, water, and Army Corps projects

This is a spending bill that provides money for fiscal year 2026 to several federal agencies. It funds the Army Corps of Engineers for water infrastructure projects, the Department of Interior's water management programs, and the Department of Energy for everything from nuclear power to renewable energy to oil reserves. It also gives money to independent agencies like the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

How it affects you

This bill affects many Americans indirectly. If you live near rivers or coasts, Corps of Engineers projects funded here may relate to flood control or maintenance of waterways. People in Western states rely on the Bureau of Reclamation for water management. The energy programs funded here support power grids and electricity research that reach most Americans, though the bill itself doesn't describe specific direct effects on individual people.

Read the official summary (Reported to House, Jul 21, 2025)

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.

Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.

119th Congress
1st Session
H. R. 4553

AN ACT

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Passed HouseSep 4, 2025 · 214–213In the SenateNo vote yet

Sponsor: Rep. Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3) · Introduced Jul 21, 2025 · Economics and Public Finance · 3 versions of the text

Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 10, 2025: “Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.”

How Congress voted

Official roll calls

House · On Agreeing to the Amendment · Sep 4, 2025

Failed 120–302

YesNoDidn’t vote
PartyYesNoDidn’t vote
Democrats02078
Republicans120956

95 members voted against most of their party: 95 Republicans voted No.

Source: Clerk of the House · roll call 235

120–302Failed
DemocratsRepublicans

Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.

Sections

Opens on the most recent version where something changed
Title V — GENERAL PROVISIONS · 1