Energy and Water Development Appropriations (FY2027)

Current understanding

HR9022 is the annual FY2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, providing discretionary funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (civil works), Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Energy (including nuclear energy, clean energy, environmental management, and defense-related programs such as NNSA), and independent agencies including FERC and the NRC. As a routine annual appropriations vehicle, its practical effect is to set year-over-year funding levels that shape project pace across water infrastructure, energy R&D and demonstration, and safety/regulatory operations rather than establishing new statutory authorities or mechanisms.

Evidence log

• 2026-06-05 — Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027: cross-connection with interior-environment-appropriations-fy2027: Parallel FY2027 discretionary appropriations bills covering the environment/public-lands side (Interior/EPA) and the energy/water infrastructure side (DOE/Corps/Reclamation). (novelty: 2)

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