Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Key claim: HR4553 provides FY2026 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works, the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Energy energy and nuclear programs, National Nuclear Security Administration defense activities, and independent agencies including FERC and the NRC.
Abstract
(HR4553 · 119th Congress) 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 Latest action (2025-09-10): Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.
Why this matters
Energy and Water Development appropriations set annual funding for NNSA defense activities and DOE nuclear-security programs, which together represent a substantial portion of the national security budget outside the DoD topline. Tracking both the Senate (S.3293) and House (H.R. 4553) vehicles clarifies the fiscal trajectory for atomic energy defense, environmental cleanup of former weapons sites, and civil works infrastructure with security implications. Status remains routine annual appropriations with no new authorities introduced.