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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

10/3/2025, 8:09 AM

Summary of Bill HR 4553

The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, designated as H.R. 4553 in the 119th Congress and introduced on July 21, 2025, aims to allocate funds for energy and water-related projects and agencies. Specific provisions and directives within the bill are not provided in the context. Further details can be accessed through the official PDF version of the bill available at https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr4553/BILLS-119hr4553rh.pdf.

Congressional Summary of HR 4553

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.

Current Status of Bill HR 4553

Bill HR 4553 is currently in the status of Introduced to Senate since September 8, 2025. Bill HR 4553 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on July 21, 2025.  Bill HR 4553's most recent activity was Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156. as of September 10, 2025

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 4553

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
0
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 4553

Primary Policy Focus

Economics and Public Finance

Potential Impact Areas

- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Appalachian Regional Commission
- Appropriations
- Aquatic ecology
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Army Corps of Engineers
- California
- Coal
- Colorado
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Dams and canals
- Delta Regional Authority
- Denali Commission
- Department of Energy
- Department of the Interior
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Economic development
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Federal-Indian relations
- Floods and storm protection
- Florida
- Georgia
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Great Lakes
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Illinois
- Infrastructure development
- Kentucky
- Lakes and rivers
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marketing and advertising
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Mississippi River
- Missouri
- Motor vehicles
- Natural disasters
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York State
- North Carolina
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
- Nuclear power
- Ohio
- Oil and gas
- Pennsylvania
- Public contracts and procurement
- Radioactive wastes and releases
- Regional and metropolitan planning
- Research administration and funding
- Seashores and lakeshores
- South Carolina
- Strategic materials and reserves
- Tennessee
- Texas
- User charges and fees
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Water resources funding
- West Virginia
- Wetlands

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 4553

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

Comments

Katalina Matthews profile image

Katalina Matthews

826

8 months ago

This bill cuts funding, why? What's the real agenda here?

Kendrick Bender profile image

Kendrick Bender

825

8 months ago

I can't believe this bill is passing, it's gonna mess everything up for us. I don't know how it's gonna affect me, but I know it's gonna be bad for a lot of people.

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