Full Committee Markup of FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations

House Appropriations Committee
2359 Rayburn

07/17/2025 at 10:00AM

Full committee markup.

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies

The bill provides a total of $48.8 billion for the Department of Energy, a decrease of $1.4 billion below the fiscal year 2025 enacted level and $2.1 billion above the fiscal year 2026 request. The bill revokes $5.1 billion of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law resources from the Department of Energy’s programs that support hydrogen, direct air capture, carbon dioxide transportation infrastructure, battery recycling, and energy improvements in public schools. The bill provides $1.9 billion, a decrease of $1.6 billion, or 47 percent, below the fiscal year 2025 enacted level for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The bill provides $225 million for Electricity, a decrease of $55 million below the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The bill provides $25 million for Grid Deployment, a decrease of $35 million below the fiscal year 2025 enacted level. The bill provides $350 million for ARPA-E, a decrease of $110 million below the fiscal year 2025 enacted level and $150 million above the fiscal year 2026 request. The bill provides $54.3 million in gross administrative costs for Loan Programs, a decrease of $20 million below the fiscal year 2025 enacted level.

This bill includes riders that would:

  • Allow firearms on Corps of Engineers’ public lands.
  • Prohibit the Corps of Engineers from renaming items that commemorate the Confederacy.
  • Prohibit implementation of “Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings.”
  • Prohibit funds for private consolidated interim storage of commercial spent nuclear fuel.
  • Prohibit funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, training, programs, offices, officers, or policies or any program, project, or activity related to critical race theory.
  • Allow for discrimination based on same-sex marriage.
  • Limit the ability to fly flags at facilities, aimed at eliminating the use of pride flags.
  • Prohibit funds from being used to finalize any rule or regulation that has resulted in or is likely to result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more.

Updated Interim Subcommittee Allocations