HR 4553
Advanced toward a vote
Appropriates money for fiscal year 2026 for Army Corps of Engineers water projects, Bureau of Reclamation water programs, Energy Department activities, and several independent agencies.
Official title: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Reported
21-JUL-2025
On the calendar
21-JUL-2025
Passed
04-SEP-2025
Senate
Received
08-SEP-2025
On the calendar
09-SEP-2025
- Provides $6.14 billion for Army Corps operation and maintenance of existing rivers, harbors, and flood projects, and $2.555 billion for new construction.
- Provides $1.71 billion for Bureau of Reclamation water and related resources and $8.4 billion for Energy Department science.
- Bars funds from being used for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and for promoting Critical Race Theory (Sec. 505).
- Requires the Army to allow lawful firearm possession at Corps water projects where state law permits it (Sec. 108).
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (21-JUL-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 04-SEP-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Appropriations Committee (House)
Economics and Public Finance
No cosponsors.