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HR 6938 Became law

Provides funding for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, Energy, and the Interior, plus NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

Official title: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Outcome Public Law 119-74
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 06-JAN-2026
Referred 06-JAN-2026
On the calendar 07-JAN-2026
Passed 08-JAN-2026
Senate
Received 08-JAN-2026
On the calendar 08-JAN-2026
Passed 15-JAN-2026
President
Presented 22-JAN-2026
Signed 23-JAN-2026
Became law 23-JAN-2026
Key points
  • Divides the measure into three parts: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior, Environment, and related agencies.
  • Sets dollar amounts for agencies including NOAA, NIST, the Justice Department's law enforcement and grant programs, the Army Corps of Engineers, Energy Department programs, the National Park Service, and the EPA.
  • Includes general provisions limiting how agencies may reprogram or transfer funds and requiring spending plans and reports to Congress.
  • Rescinds specified unobligated balances from Commerce and Justice Department accounts by September 30, 2026.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (06-JAN-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 08-JAN-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (3) Policy area

Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor Tom Cole (R-OK) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.