HR 6938 · 119th Congress
2025–2027
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
Latest action · Jan 23, 2026 Became Public Law No: 119-74.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2026
- Passed HouseJan 8, 2026
- Passed SenateJan 15, 2026
- To the PresidentJan 22, 2026
- Became lawJan 23, 2026Public Law 119-74
Summary
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for activities and programs related to commerce, law enforcement, science, energy and water development, public lands, and the environment.
Specifically, the bill includes 3 of the 12 regular FY2026 appropriations bills:
- the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026;
- the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; and
- the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.
The departments, agencies, and activities funded in the bill include
- the Department of Commerce,
- the Department of Justice,
- the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
- the National Science Foundation,
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects,
- the Department of Energy,
- the Department of the Interior,
- the Environmental Protection Agency,
- the Forest Service,
- the Indian Health Service, and
- several related and independent agencies.
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
Recorded votes 6
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
No cosponsors are on file for this measure.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Jan 6, 2026 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jan 6, 2026 |
Actions 38
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2026Signed by President.
- Jan 23, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-74.
- Jan 22, 2026Presented to President.
- Jan 15, 2026Motion by Senator Thune to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4210) fell when cloture on the measure was invoked in Senate.
- Jan 15, 2026Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S227-249)
In the Congressional Record 8
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S227, S234–S236, S238–S249, S262Amendments S259Cloture motions S230Recorded votes S230, S248cloture motionenact | David McCormick R-PA (cloture motion), Deb Fischer R-NE (cloture motion), Jeff Merkley D-OR, Jim Banks R-IN (cloture motion), John Barrasso R-WY (cloture motion), John R. Curtis R-UT (cloture motion), John Thune R-SD (cloture motion), John W. Hickenlooper D-CO, Jon Husted R-OH (cloture motion), Katie Boyd Britt R-AL (cloture motion), Maria Cantwell D-WA, Markwayne Mullin R-OK (cloture motion), Michael F. Bennet D-CO, Mike Crapo R-ID (cloture motion), Mike Rounds R-SD (cloture motion), Patty Murray D-WA, Pete Ricketts R-NE (cloture motion), Richard J. Durbin D-IL (amendment), Roger F. Wicker R-MS (cloture motion), Steve Daines R-MT (cloture motion), Susan M. Collins R-ME (cloture motion), Tim Kaine D-VA (amendment), Tom Cotton R-AR (cloture motion), Tommy Tuberville R-AL (cloture motion) | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S185, S192, S201Amendments S221, S222 | Adam B. Schiff D-CA (amendment), Alex Padilla D-CA (amendment), Amy Klobuchar D-MN (amendment), Andy Kim D-NJ (amendment), Ben Ray Luján D-NM (amendment), Bernard Sanders I-VT (amendment), Chris Van Hollen D-MD (amendment), Cory A. Booker D-NJ (amendment), Jerry Moran R-KS, Maria Cantwell D-WA (amendment), Martin Heinrich D-NM (amendment), Mazie K. Hirono D-HI (amendment), Michael F. Bennet D-CO (amendment), Ron Wyden D-OR (amendment), Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI (amendment), Tammy Duckworth D-IL (amendment), Tina Smith D-MN (amendment) | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S141, S153, S155–S157Amendments S157, S162, S163, S165, S166, S170, S171, S172, S173, S174, S175Motions S157Cloture motions S157 | Adam B. Schiff D-CA (amendment), Alex Padilla D-CA (amendment), Angela D. Alsobrooks D-MD (amendment), Angus S. King Jr. I-ME (amendment), Ben Ray Luján D-NM (amendment), Bernard Sanders I-VT (amendment), Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV (amendment), Charles E. Schumer D-NY (amendment), Chris Van Hollen D-MD (amendment), Cory A. Booker D-NJ (amendment), David McCormick R-PA (cloture motion), Deb Fischer R-NE (cloture motion), Edward J. Markey D-MA (amendment), Jack Reed D-RI (amendment), James Lankford R-OK (amendment), Jeff Merkley D-OR (amendment), Jim Banks R-IN (cloture motion), John Barrasso R-WY (cloture motion), John Kennedy R-LA, John R. Curtis R-UT (cloture motion), John Thune R-SD (amendment, cloture motion, motion), John W. Hickenlooper D-CO (amendment), Jon Husted R-OH (cloture motion), Katie Boyd Britt R-AL (cloture motion), Lisa Murkowski R-AK, Maria Cantwell D-WA (amendment), Markwayne Mullin R-OK (cloture motion), Marsha Blackburn R-TN (amendment), Martin Heinrich D-NM (amendment), Michael F. Bennet D-CO (amendment), Mike Crapo R-ID (cloture motion), Mike Rounds R-SD (cloture motion), Pete Ricketts R-NE (cloture motion), Peter Welch D-VT (amendment), Richard Blumenthal D-CT (amendment), Roger F. Wicker R-MS (cloture motion), Ron Johnson R-WI (amendment), Ron Wyden D-OR (amendment), Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI (amendment), Steve Daines R-MT (cloture motion), Susan M. Collins R-ME (cloture motion), Tammy Duckworth D-IL (amendment), Ted Budd R-NC (amendment), Ted Cruz R-TX (amendment), Tim Kaine D-VA (amendment), Tom Cotton R-AR (cloture motion), Tommy Tuberville R-AL (cloture motion) | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S121, S126–S128Amendments S132, S133, S134, S135, S136, S137, S138, S139Cloture motions S128Recorded votes S128cloture motion on motion to proceed | Alex Padilla D-CA (amendment), Angela D. Alsobrooks D-MD (amendment), Ashley Moody R-FL (cloture motion), Bernard Sanders I-VT (amendment), Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV (amendment), Charles E. Schumer D-NY (amendment), Chris Van Hollen D-MD (amendment), Christopher Murphy D-CT (amendment), Cory A. Booker D-NJ (amendment), Dan Sullivan R-AK (cloture motion), James C. Justice R-WV (cloture motion), James Lankford R-OK (cloture motion), Jeff Merkley D-OR (amendment), John Barrasso R-WY (cloture motion), John Boozman R-AR (cloture motion), John Thune R-SD (cloture motion), John W. Hickenlooper D-CO (amendment), Jon Husted R-OH (cloture motion), Joni Ernst R-IA (cloture motion), Lindsey Graham R-SC (cloture motion), Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE (amendment), Maria Cantwell D-WA (amendment), Mark Kelly D-AZ (amendment), Marsha Blackburn R-TN (amendment, cloture motion), Martin Heinrich D-NM (amendment), Michael F. Bennet D-CO (amendment), Mike Rounds R-SD (cloture motion), Patty Murray D-WA, Pete Ricketts R-NE (cloture motion), Richard J. Durbin D-IL (amendment), Ruben Gallego D-AZ (amendment), Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI (amendment), Susan M. Collins R-ME (cloture motion), Tammy Baldwin D-WI (amendment), Tammy Duckworth D-IL (amendment), Ted Budd R-NC (cloture motion), Tim Sheehy R-MT (cloture motion), Tom Cotton R-AR (cloture motion) | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E20 | Betty McCollum D-MN | Jan 9, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jan 7, 2026H.R. 6938, Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026As posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on January 5, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 3, January 6, 2026, page H12.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 119-64 | ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026112 pages | Appropriations Committee | May 21, 2025–Jun 11, 2025 |
CRS reports 86
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 86
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF10753 | ENERGY STAR Program | Resource | Nov 9, 2026 |
| R49498 | Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA) of 2026: Analysis of National Historic Preservation Act Provisions | Report | Oct 30, 2026 |
| R42853 | Nuclear Energy: Overview of Congressional Issues | Report | Oct 22, 2026 |
| R49491 | Federal Government Shutdowns and the Impact on Civil Aviation | Report | Oct 22, 2026 |
| R49292 | Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2027 Appropriations | Report | Oct 21, 2026 |
Amendments 74
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4151 | No description on file | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 4152 | No description on file | Ruben Gallego D-AZ | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 4153 | No description on file | John W. Hickenlooper D-CO | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 4154 | No description on file | Tammy Baldwin D-WI | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 4155 | No description on file | Alex Padilla D-CA | Senate amendment submitted |
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 30
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
- Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Science Appropriations Act, 2026
- Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026
- Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2026
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- Short Title(s) as Passed House for portions of this bill
- Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2026
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- Science Appropriations Act, 2026
- Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026
- Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- Short Titles for portions of this bill from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- Science Appropriations Act, 2026
- Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2026
- Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
- Short Titles for portions of this bill from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2026
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- Science Appropriations Act, 2026
- Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026
- Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Alternative and renewable resources
- American Samoa
- Appalachian Regional Commission
- Appropriations
- Aquatic ecology
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Art, artists, authorship
- Asia
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Birds
- Building construction
- California
- Census and government statistics
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- China
- Coal
- Colorado
- Commemorative events and holidays
- Commission of Fine Arts
- Commission on Civil Rights
- Community life and organization
- Competition and antitrust
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Cultural exchanges and relations
- Dams and canals
- Data collection, sharing, protection
- Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
- Delta Regional Authority
- Denali Commission
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Energy
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Justice
- Department of the Interior
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Disability assistance
- Disaster relief and insurance
- District of Columbia
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Economic development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Endangered and threatened species
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Executive Office of the President
- Family services
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
- Federal-Indian relations
- Firearms and explosives
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Fishes
- Floods and storm protection
- Florida
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Genetics
- Geography and mapping
- Georgia
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Great Lakes
- Guam
- Hate crimes
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Hearing, speech, and vision care
- Higher education
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Historical and cultural resources
- Human trafficking
- Humanities programs funding
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Hydrology and hydrography
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Immigration status and procedures
- Immunology and vaccination
- Indian claims
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Infrastructure development
- Intellectual property
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Kentucky
- Lakes and rivers
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Lawyers and legal services
- Lease and rental services
- Legal fees and court costs
- Legal Services Corporation
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Mammals
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine Mammal Commission
- Marshall Islands
- Maryland
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Micronesia
- Mining
- Minority and disadvantaged businesses
- Minority education
- Missing persons
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Monuments and memorials
- Motor vehicles
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Capital Planning Commission
- National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Science Foundation
- Natural disasters
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York State
- North Carolina
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Nuclear power
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
- Nuclear weapons
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Ohio
- Oil and gas
- Oregon
- Organized crime
- Palau
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Pennsylvania
- Performing arts
- Pollution liability
- Prescription drugs
- Public contracts and procurement
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Radioactive wastes and releases
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Rural conditions and development
- Science and engineering education
- Seafood
- Seashores and lakeshores
- Sex offenses
- Smithsonian Institution
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Solid waste and recycling
- South Carolina
- Space flight and exploration
- Spacecraft and satellites
- Specialized courts
- State and local government operations
- Strategic materials and reserves
- Student aid and college costs
- Supply chain
- Telecommunication rates and fees
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Trade restrictions
- Transportation costs
- U.S. and foreign investments
- U.S. history
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- User charges and fees
- Utah
- Vermont
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Violent crime
- Virgin Islands
- Virginia
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
- Washington State
- Water quality
- Water resources funding
- Water use and supply
- West Virginia
- Wetlands
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Women's health
- Women's rights
- World history
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jan 8, 2026Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jan 8, 2026Engrossed in House
- Jan 6, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
