YourVoice.Now Summary
Your MoneyEnvironmentGun LawsTargeted & Unrelated ProvisionsCorporate BenefitsTransparency & AccountabilitySets about $62 billion for 2027 water and energy work — and blocks the Army's gun limits at Corps lakes.
Your Money
The Army Corps of Engineers would get $6.255 billion. The money runs and repairs harbors, locks, dams, and flood works it already owns. About $3.5 billion comes from harbor fees shippers already pay.
The Bureau of Reclamation would get $1.675 billion. It pays for dams, canals, and water projects in the West. Of that, $136 million moves into Colorado River basin funds.
Federal help for local water reuse projects would rise. The limit goes from $50 million to $177.5 million. A separate limit for removing salt from water goes from $30 million to $106.5 million.
Environment
Defense cleanup would get $6.556 billion. It handles waste left from Cold War nuclear weapons work. Non-defense cleanup would get $322 million more.
Federal money could not back new private storage of spent nuclear fuel. The host state, local governments, and affected tribes must agree first. Sites already licensed to store this fuel are exempt.
Section 313 takes back $2.775 billion in unspent money from the 2021 infrastructure law. It comes from clean power, energy saving, carbon capture, and test projects. Nearly all of it would pay for nuclear reactor work instead.
No money could be used to run or enforce a 2024 Energy Department rule. That rule sets clean energy terms for new and rebuilt federal buildings.
Gun Laws
The Army could not write or enforce a rule barring guns at Corps sites. That covers the lakes, dams, and campgrounds it runs. It applies if the person may legally own the gun and follows state law. The change carries into later years.
Targeted & Unrelated Provisions
Of the money moved, $2.675 billion has a narrow use. It could go only to no more than two new small reactor awards, two awards already made, and related work.
The Army Corps and the Bureau of Reclamation must spend by the project tables in the committee report. Those tables name which projects get money.
No money could pay for a study of shifting water supply at Wolf Creek Dam and Lake Cumberland, Kentucky. It is the only project singled out this way.
Corporate Benefits
The government would set aside $100 million to back loans for new nuclear plants. The plants are small or advanced reactors. If a borrower does not repay, the government pays the lender.
Transparency & Accountability
The Energy Department could not approve key building steps for projects over $100 million. An outside cost estimate must be done first.
This money could not build a high-hazard nuclear site. An outside safety check must come first. The Energy Department's Office of Enterprise Assessments does the check.
Army Corps money could not be used to keep basic facts from Congress. That covers project dates, budget papers, and repair costs.
More about this bill
Federal water and energy work would get about $62 billion for the budget year starting October 1, 2026. Most people would not notice a direct change. You would feel this bill through the harbors, locks, dams, and levees the Army Corps of Engineers keeps running. The single largest item is $22.1 billion for nuclear weapons work. The Army Corps would get about $9.8 billion. That includes $6.3 billion to run and repair projects it already owns, and $2.4 billion to build new ones. Flood and hurricane emergency work would get $40 million. The Bureau of Reclamation would get $1.7 billion for Western water storage and delivery. Two federal aid limits would rise. Water reuse projects could draw up to $177.5 million, up from $50 million. Desalination could draw up to $106.5 million, up from $30 million. The Energy Department would get about $51 billion. Nuclear weapons and other defense work take about $34.8 billion of that. Science research would get $8.5 billion. Cleanup of old weapons sites would get $6.6 billion. This year's bill has no separate account for renewable energy or for carbon capture. A new $1.85 billion critical minerals account appears instead, and nuclear energy would get $1.8 billion. Several policy rules ride along with the money. The Army could not enforce its firearm limits at Corps lakes and dams. About $2.8 billion in unspent clean energy money would move to nuclear reactor projects. An Energy Department rule on clean energy in new federal buildings could not be enforced. Federal money could not back new private storage sites for spent nuclear fuel. Host states, local governments, and affected tribes would have to agree first.
Congressional Summary
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027This bill provides FY2027 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 forInvestigations,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, andthe 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, includingCritical Minerals and Energy Innovation;Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response;Electricity;Nuclear Energy;Hydrocarbons and Geothermal 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; andthe Office of the Inspector General.The bill also provides appropriations to DOE forAtomic Energy Defense Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration,Environmental and Other Defense Activities, andthe 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.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Reported to House
- Action Date
- 2026-05-22
- Date Added
- 2026-05-30
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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