S. 2605 · 117th Congress

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

Introduced on Aug 4, 2021 by Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). Latest action (Aug 4, 2021): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 115.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Aug 4, 2021
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Economics and Public Finance
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Air quality
  • Alaska
  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Appalachian Regional Commission
  • Appropriations
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • California
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Dams and canals
  • Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
  • Delta Regional Authority
  • Denali Commission
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of Energy
  • Department of the Interior
  • Economic development
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
  • Floods and storm protection
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Lakes and rivers
  • Lighting, heating, cooling
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Military procurement, research, weapons development
  • Mississippi River
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
  • Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
  • Nuclear power
  • Nuclear weapons
  • Oil and gas
  • Radioactive wastes and releases
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Strategic materials and reserves
  • Utah
  • Water resources funding
  • Water use and supply

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to Senate, Aug 4, 2021). Public domain.

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

This bill provides FY2022 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 independent agencies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The bill provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for

  • Investigations,
  • Construction,
  • Mississippi River and Tributaries,
  • Operation and Maintenance,
  • the Regulatory Program,
  • the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program,
  • Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies,
  • Expenses,
  • the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and
  • the 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, including

  • Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy;
  • Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response;
  • Electricity;
  • Nuclear Energy;
  • Fossil Energy And Carbon Management;
  • 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;
  • Technology Transitions;
  • Clean Energy Demonstrations;
  • 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;
  • the Office of Indian Energy Policy And Programs;
  • Departmental Administration; and
  • the Office of the Inspector General.

The bill also provides appropriations to DOE for

  • Atomic Energy Defense Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration,
  • Environmental and Other Defense Activities, and
  • the 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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Dianne FeinsteinD-CASponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 9, 2021 · SenateCommittee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-415.
  2. Jun 23, 2021 · SenateCommittee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-415.
  3. Aug 4, 2021Introduced in Senate
  4. Aug 4, 2021Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Feinstein. With written report No. 117-36.
  5. Aug 4, 2021 · SenateCommittee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Feinstein. With written report No. 117-36.
  6. Aug 4, 2021 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 115.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Calaveras County Water District3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  2. California State Coastal Conservancy3 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  3. Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  4. San Antonio River Authority3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY$634.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. Valley Water2 reports
    $62K reported (all issues)
  6. Association of American Universities1 report
    $74.7K reported (all issues)
  7. Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority1 report
    $13.6K reported (all issues)
  8. New Mexico State University1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY$73.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. Riverside Co. Flood Control & Water Conservation District1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  10. Shell USA, Inc. (fka Shell Oil Company)1 report
    $2.1M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.