H.R. 6938 · 119th Congress

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

Introduced on Jan 6, 2026 by Tom Cole (R-OK-4). Became Public Law 119-74.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-74
Introduced
Jan 6, 2026
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. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • 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
  • 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 Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Environmental health
  • Environmental regulatory procedures
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Executive Office of the President
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • 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 Services Corporation
  • Legal fees and court costs
  • Life, casualty, property insurance
  • Lighting, heating, cooling
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammal Commission
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • 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 Regulatory Commission (NRC)
  • Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
  • Nuclear power
  • 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. Holocaust Memorial Council
  • U.S. International Trade Commission
  • U.S. Sentencing Commission
  • U.S. and foreign investments
  • U.S. history
  • 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

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 6, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Tom ColeR-OK-4Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

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

  1. On Retaining Division A
    Jan 8, 2026· House· Other· Passed 375–47
  2. On Retaining Divisions B and C
    Jan 8, 2026· House· Other· Passed 419–6
  3. On Passage
    Jan 8, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 397–28
  4. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
    Jan 12, 2026· Senate· Cloture· Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to 80–13
  5. On the Cloture Motion
    Jan 15, 2026· Senate· Cloture· Cloture Motion Agreed to 85–14
  6. On Passage of the Bill
    Jan 15, 2026· Senate· Passage· Bill Passed 82–15

History

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

  1. Jan 6, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jan 6, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jan 6, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jan 6, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Jan 7, 2026 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 977 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184 and H.R. 6938. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184, and H.R. 6938 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
  6. Jan 7, 2026 · HouseRule H. Res. 977 passed House.
  7. Jan 8, 2026 · HouseUNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - Mr. Cole asked unanimous consent that the question of retaining a portion of the bill on H.R. 6938 may be subject to postponement, as though under clause 8 of rule 20. Agreed to without objection.
  8. Jan 8, 2026 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 977. (consideration: CR H151-205)
  9. Jan 8, 2026 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184 and H.R. 6938. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184, and H.R. 6938 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
  10. Jan 8, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6938.
  11. Jan 8, 2026 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  12. Jan 8, 2026 · HousePursuant to section 4(a) of H. Res. 977, the Chair will put the question on retaining Division A of the bill, and then retaining Divisions B and C.
  13. Jan 8, 2026 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on retaining Division A of H.R. 6938 and pursuant to H. Res. 977 the yeas and nays were ordered. The Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  14. Jan 8, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H209-211)
  15. Jan 8, 2026 · HouseMr. Cole moved On Retaining Division A.
  16. Jan 8, 2026 · HouseOn Retaining Division A Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 375 - 47 (Roll no. 5).House · Roll call 5
  17. Jan 8, 2026 · HouseMr. Cole moved On Retaining Divisions B and C.
  18. Jan 8, 2026 · HouseOn Retaining Divisions B and C Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 419 - 6 (Roll no. 6).House · Roll call 6
  19. Jan 8, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 28 (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H151-199)House · Roll call 7
  20. Jan 8, 2026 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 28 (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H151-199)House · Roll call 7
  21. Jan 8, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  22. Jan 8, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Legislative Day January 7, 2026).
  23. Jan 8, 2026 · SenateRead twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 299.
  24. Jan 8, 2026 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S119)
  25. Jan 8, 2026 · SenateCloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S119)
  26. Jan 12, 2026 · SenateMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S121-128)
  27. Jan 12, 2026 · SenateCloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 80 - 13. Record Vote Number: 7. (CR S128)Senate · Roll call 7
  28. Jan 13, 2026 · SenateMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
  29. Jan 13, 2026 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S141-143, S157)
  30. Jan 13, 2026 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by motion.
  31. Jan 13, 2026 · SenateMotion by Senator Thune to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4210) made in Senate.
  32. Jan 13, 2026 · SenateCloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.
  33. Jan 14, 2026 · SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S185-218)
  34. Jan 15, 2026 · SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S227-249)
  35. Jan 15, 2026 · SenateCloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 14. Record Vote Number: 10. (CR S230)Senate · Roll call 10
  36. Jan 15, 2026 · SenateMotion 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.
  37. Jan 15, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 15. Record Vote Number: 11.Senate · Roll call 11
  38. Jan 15, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 15. Record Vote Number: 11.Senate · Roll call 11
  39. Jan 15, 2026 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  40. Jan 22, 2026Presented to President.
  41. Jan 22, 2026 · HousePresented to President.
  42. Jan 23, 2026Signed by President.
  43. Jan 23, 2026Signed by President.
  44. Jan 23, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-74.
  45. Jan 23, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-74.

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. Open Space Institute, Inc.5 reports
    $265K reported (all issues)
  2. Altria Client Services LLC4 reports
    $6.2M reported (all issues)
  3. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.4 reports
    $960K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$115.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE3 reports
    $370K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE$313.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. ENBRIDGE (U.S.) INC.3 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  6. Electric Drive Transportation Association3 reports
    $170K reported (all issues)
  7. Entergy Services, LLC3 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  8. Framatome, Inc. (formely known as Areva, Inc.)3 reports
    $280K reported (all issues)
  9. General Federation of Women's Clubs3 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  10. International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM)3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  11. LEADING BUILDERS OF AMERICA3 reports
    $660K reported (all issues)
  12. MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY$1.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC3 reports
    $719.4K reported (all issues)
  14. NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE3 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  15. Ocean Conservancy3 reports
    $605K reported (all issues)
  16. PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION3 reports
    $660K reported (all issues)
  17. SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL3 reports
    $370K reported (all issues)
  18. Sheppard Pratt Health System3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  19. The Nature Conservancy3 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE NATURE CONSERVANCYAI match · 100%
  20. The Trust for Public Land3 reports
  21. Touro University3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TOURO UNIVERSITY$793.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  22. XCEL ENERGY3 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  23. AMERICAN AIRLINES INC.2 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC$8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  24. AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $690K reported (all issues)
  25. ASME2 reports
    $464.3K reported (all issues)
  26. American Association for Justice2 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)
  27. American Society of Civil Engineers2 reports
    $473.5K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS$360.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  28. Association of American Medical Colleges2 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGESAI match · 100%
  29. Batteries Plus LLC2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BATTERIES PLUS, LLC$509.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  30. Borrego Water District2 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  31. CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.2 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.AI match · 100%
  32. CITY OF TUCSON2 reports
    $90.2K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF TUCSON$79.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 92%
  33. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION2 reports
    $530K reported (all issues)
  34. CROPLIFE AMERICA2 reports
  35. CUMMINS INC.2 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CUMMINS INC$11.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  36. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  37. Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility2 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  38. Citizens Energy Group2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITIZENS ENERGY GROUPAI match · 100%
  39. City of Spokane2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  40. Coachella Valley Water District2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.