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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.

Measure
H.R. 6938 · 119th Congress
Latest action
January 23, 2026
Policy changes
3
Source
CRS summary (Introduced in House) · Congress.gov

Became Public Law No: 119-74.

Read it yourself · The summaries below are the Congressional Research Service’s. Under each one you can open the bill’s own wording, or read the full text (enrolled (sent to the President)).

What it would cost

Congressional Budget Office estimate

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Dollar amounts in the bill itself

Money the bill authorizes

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  • $50 million Sec. 210(C) Other Amounts In addition to the amounts made available under subparagraphs (A) and (B), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 7(a) $50,000,000.
104 other dollar figures (thresholds, limits, tax amounts)
  • $11.32 billion Sec. 104The requirements set forth by section 105 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2026: Provided, That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,322,125,000, the li…
  • $6.84 billion Sec. 104The requirements set forth by section 105 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2026: Provided, That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,322,125,000, the li…
  • $11.7 billion Sec. 104The requirements set forth by section 105 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2026: Provided, That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,322,125,000, the li…
  • $692.8 million Sec. 104The requirements set forth by section 105 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2026: Provided, That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,322,125,000, the li…
  • $200,000 Sec. 105Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Commerce may furnish services (including but not limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy…
  • $50,000 Sec. 201In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for official reception and representation expenses.
  • $100 million Sec. 208None of the funds made available under this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information technology program having total estimated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the information technology progra…
  • $12 million Sec. 216(a) None of the income retained in the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2026, except up to $12,000,000 may be obligated for implementation of a unified Department of Justice financial management system.
  • $30 million Sec. 216(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances transferred to the capital account of the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2026, and any use, obligation, transfer, or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 50…
  • $10 million Sec. 216(c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code, shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2026, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act.
  • $500,000 Sec. 505(a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure th…
  • $1.95 billion Sec. 510Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473 (34 U.S.C. 20101) in any fiscal year in excess of $1,950,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the following fiscal year: Provided, That notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from the Fund fo…
  • $10 million Sec. 510Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473 (34 U.S.C. 20101) in any fiscal year in excess of $1,950,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the following fiscal year: Provided, That notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from the Fund fo…
  • $75 million Sec. 518If at any time during any quarter, the program manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost has increased by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform the re…
  • $5 million Sec. 520None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax …
  • $60 million Sec. 521(1) “Economic Development Administration—Economic Development Assistance Programs”, $60,000,000, only from prior year appropriations that remain available until expended; and
  • $15 million Sec. 521(2) “Census Working Capital Fund”, $15,000,000.
  • $36 million Sec. 521(1) “State and Local Law Enforcement Activities—Office on Violence Against Women—Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs”, $36,000,000;
  • $250 million Sec. 521(2) “State and Local Law Enforcement Activities—Office of Justice Programs”, $250,000,000; and
  • $25 million Sec. 521(3) “State and Local Law Enforcement Activities—Community Oriented Policing Services”, $25,000,000.
  • $210 million Sec. 521(1) “Working Capital Fund”, $210,000,000; and
  • $113.2 million Sec. 521(2) “Legal Activities—Assets Forfeiture Fund”, $113,200,000.
  • $500 Sec. 534(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act or any other Act may be expended or obligated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States to pay administrative expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United States in connection with requiring an export license for the export to …
  • $5 million Sec. 540Funds made available to the Department of Commerce and the Department of Justice in this Act and any remaining unobligated balances of funds made available to the Department of Commerce and the Department of Justice in prior year Acts, other than amounts designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Eme…
  • $10 million Sec. 540Funds made available to the Department of Commerce and the Department of Justice in this Act and any remaining unobligated balances of funds made available to the Department of Commerce and the Department of Justice in prior year Acts, other than amounts designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Eme…
  • $507 million Sec. 544(a) Of the amounts made available under the heading “Department of Commerce—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities”, $507,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts previously appropriated under such heading for fiscal year 2026 in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58): Provided,…
  • $50 million Sec. 544(b) Of the amounts made available under the heading “Department of Commerce—National Telecommunications and Information Administration—Salaries and Expenses”, $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts previously appropriated under the heading “National Telecommunications and Information Administration” in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs …
  • $25 million Sec. 544(b) Of the amounts made available under the heading “Department of Commerce—National Telecommunications and Information Administration—Salaries and Expenses”, $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts previously appropriated under the heading “National Telecommunications and Information Administration” in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs …
  • $25 million Sec. 544(b) Of the amounts made available under the heading “Department of Commerce—National Telecommunications and Information Administration—Salaries and Expenses”, $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts previously appropriated under the heading “National Telecommunications and Information Administration” in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs …
  • $16.3 million Sec. 544(c) Of the amounts made available under the heading “Department of Commerce—Economic Development Administration—Economic Development Assistance Programs”, $16,276,000 shall be derived by transfer from the unobligated balances of amounts previously appropriated under the heading “National Telecommunications and Information Administration” in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act …

And 74 more in the full text.

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Who wrote it

Portrait of Tom Cole

Sponsor

Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK-4)

No cosponsors. Introduced January 6, 2026.

How Congress voted

  • House · January 8, 2026

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 28 (Roll no. 7).

    397 yea · 28 nay · 6 other · Republicans 191–22 · Democrats 206–6 · Official record

  • Senate · January 15, 2026

    Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 15. Record Vote Number: 11.

    82 yea · 15 nay · 3 other · Republicans 46–5 · Democrats 35–9 · Independents 1–1 · Official record

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Provision 1

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.

›Read the bill’s wording · Sec. 103, Sec. 424(closest match)

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Provision 2

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.

›Read the bill’s wording · Sec. 532, Sec. 540, Sec. 542, Sec. 414(closest match)

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Provision 3

Sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

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