Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Plain Language Summary
# S 2431: Interior and Environment Spending Bill Summary **What It Does:** This bill would allocate federal funding for fiscal year 2026 to the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. It covers a wide range of government operations including national parks, public lands management, wildlife protection, environmental enforcement, and Indian health services. The bill also funds the Forest Service and various environmental health programs. **Who It Affects:** The bill impacts multiple groups including: the general public (through national parks and public lands), Native American tribes (through Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service funding), states with federal lands like Alaska and California, and communities relying on environmental protection and natural resource management.
Federal employees in these agencies would also be affected through agency budgets. **Current Status:** The bill was introduced by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and is currently in committee. It has not yet been debated or voted on by the full Senate, so no final funding amounts have been determined. This is a routine annual appropriations bill needed to fund these agencies in the next fiscal year.
CRS Official Summary
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several related agencies.The bill provides appropriations to Interior forthe Bureau of Land Management,the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,the National Park Service,the U.S. Geological Survey,the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement,the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,the Bureau of Indian Affairs,the Bureau of Indian Education,the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration,Departmental Offices, andDepartment-Wide Programs.The bill also provides appropriations to the EPA and the Forest Service.Within the Department of Health and Human Services, the bill provides appropriations forthe Indian Health Service,the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, andthe Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.The bill provides appropriations to several related agencies, includingthe Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality,the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board,the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation,the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development,the Smithsonian Institution,the National Gallery of Art,the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,the National Endowment for the Arts,the National Endowment for the Humanities,the Commission of Fine Arts,the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.the National Capital Planning Commission,the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, andthe U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission.Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
Latest Action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 124.