House appropriators rolled out their funding proposal for the Interior Department on Wednesday that leans heavily into oil, gas and mining development on public lands, while also tamping down the Trump administration’s calls to eviscerate EPA.
The House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee released a $38.9 billion spending bill for fiscal 2027, which includes a 20 percent cut to EPA, or about $1.8 billion.
“U.S. energy dominance is critical to our communities, security, and growth. Appropriators continue to prioritize unleashing domestic production, bolstering supply chains, and strengthening innovation that powers American competitiveness and long-term prosperity,” the committee’s GOP staff wrote on social media Wednesday.
Funding for many of Interior’s agencies — including the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey — would decrease, while overall funding to the department would rise about 2 percent. That includes $1.54 billion in funding for the administration’s new Wildland Fire Service, which draws staff from NPS and BLM.
