The Senate passed a three-bill spending package Thursday, locking in full-year funding for the Department of Energy, the Interior Department, EPA and other energy and science agencies for the first time in nearly two years.
Senators voted 82-15 on Thursday to send the three-bill “minibus” to President Donald Trump’s desk. It includes the compromise fiscal 2026 Energy-Water, Interior-Environment and Commerce-Justice-Science measures.
The $180 billion compromise package is the result of months of negotiations between Republicans and Democrats. It rejects the steepest funding cuts proposed by the Trump administration while still reducing funding for numerous energy and environment programs.
“This legislation will help strengthen America’s energy independence, supporting an all-of-the-above approach to energy research, development and deployment efforts,” said Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine).
