The House Appropriations Committee approved legislation Tuesday with steep cuts to EPA and the Interior Department by a party-line vote of 33-28.
House Republicans, however, didn’t propose to slash the agencies as deep as the White House asked for. They also approved language that appears to contradict the administration’s agenda.
The House fiscal 2026 Interior-Environment bill would spend $38 billion, $3 billion below current levels. Interior would receive $14.8 billion, a $61 million drop. EPA would be funded at $7 billion, a 23 percent cut.
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Despite the proposed reductions, Republicans on the panel did break significantly with the White House, funding the agencies at $9.2 billion more than President Donald Trump’s budget plan.
