House appropriators unveiled a conservative spending bill for federal energy and water infrastructure programs Thursday, proposing to surge funding for nuclear energy and artificial intelligence while slashing Biden-era energy priorities.
The fiscal 2027 Energy-Water bill is House Republicans’ opening proposal in what will be months of negotiations with Democrats over funding levels for the Department of Energy, the Army Corps of Engineers and various other agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Bureau of Reclamation.
The final compromise bill likely will not be completed until after the November elections, and it will have to be bipartisan in order to pass the Senate.
The House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee is set to mark up the new legislation Friday morning. Extended debate on the bill and votes on amendments will take place at the full committee markup, which is scheduled for next Wednesday.
