The Senate on Monday unveiled its bill to fund the Department of Energy, the Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies, proposing some cuts to clean energy.
The upper chamber’s version of the fiscal 2026 Energy-Water bill will have to be reconciled with the House’s version. Congressional appropriators are hoping to pass a number of compromise spending bills bill before Jan. 30.
The Senate’s legislation reflects the priorities of Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), chair of the Senate’s Energy-Water Appropriations Subcommittee, who said he wanted to cut funding for renewable energy in order to shore up nuclear weapons programs and the Army Corps of Engineers. It was released without the blessing of ranking member Patty Murray (D-Wash.).
“While I am disappointed that Senate Republicans released a partisan bill instead of working with Senate Democrats — and I am especially disappointed by the cuts to critical clean energy programs — there are some important priorities I strongly advocated for that are addressed by the bill released today,” said Murray.
