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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
This bill provides FY2023 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and independent agencies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The bill provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for
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Investigations,
Construction,
Mississippi River and Tributaries,
Operation and Maintenance,
the Regulatory Program,
the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program,
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies,
Expenses,
the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and
the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program.
The bill provides appropriations to the Department of the Interior for the Central Utah Project and the Bureau of Reclamation.
The bill provides appropriations to DOE for energy programs, including
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy;
Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response;
Electricity;
Nuclear Energy;
Fossil Energy and Carbon Management;
Energy Projects;
Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves;
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;
the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve;
the Energy Information Administration;
Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup;
the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund;
Science;
Nuclear Waste Disposal;
Technology Transitions;
Clean Energy Demonstrations;
the Defense Production Act Clean Energy Accelerator;
the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy;
the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program;
the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program;
the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program;
Indian Energy Policy and Programs;
Departmental Administration; and
the Office of the Inspector General.
The bill also provides appropriations to DOE for
Atomic Energy Defense Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration,
Environmental and Other Defense Activities, and
the Power Marketing Administrations.
The bill provides appropriations to several independent agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
People & committees
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D–OH
Legislative record
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 302.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 117-394, by Ms. Kaptur.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 117-394, by Ms. Kaptur.
Introduced in House
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-794.
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-794.
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-794.
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