Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
What does the HR 6938 do?
HR 6938 is a House bill sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK). A consolidated full-year appropriations law (Public Law 119-74) funding three of the twelve regular 2026 spending bills: Commerce-Justice-Science (Division A), Energy and Water Development (Division B), and Interior-Environment (Division C). It sets the 2026 budgets for the FBI, federal prisons, NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Army Corps of Engineers, the nuclear-weapons complex, the National Park Service, the EPA, the Forest Service and the Indian Health Service, among many others. Full-year 2026 funding for the Commerce, Justice, Energy, Interior and related departments — three of the twelve regular appropriations bills bundled into one signed law.
Did HR 6938 pass? Where it stands
As of July 17, 2026, HR 6938 has been signed into law on January 23, 2026.
Status: Signed into Law
Latest vote: Senate Bill Passed 82–15 on January 15, 2026
Outlook: Enacted
Enacted: Signed into law on January 23, 2026
Key provisions
- Division A — Commerce, Justice, Science
- FBI $10.61B, Bureau of Prisons $8.1B, DEA $2.58B, ATF $1.59B
- NOAA $4.54B + $1.58B; Patent and Trademark Office $4.96B (fee-funded)
- NASA Exploration $7.78B and Science $7.25B; NSF research $7.18B
- Division B — Energy and Water Development
- NNSA nuclear Weapons Activities: $20.38B (largest account in the bill)
- DOE Office of Science $8.4B; Defense Environmental Cleanup $7.38B
- Corps of Engineers $6.01B operations + $3.17B construction; Reclamation $1.47B
- Division C — Interior, Environment
- EPA water-infrastructure grants $4.41B; environmental programs $3.11B
- National Park Service $2.88B; Indian Health Service services $4.79B
- Forest Service $2.43B plus $1.86B wildland fire + $2.48B suppression reserve
Last updated June 15, 2026