House Approves H.R. 4394, The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives met to consider H.R. 4394, The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the House with a vote of 210 to 199.

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The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies bill provides $56.958 billion in discretionary spending, which is $2.963 billion below the FY24 President's Budget Request. The bill provides $32.513 billion in defense spending, which is an increase of $1.113 billion above the FY23 enacted level, and provides $24.445 billion in non-defense spending, which is a decrease of $857 million below the FY23 enacted level and $2.63 billion below the President's Budget Request. The bill's non-defense net budget authority is $18.865 billion, and the bill includes $5.58 billion that is offset by clawing back the Democrats' wasteful spending over the last two years. The bill prioritizes funding for agencies and programs that bolsters our national security, energy security, and economic competitiveness.

H.R. 4394, The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

• Supports a strong national security by:
  • Providing $19.114 billion for the continued modernization of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile and infrastructure;
  • Providing $1.946 billion for Naval Reactors to support the operational nuclear fleet, Columbia-class submarine reactor development, and research and development for current and future generations of nuclear-powered warships; and
  • Providing $2.38 billion for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to reduce the danger of hostile nations or terrorist groups acquiring nuclear devices, radiological dispersal devices, weapons-usable material, and nuclear expertise.
• Prioritizes energy security and economic competitiveness by:
  • Supporting domestic uranium enrichment capabilities, including high-assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) availability, which is essential to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign uranium sources to power current and future commercial nuclear reactors;
  • Advancing small modular reactor and advanced reactor demonstration projects;
  • Providing more than $200 million for the production of critical minerals;
  • Requiring funds to be used by the Department of Energy (DOE) in a manner consistent with the research security provisions of the CHIPS and Science Act;
  • Prohibiting oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to be sold to any entity owned by or under the control or influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or to any other entity that intends to export to China; and
  • Investing in construction, operation, and maintenance of our nation's ports and inland waterways to ensure goods can be moved safely to and from global markets.
• Reins in wasteful Washington spending by: o Rescinding $5.58 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

A summary of the bill, before adoption of amendments, is available here.

During floor consideration, the House adopted the following amendments:

• Fleischmann (TN) – En Bloc #1
  • Lawler (NY) – #1
  • Molinaro (NY), Lawler (NY) – #2
  • Graves (LA) – #4
  • Molinaro (NY) – #5
  • Phillips (MN) – #6
  • Moylan (GU) – #7
  • Lawler (NY) – #8
  • Moylan (GU) – #9
  • Boebert (CO) – #10
  • Boebert (CO) – #11
  • Fallon (TX) – #17
  • Walberg (MI), Latta (OH) – #18
  • Peltola (AK) – #21
  • Jackson (TX) – #23
  • Lawler (NY), Molinaro (NY) – #33
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• Neguse (CO) – #12
  • The amendment was adopted by a vote of 277 to 142.
• Neguse (CO) – #13
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• Cammack (FL) – #34
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• Fallon (TX), Fischbach (MN) – #35
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• Hageman (WY) – #38
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• Hageman (WY) – #40
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• Jackson (TX) – #41
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• Lamborn (CO), Banks (IN), DesJarlais (TN), Strong (AL) – #42
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• Luna (FL), Bilirakis (FL), Donalds (FL), Mills (FL), Posey (FL) – #44
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• McCormick (GA), Clyde (GA) – #45
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• Norman (SC) – #46
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• Norman (SC) – #47
  • The amendment was adopted by a vote of 207 to 204.
• Norman (SC) – #48
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• Norman (SC) – #49
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• Norman (SC), Ogles (TN) – #50
  • The amendment was adopted by a vote of 207 to 204.
• Ogles (TN) – #52
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• Ogles (TN), Perry (PA) – #53
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• Palmer (AL) – #54
  • The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.

The Rule for H.R. 4394, with a list of all amendments and a description provided by the sponsor, is available here.

Bill text, before adoption of amendments, is available here.
Bill report, before adoption of amendments, is available here.
A table of included Community Project Funding requests is available here.

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