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Supply of electricity distribution transformers essential to the electric power grid has been strained in the last few years, with implications for post-disaster recovery and plans for grid expansion. Distribution transformers are located near the service connection with residences and commercial buildings or on indus…
The U.S. government supports a broad range of scientific and engineering research and development (R&D). Most of the R&D funded by the federal government is performed in support of the unique missions of individual funding agencies. Using information provided by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding fund…
Congress generally funds the civil works activities of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in Energy and Water Development appropriations acts and provides related policy direction in accompanying congressional documents. These activities primarily include the planning and construction of authorized water resourc…
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), part of the Department of the Interior, is responsible for the construction and operation of hundreds of large dams and water diversion structures in the 17 western Reclamation States, as designated in statute (43 U.S.C. §391). Reclamation is the largest wholesale supplier of w…
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is responsible for renewable energy and end-use energy efficiency technology development. Other activities include issuing grants for home energy efficiency and state energy planning, establishing minimum energy conservatio…
The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations (E&W) bill funds civil works activities of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in the Department of Defense; the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and Central Utah Project (CUP); the Department of Energy (DOE); the…
On November 12, 2025, the President signed into law H.R. 5371—the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026—as P.L. 119-37. Division A of the act—the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026—provides continuing appropriations through Jan…
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) executes funding for research and development (R&D) of vehicle technologies (e.g., engines, motors, batteries), alternative fuels, materials, and transportation systems. VTO’s R&D efforts aim to reduce tailpipe emissions, reduce fuel consumption, and…
Read the report ↗The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA 2014, Title V, Subtitle C, of P.L. 113-121, as amended; 33 U.S.C. §§3901-3915) authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide credit assistance—direct loans or loan guarantees—for water resource projects. USACE’s program is called the C…
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) nonproliferation and national security programs provide technical capabilities to support U.S. efforts to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation and nuclear terrorism. These programs are administered by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomou…
Indian energy programs at the Department of Energy (DOE) are carried out primarily by the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (IE) and the Loan Programs Office (LPO). IE funds various activities that assist Indian tribes and Alaska Native Corporations with energy development, energy-related capacity building,…
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Latest action: Senate amendment submitted
Latest action: On agreeing to the Schweikert amendment (A014) Failed by recorded vote: 76 - 351 (Roll no. 237).
Latest action: On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A013) Failed by recorded vote: 127 - 297 (Roll no. 236).
Latest action: On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A012) Failed by recorded vote: 120 - 302 (Roll no. 235).
Latest action: On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A011) Failed by recorded vote: 120 - 307 (Roll no. 234).
Latest action: On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A010) Failed by recorded vote: 127 - 299 (Roll no. 233).
Latest action: On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A009) Failed by recorded vote: 124 - 303 (Roll no. 232).
Latest action: On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A008) Failed by recorded vote: 120 - 306 (Roll no. 231).
Latest action: On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A007) Failed by recorded vote: 140 - 286 (Roll no. 230).
Latest action: On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A006) Failed by recorded vote: 77 - 347 (Roll no. 229).
Latest action: On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A005) Failed by recorded vote: 143 - 285 (Roll no. 228).
Latest action: On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A004) Failed by recorded vote: 195 - 235 (Roll no. 227).
Latest action: On agreeing to the McCormick amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest action: On agreeing to the Griffith amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest action: On agreeing to the Fleischmann amendments (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.