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H.R. 6938 · 119th CongressEnacted

Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Latest action. Became public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) No: 119-74. · January 23, 2026

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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research Service

Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for activities and programs related to commerce, law enforcement, science, energy and water development, public lands, and the environment.

Specifically, the bill includes 3 of the 12 regular FY2026 appropriations bills:

the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026;

the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; and

the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.

The departments, agencies, and activities funded in the bill include

the Department of Commerce,

the Department of Justice,

the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

the National Science Foundation,

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects,

the Department of Energy,

the Department of the Interior,

the Environmental Protection Agency,

the Forest Service,

the Indian Health Service, and

several related and independent agencies.

The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on January 6, 2026. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.

Status
Introduced
January 6, 2026
In committee
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
January 23, 2026
Where this sits in the process
Common questions
Composed from the official record
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?

This bill has been enacted. It is law.

The record's latest action, on January 23, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-74.

Has anyone actually voted on it?

Yes. 6 recorded roll-call votes cite this measure, listed further down this page with every member's position.

Who is behind it?

Tom Cole (R-OK) introduced it on January 6, 2026. No cosponsors are recorded.

Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.

Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.

Vote history

  1. House
    Passed on a recorded vote
    397–28 Passed · January 8, 2026419–6 Passed · January 8, 2026375–47 Passed · January 8, 2026
  2. Senate
    Passed on a recorded vote
    82–15 Passed · January 15, 202685–14 Agreed to · January 15, 202680–13 Agreed to · January 12, 2026
  3. President
    Signed into law