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Main Subject: Economics and Public Finance

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

This bill provides FY2024 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 several independent agencies.

The bill provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for

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;
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 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 includes provisions that address the operation of the Central Valley Project (CVP), which is a federal water project in California owned and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation, and the California State Water Project (SWP), which is operated jointly with the CVP.

In addition, the bill makes the Bureau of Reclamation the lead agency for the purpose of coordinating all permitting and related activities required to construct certain new surface water storage projects.

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

HR186-118, HR215-118, S2443-118, HRES756-118, HR4366-118,

Senate Actions

Calendars
Nov. 01 2023	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 233.

House floor actions Actions

Floor

Oct. 26
2023

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 4394.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 199 (Roll no. 558).
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 199 - 210 (Roll no. 557).
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
Ms. Castor (FL) moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H5150)
The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4394.
Pursuant to clause 6(h) of rule XVIII, the Committee of the Whole resumed its sitting.
Pursuant to clause 6(h) of rule XVIII, the Committee rose.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rosendale amendment No. 60, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rosendale demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rosendale amendment No. 60.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rosendale amendment No. 59, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rosendale demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rosendale amendment No. 59.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rosendale amendment No. 58, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fleischmann demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rosendale amendment No. 58.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pfluger amendment No. 57, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Kaptur demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
Oct. 26 2023	Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 199 (Roll no. 558).

House bill HR4394-118

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

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