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H.R. 8262 117th Congress House

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

Official title: Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 1, 2022 Introduced by: Chellie Pingree Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 308.
Jul 1, 2022
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Jul 1, 2022
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 117-400, by Ms. Pingree.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 308.

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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

This bill provides FY2023 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several related agencies.

The bill provides appropriations to Interior for

  • the Bureau of Land Management,
  • the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
  • the National Park Service,
  • the U.S. Geological Survey,
  • the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
  • the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement,
  • the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
  • the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
  • the Bureau of Indian Education,
  • the Office of the Special Trustee For American Indians,
  • Departmental Offices, and
  • Department-Wide Programs.

The bill also provides appropriations to the EPA and the Forest Service.

Within the Department of Health and Human Services, the bill provides appropriations for

  • the Indian Health Service,
  • the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and
  • the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

The bill provides appropriations to several related agencies, including

  • the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality,
  • the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board,
  • the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation,
  • the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development,
  • the Smithsonian Institution,
  • the National Gallery of Art,
  • the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
  • the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
  • the National Endowment for the Arts,
  • the National Endowment for the Humanities,
  • the Commission of Fine Arts,
  • the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
  • the National Capital Planning Commission,
  • the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum,
  • the Presidio Trust,
  • the World War I Centennial Commission, and
  • the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission

Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 4686 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
  • HR 8294 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial …
  • S 4830 A bill to reaffirm actions taken by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of Indian Tribes, and for other purpo…
  • HR 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8262: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8262/
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"H.R. 8262: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8262/.
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