H.R. 4394 118th Congress House

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

Official title: Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 30, 2023 Introduced by: Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

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Nov 1, 2023

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

Oct 26, 2023

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.

Oct 26, 2023

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.

Oct 26, 2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Norman amendment No. 47, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Kaptur demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

Oct 26, 2023

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on agreeing to the amendments to H.R. 4394, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garamendi amendment No. 37.

Oct 26, 2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Garamendi amendment No. 36, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Garamendi demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

Oct 26, 2023

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Oct 26, 2023

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 199 (Roll no. 558).

Oct 26, 2023

On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 199 - 210 (Roll no. 557).

Oct 26, 2023

The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

Oct 26, 2023

Ms. Castor (FL) moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H5150)

Oct 26, 2023

Pursuant to clause 6(h) of rule XVIII, the Committee rose.

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.

Oct 26, 2023

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Oct 26, 2023

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Oct 26, 2023

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4394.

Oct 26, 2023

Pursuant to clause 6(h) of rule XVIII, the Committee of the Whole resumed its sitting.

Oct 26, 2023

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.

Oct 26, 2023

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.

Oct 26, 2023

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.

Oct 26, 2023

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.

Oct 26, 2023

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.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Norman amendment No. 50.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Norman amendment No. 49.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Norman amendment No. 48.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pfluger amendment No. 56.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Palmer amendment No. 54.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ogles amendment No. 53.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ogles amendment No. 52.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Luna amendment No. 43.

Oct 26, 2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Norman amendment No. 51, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the nays had prevailed. Mr. James demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Norman amendment No. 51.

Oct 26, 2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Norman amendment No. 50, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Kaptur demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Norman amendment No. 47.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Norman amendment No. 46.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McCormick amendment No. 45.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Luna amendment No. 44.

Oct 26, 2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Luna amendment No. 43, 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.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson (TX) amendment No. 41.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hageman amendment No. 40.

Oct 26, 2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hageman amendment No. 39, 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.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hageman amendment No. 39.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garamendi amendment No. 36.

Oct 26, 2023

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

Oct 26, 2023

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5110-5152)

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pfluger amendment No. 57.

Oct 26, 2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pfluger amendment No. 56, 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.

Oct 26, 2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 756, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lamborn amendment No. 42.

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Oct 26, 2023	House · vote #558	On Passage	Passed	210–199	See who voted →
Oct 26, 2023	House · vote #557	On Motion to Recommit	Failed	199–210	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 43

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

19 agreed to 24 failed

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 529	–	Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds from being used to implement any of the Administration's climat…	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 528	–	Amendment sought to reduce funding for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers-Civil by $620 million to match FY22.	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 527	–	An amendment numbered 58 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to reduce Energy and Water Development and…	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 526	Pfluger, August	An amendment numbered 57 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to reduce the salary of Andrew Light, Assi…	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 525	Pfluger, August	An amendment numbered 56 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to reduce the salary of Gene Rodrigues, As…	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 524	Palmer, Gary J.	An amendment numbered 54 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit the Department of Energy from …	Agreed to	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 523	Ogles, Andrew	An amendment numbered 53 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit funds to be used to finalize t…	Agreed to	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 522	Ogles, Andrew	An amendment numbered 52 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit funds for enforcing any COVID-…	Agreed to	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 521	Norman, Ralph	An amendment numbered 51 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to reduce the salary of Jennifer M. Granho…	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 520	Norman, Ralph	An amendment numbered 50 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit funding for the American Clima…	Agreed to	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 519	Norman, Ralph	An amendment numbered 49 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit funds for the consideration of…	Agreed to	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 518	Norman, Ralph	An amendment numbered 48 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit funding for the Interagency Wo…	Agreed to	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 517	Norman, Ralph	An amendment numbered 47 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit funds for Department of Energy…	Agreed to	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 516	Norman, Ralph	An amendment numbered 46 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit funding for the rule titled "E…	Agreed to	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 515	McCormick, Richard	An amendment numbered 45 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit funds provided by this Act fro…	Agreed to	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 514	Luna, Anna Paulina	An amendment numbered 44 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit funds to implement or enforce …	Agreed to	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 513	Luna, Anna Paulina	An amendment numbered 43 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to reduce the salary of Michael Connor, As…	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 512	–	An amendment numbered 42 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit funds from this act from grant…	Agreed to	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 511	Jackson, Ronny	An amendment numbered 41 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit NNSA from halting construction…	Agreed to	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 510	Hageman, Harriet M.	An amendment numbered 40 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit the use of funds to finalize, …	Agreed to	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 509	Hageman, Harriet M.	An amendment numbered 39 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit any funding from going towards…	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 508	Hageman, Harriet M.	An amendment numbered 38 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit funds for DOE's implementation…	Agreed to	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 507	Garamendi, John	Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for the W87-1 Modification Program, which seeks to develop a ne…	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 506	Garamendi, John	An amendment numbered 36 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit funding for plutonium pit prod…	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 503	Perry, Scott	Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Great Lakes Authority by $2.5 million and apply the savings to the…	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 502	Perry, Scott	Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Southwest Border Regional Commission by $2.5 million and apply the…	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 501	Perry, Scott	Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission to FY19.	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 500	Perry, Scott	Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission to FY19.	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 499	Perry, Scott	Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Denali Commission by $17,000,000.	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 498	Perry, Scott	Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Denali Commission to FY19.	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 497	Perry, Scott	Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Delta Regional Commission by $6,100,000, and apply the savings to …	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 496	Perry, Scott	Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission to FY19.	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 495	Norman, Ralph	Amendment sought to eliminate funding for Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 494	Perry, Scott	Amendment sought to eliminate funding for Clean Energy Demonstrations.	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 493	Roy, Chip	Amendment sought to eliminate funding for Energy Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energ…	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 492	Griffith, H. Morgan	Amendment sought to increase funds for the Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Program within the Department …	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 491	Westerman, Bruce	Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Bureau of Reclamation's Policy and Administration to FY22.	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 489	Neguse, Joe	Amendment redirects $1 million from the Energy Department Administration account to the Water and Related Res…	Agreed to	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 488	Perry, Scott	Amendment sought to reduce the funding for Army Corps of Engineers - Civil; Investigations by $715,000, and a…	Failed	Oct 26, 2023
HAMDT 505	Fallon, Pat	An amendment numbered 35 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit funding to be used to finalize…	Agreed to	Oct 25, 2023
HAMDT 504	Cammack, Kat	An amendment numbered 34 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to prohibit funds from being used to final…	Agreed to	Oct 25, 2023
HAMDT 490	Neguse, Joe	An amendment numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 to increase the Water and Related Resource…	Agreed to	Oct 25, 2023
HAMDT 487	Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"	An amendment comprised of the following amendments printed in Part B of House Report 118-242 as en bloc: Nos.…	Agreed to	Oct 25, 2023

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

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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.

Related & companion bills 5

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

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Lobbying activity 17

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

O'CONNELL & DEMPSEY, LLC
for RIVERSIDE CO. FLOOD CONTROL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
O'CONNELL & DEMPSEY, LLC
for RIVERSIDE CO. FLOOD CONTROL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
RESTON STRATEGY GROUP, LLC
for 535 GROUP, LLC ON BEHALF OF D-WAVE GOVERNMENT INC. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
O'CONNELL & DEMPSEY, LLC
for RIVERSIDE CO. FLOOD CONTROL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT · California · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA
for UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA · Virginia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
RESTON STRATEGY GROUP, LLC
for 535 GROUP, LLC ON BEHALF OF D-WAVE GOVERNMENT INC. · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

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Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
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Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
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Energy, Dept of
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
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