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S. 2605 118th Congress Senate

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

Official title: An original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 27, 2023 Introduced by: Jeff Merkley Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 186.
Jul 27, 2023
Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Merkley. With written report No. 118-83.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 10, 2023
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-566.
May 3, 2023
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-566.
Mar 29, 2023
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-566.
Mar 22, 2023
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-566.
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 Latest action July 27, 2023

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 186.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

This bill provides FY2024 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, 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 3
  • HR 4821 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
  • HRES 1061 Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4366, with an amendment.
  • HR 4366 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 8

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

  • O'CONNELL & DEMPSEY, LLC
    for METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO · Illinois · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • O'CONNELL & DEMPSEY, LLC
    for METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO · Illinois · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • O'CONNELL & DEMPSEY, LLC
    for METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO · Illinois · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
    for ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • O'CONNELL & DEMPSEY, LLC
    for METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO · Illinois · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • O'CONNELL & DEMPSEY, LLC
    for NAPA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT · California · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2605: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2605/
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"S. 2605: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2605/.
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