# 114-hr-2822: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016

114-hr-2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA); status Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2822 as unfinished business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2822
- Congress: 114
- Title: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
- Status: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2822 as unfinished business.
- Introduced: 2015-06-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and related agencies. Provides appropriations to the Department of the 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, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education. Provides appropriations to Interior for Departmental Offices, including the Office of the Secretary, Insular Affairs, the Office of the Solicitor, the Office of Inspector General, and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians. Provides appropriations to Interior for Department-Wide Programs, including Wildland Fire Management, the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund, the Central Hazardous Materials Fund, the Natural Resources Damage Assessment Fund, and the Working Capital Fund. Provides appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency. Provides appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service. Provides appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Indian Health Service, the National Institutes of Health for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Provides appropriations to: the Executive Office of the President for the Council on Environmental Quality and the 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 Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, including the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Commission of Fine Arts; the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; the National Capital Planning Commission; and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts. Rescinds specified amounts previously appropriated to agencies funded in this bill.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6323: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in Long Beach, California, the "Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center".
- 114-hr-6322: Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-6316: VET Bonus Act
- 114-hr-6255: Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-6234: Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6207: ACTivate Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-2822 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2822)

## Related
- [114-hr-6323: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in Long Beach, Ca…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6323)
- [114-hr-6322: Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6322)
- [114-hr-6316: VET Bonus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6316)
- [114-hr-6255: Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6255)
- [114-hr-6234: Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6234)
- [114-hr-6207: ACTivate Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6207)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2822 (as of 2025-11-18).