# 119-s-3293: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

119-s-3293, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3293
- Congress: 119
- Title: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-13

## Summary

**Provides FY2026 appropriations and tighter oversight for water, energy, and nuclear programs.** This bill would fund Corps civil works, Interior water projects, the Department of Energy's defense and cleanup accounts, and independent agencies while imposing stricter reprogramming and reporting rules to preserve congressional direction. - Communities and ports: Would fund Army Corps construction and operations and direct Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund shares for donor and energy ports, with roughly $2.5 billion for Corps construction and about $6.0 billion for Corps operation and maintenance. - Water users and project beneficiaries: Would limit decisions on the San Luis Unit until California and the Interior agree on a drainage plan, revise repayment and reimbursement rules, and raise authorization levels for Northwestern New Mexico rural water projects to about $1.8 billion and a cap to $1.0 billion. - Energy and nuclear sector: Would provide major DOE accounts including funds for defense nuclear nonproliferation and cleanup, create a consent-based interim storage program for spent fuel, and transfer $75.0 million to boost domestic grid transformer manufacturing. - Agencies, grants, and oversight: Would fund the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and regional commissions, require baseline and quarterly reports, tighten reprogramming limits, and add advance-notice and termination-notice rules for large grants and programs. *Would authorize FY2026 appropriations including about $6.0 billion for Corps O&M, $2.5 billion for Corps construction, $2.4 billion for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, $7.6 billion for Defense Environmental Cleanup, and $952.7 million for NRC salaries and expenses.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- DOE nuclear, grid, and SBIR funding: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would move large unobligated IIJA balances into DOE programs and create new program authorities. It would repurpose $900 million and $1.5 billion (total $2.4 billion) for DOE Nuclear Energy demonstration and deployment programs, and move $75 million to DOE grid deployment for t…
- Higher public land authorization cap: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would raise a public‑land authorization cap from $960 million to $1.0 billion. This increases the maximum amount that may be authorized under that program, but it does not itself appropriate money.
- Bureau of Reclamation funding and rules: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would make large changes to Bureau of Reclamation money and rules. It would appropriate about $1.416 billion for Reclamation and specify $200 million of that comes from unobligated IIJA balances. The bill would add reporting and tight limits on reprogramming of title II funds a…
- Army Corps project and contract rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would change how the Army Corps runs big water and flood projects. It would set dollar and percentage caps on Corps reprogrammings for investigations, design, construction, and operations. The Corps must modify existing integrated design and construction contracts within 60 day…
- New DOE large-award oversight rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would add new notice, reporting, and approval steps for many DOE awards and projects. The Secretary would need to notify Appropriations Committees at least 3 business days before awards or obligations of $1 million or more, and before direct lab funding of $25 million or more.…

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- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4065: STAND with Taiwan Act of 2026
- 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3293 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3293)

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- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4065: STAND with Taiwan Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4065)
- [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3293 (as of 2026-07-13).