Ahead of a January 30 government funding deadline, House and Senate appropriators have released the text of a minibus funding package that includes three (of the 12) fiscal year 2026 spending bills, including those covering Energy and Water Development, Commerce-Justice-Science, and Interior-Environment.
These bills fund a wide range of programs critical to a number of special districts, including water infrastructure and Bureau of Reclamation activities, wildfire management and land stewardship programs at the Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency grant programs, and more.
House leaders could bring the package to the floor as early as this week. While passage would reduce the risk of an immediate shutdown, it would not complete the FY 2026 appropriations process. There are six remaining bills, including the largest and most politically complex measures covering Defense, Labor-Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security.
Additional information on the three bills can be found here.
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