HR 6938 — Congress 119
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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Public Law 119–74: Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. Public Law 74 Public Law 119–74 140 Stat. 5 2026-01-23 2026-01-23 United States Government Publishing Office National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.20250702 2026-03-05 119 public PUBLIC LAW 119–74—JAN. 23, 2026 140 STAT. 5 Public Law 119–74 119th Congress An Act Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. Jan. 23, 2026 [ H.R. 6938 ] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “ Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 ”. SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. References. Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations. DIVISION A— COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 Title I— Department of Commerce Title II— Department of Justice Title III— Science Title IV— Related Agencies Title V— General Provisions DIVISION B— ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 Title I— Corps of Engineers—Civil Title II— Department of the Interior Title III— Department of Energy Title IV— Independent Agencies Title V— General Provisions DIVISION C— DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 Title I— Department of the Interior Title II— Environmental Protection Agency Title III— Related Agencies Title IV— General Provisions SEC. 3. 1 USC 1 note . REFERENCES. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division. SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about January 7, 2026, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to 140 STAT. 6 the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through C of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. DIVISION A— Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 TITLE I DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2026. International Trade Administration operations and administration For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, to carry out activities associated with facilitating, attracting, and retaining business investment in the United States, to carry out activities associated with title VI of division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 ( Public Law 117–328 ), and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United States Code ; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the International Trade Administration between two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States Code ; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for services; recognizing contributions to export expansion pursuant to Executive Order 10978; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code , when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $65,000 per vehicle; not to exceed $350,000 for purchase of armored vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitations; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $582,000,000, of which $94,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That $20,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade Administration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code : Provided further, That, of amounts provided under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance activities: Provided further, Applicability. Assessments. That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying 140 STAT. 7 out these activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for assessments for services provided as part of these activities. Bureau of Industry and Security operations and administration For necessary expenses for export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs associated with the performance of export administration field activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code , when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (subtitle B of title XVII of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019; Public Law 115–232 ; 132 Stat. 2208 ; 50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq. ), and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 ( 40 Stat. 223 ; 22 U.S.C. 401(b) ); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law, $235,000,000, of which $94,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the Applicability. provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities: Provided further, Public information. That payments and contributions collected and accepted for materials or services provided as part of such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for providing information to the public with respect to the export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce and other export control programs of the United States and other governments. Economic Development Administration economic development assistance programs For economic development assistance as provided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, including provision of assistance under section 207(b) of such Act, for trade adjustment assistance, and for programs authorized by the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended, $400,000,000 to remain available until expended, which shall be for the purposes and in the amounts specified in the table titled “Economic Development Assistance Programs” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 140 STAT. 8 salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of administering the economic development assistance programs as provided for by law, $66,000,000: Provided, That funds provided under this heading may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976; title II of the Trade Act of 1974; sections 27 through 30 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3722–3723 ), as amended; and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977. Minority Business Development Agency minority business development For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Development Agency in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business enterprises, as authorized by law, $50,000,000. Economic and Statistical Analysis salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce, $118,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027. Bureau of the Census current surveys and programs For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $318,500,000: Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities. periodic censuses and programs For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, $1,171,849,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities. National Telecommunications and Information Administration salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That, Fees. notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d) , the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management, analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized 140 STAT. 9 to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from other Government agencies shall remain available until expended. facilities management and construction For necessary expenses for the design, construction, alteration, improvement, maintenance, and repair of buildings and facilities managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, not otherwise provided for, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. United States Patent and Trademark Office salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, $4,956,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, Reduction. That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 2026, so as to result in a fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2026, should the total amount of such offsetting collections be less than $4,956,000,000, this amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided further, That any amount received in excess of $4,956,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and deposited in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until expended: Provided further, Spending plan. That the Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance with the preceding proviso shall be transferred to the United States Patent and Trademark Office “Salaries and Expenses” account: Provided further, That the budget of the President submitted for fiscal year 2027 under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code , shall include within amounts provided under this heading for necessary expenses of the USPTO any increases that are expected to result from an increase promulgated through rule or regulation in offsetting collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law in either fiscal year 2026 or fiscal year 2027: Provided further, That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $13,500 shall be made available in fiscal year 2026 for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That in fiscal Determination. year 2026 from the amounts made available for 140 STAT. 10 “Salaries and Expenses” for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code , and the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the Employees FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes of those accounts: Provided further, That any differences between the present value factors published in OPM’s yearly 300 series benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO’s specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO’s financial statements, where applicable: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code , as amended by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ( Public Law 112–29 ): Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated, $2,450,000 shall be transferred to the “Office of Inspector General” account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the USPTO. National Institute of Standards and Technology scientific and technical research and services (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), $1,249,239,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the “Working Capital Fund”: Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $405,331,366 shall be made available for the NIST—STRS projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That the amounts made available for the projects referenced in the preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other purpose: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That NIST may provide local transportation for summer undergraduate research fellowship program participants. industrial technology services For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, $212,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $175,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 140 STAT. 11 Partnership, and of which $37,000,000 shall be for the Manufacturing USA Program. construction of research facilities For construction of new research facilities, including architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278c–278e ), $385,897,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $257,897,000 shall be made available for the NIST—Construction projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That up to one percent of amounts made available for the projects referenced in the preceding proviso may be used for the administrative costs of such projects: Provided further, That Spending plan. the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That Budget estimates. Time periods. 15 USC 1513b note . the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the budget justification materials for fiscal year 2027 that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code ) an estimate for each National Institute of Standards and Technology construction project having a total multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget justification materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; pilot programs for State-led fisheries management, notwithstanding any other provision of law; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, $4,540,392,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service for the management of national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code : Provided further, That in addition, 140 STAT. 12 $399,644,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled “Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries”, which shall only be used for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program; Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments; Observers and Training; Fisheries Management Programs and Services; and Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants: Provided further, That in addition $28,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this heading, including the amounts in the clause preceding the first proviso and in the second and third provisos, $4,862,168,110 shall be for the purposes and in the amounts specified in the tables under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Act): Provided further , That of the amounts provided under this heading, including the amounts in the clause preceding the first proviso and in the second and third provisos, $105,867,890 shall be made available for the NOAA—CZM and NOAA—ORF projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending” included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That the amounts made available for the projects referenced in the preceding proviso may not be transferred for any other purpose: Provided further, That not to exceed $71,299,000 shall be for payment to the “Department of Commerce Working Capital Fund”: Provided further, That any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That in addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act ( 10 U.S.C. ch. 55 ), such sums as may be necessary. procurement, acquisition and construction For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $1,576,899,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, except that funds provided for acquisition and construction of satellites, vessels, aircraft, and construction of facilities shall remain available until expended: Provided, That in addition $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That the amounts provided under this heading, including the amounts in the clause preceding the first proviso and in the first proviso, shall be for the purposes and in the amounts specified in the tables under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Act): Provided further, That any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, Budget estimates. Time periods. 15 USC 1513a note . That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget justification materials for fiscal year 2027 that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 140 STAT. 13 States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition or construction project having a total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. pacific coastal salmon recovery For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, Grants. State listing. Native Americans. Conservation. Guidelines. That, of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the federally recognized Tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of salmon and steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of Tribal treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further, That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and other merit principles and shall not be available for marketing activities: Provided further, That funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds. fisheries disaster assistance For necessary expenses of administering the fishery disaster assistance programs authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( Public Law 94–265 ) and the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act ( title III of Public Law 99–659 ), $300,000. fishermen’s contingency fund For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95–372 , not to exceed $349,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until expended. fisheries finance program account Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2026, obligations of direct loans may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed $150,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. recreational Assessment. Fees. quota entity fund For carrying out the provisions of section 106 of the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act (title I of division S of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 ( Public Law 117–328 )), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may assess and collect fees pursuant to such section, which shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended, for 140 STAT. 14 the purposes specified in subsection (b) of such section, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. Departmental Management salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representation, $92,500,000: Provided, That Time period. Reimbursement. no employee of the Department of Commerce may be detailed or assigned from a bureau or office funded by this Act or any other Act to offices within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Commerce for more than 180 days in a fiscal year unless the individual’s employing bureau or office is fully reimbursed for the salary and expenses of the employee for the entire period of assignment using funds provided under this heading: Provided further, That amounts made available to the Department of Commerce in this or any prior Act may not be transferred pursuant to section 508 of this or any prior Act to the account funded under this heading, except in the case of extraordinary circumstances that threaten life or property. renovation and modernization For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, $1,142,000. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 ( 5 U.S.C. App. ), $48,000,000. General Provisions—Department of Commerce (including transfer of funds) Sec. 101. Payments. Certification. During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations and funds made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 ( 15 U.S.C. 1514 ), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324 , may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the public interest. Sec. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ). Sec. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under 140 STAT. 15 section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, Notification. Time period. That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce. Sec. 104. Incorporation by reference. Applicability. 33 USC 878a note . The requirements set forth by section 105 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 ( Public Law 112–55 ), as amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113–6 , are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2026: Provided, That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,322,125,000, the life cycle cost of the Polar Follow On Program is $6,837,900,000, the life cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is $11,700,100,000, and the life cycle cost for the Space Weather Follow On Program is $692,800,000. Sec. 105. Reimbursement. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Commerce may furnish services (including but not limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of which has been delegated to the Secretary from the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimbursement for services provided under this section or the authority under which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such services. Sec. 106. Child pornography. Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks. Sec. 107. Reimbursement. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits of available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, local government, Indian Tribal government, Territory, or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign government or international organization, for purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Sec. 108. Records. The National Technical Information Service shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided information to the customer on how an electronic copy of such report or document may be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a Fees. customer still require the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering such report or document. 140 STAT. 16 Sec. 109. Grants. Contracts. To carry out the responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds made available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local government, Tribal government, Territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof: Provided, That funds received for permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to this section shall be deposited under the heading “ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities ” and shall remain available until September 30, 2027, for such purposes: Provided further, That all funds within this section and their corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act. Sec. 110. Contracts. Amounts provided by this Act or by any prior appropriations Act that remain available for obligation, for necessary expenses of the programs of the Economics and Statistics Administration of the Department of Commerce, including amounts provided for programs of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census, shall be available for expenses of cooperative agreements with appropriate entities, including any Federal, State, or local governmental unit, or institution of higher education, to aid and promote statistical, research, and methodology activities which further the purposes for which such amounts have been made available. Sec. 111. Waiver authority. The Secretary of Commerce, or the designee of the Secretary, may waive up to 50 percent of the cost sharing requirements under section 315, of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1461 ) as necessary at the request of the grant applicant, for amounts made available under this Act under the heading “ Procurement, Acquisition and Construction ” under the heading “ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ”. Sec. 112. Notification. Time period. Any unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds transferred to the Department of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund, as authorized by section 111 of title I of division B of Public Law 116–93 , may be obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 30 days in advance of the planned use of funds. Sec. 113. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the employees of the National Weather Service and non-governmental experts in personnel management, may establish an alternative or fixed rate for relocation allowance, including permanent change of station allowance, notwithstanding the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5724 and the regulations prescribed under 5 U.S.C. 5738 . Sec. 114. The National Weather Service shall maintain staffing levels in order to fulfill the mission required under 15 U.S.C. 313 to protect life and property to the maximum extent possible. This title may be cited as the “ Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2026 ”. 140 STAT. 17 TITLE II Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Justice Operations, Management, and Accountability salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the operations, management, and accountability of the Department of Justice, $140,000,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of Justice facilities shall remain available until expended. justice information sharing technology (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including planning, development, deployment and departmental direction, $38,460,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer up to $40,000,000 to this account, from funds available to the Department of Justice for information technology, to remain available until expended, for enterprise-wide information technology initiatives: Provided further, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the first proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. Executive Office for Immigration Review (including transfer of funds) For expenses necessary for the administration of immigration-related activities of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, $800,000,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees deposited in the “Immigration Examinations Fee” account, and of which not less than $27,500,000 shall be available for services and activities provided by the Legal Orientation Program: Provided , That not to exceed $50,000,000 of the total amount made available under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2030, for build-out and modifications of courtroom space. Office of Inspector General For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $139,000,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character: Provided, That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027. 140 STAT. 18 United States Parole Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as authorized, $13,000,000: Provided, That, Term extension. notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the expiration of a term of office of a Commissioner, the Commissioner may continue to act until a successor has been appointed. Legal Activities salaries and expenses, general legal activities (including transfer of funds) For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; the administration of pardon and clemency petitions; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia, $900,000,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 for litigation support contracts and information technology projects, including cybersecurity and hardening of critical networks, shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to the Criminal Division for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, Determination. That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to “Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities” from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, Reimbursement. That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the election monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10305 ) and to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for such salaries and expenses: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That any funds provided under this heading in prior year appropriations Acts that remain available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the election monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10305 ) may also be used to carry out any authorized purposes of the Civil Rights Division: Provided further, That amounts repurposed by the preceding proviso may not be used to increase the number of permanent positions. In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of Justice associated with processing cases under the National 140 STAT. 19 Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, $22,700,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund and to remain available until expended. salaries and expenses, antitrust division For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $245,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, Fees. That notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected in fiscal year 2026 for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ( 15 U.S.C. 18a ) shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, Reduction. That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2026 and (2) to the extent that any remaining general fund appropriations can be derived from amounts credited to this account as offsetting collections in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 605 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 ( 15 U.S.C. 18a note ), none of the funds credited to this account as offsetting collections in previous fiscal years that were unavailable for obligation as of September 30, 2025, shall become available for obligation except as provided in the preceding proviso: Provided further , That any premerger notification filing fees received in excess of $245,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, Spending plan. That the Attorney General shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. salaries and expenses, united states attorneys For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements, $2,621,000,000: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $19,600 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $40,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That each Human trafficking. 42 USC 250a . United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a task force on human trafficking. united states trustee system fund For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as authorized, $205,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits of discretionary offsetting collections to the United States Trustee System Fund and amounts herein appropriated shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors: 140 STAT. 20 Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees deposited into the Fund as discretionary offsetting collections pursuant to section 589a of title 28, United States Code (as limited by section 589a(f)(2) of title 28, United States Code ), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That to the extent that fees deposited into the Fund as discretionary offsetting collections in fiscal year 2026, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors, exceed $205,000,000, those excess amounts shall be available in this and future fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That Reduction. the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are received during fiscal year 2026, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors, (estimated at $205,000,000) and (2) to the extent that any remaining general fund appropriations can be derived from amounts deposited in the Fund as discretionary offsetting collections in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0. salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code , $2,504,000. fees and expenses of witnesses For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $320,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness security caravans; and not to exceed $35,000,000 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated information network to store and retrieve the identities and locations of protected witnesses: Provided, That amounts made available under this heading may not be transferred pursuant to section 205 of this Act. salaries and expenses, community relations service (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, $20,000,000: Provided, Determination. That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be 140 STAT. 21 available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. assets forfeiture fund For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code , $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. United States Marshals Service salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, $1,702,000,000, of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be available for officia … [truncated for display; full text stored]
Plain-English summary
Confidence: high · Complexity: moderate · Model: grok-4.5
This is the big spending bill that keeps a bunch of federal agencies running through September 30, 2026. Congress rolled three big funding packages into one law (Public Law 119-74).
It splits the money three ways. Division A covers Commerce, Justice, and science outfits—think trade promotion, the Census Bureau, weather and oceans work at NOAA, patents at the USPTO (mostly paid by fees), NIST labs, economic development grants, and Justice Department operations including immigration courts. Division B handles energy and water stuff like the Army Corps of Engineers, Interior water projects, and the Energy Department. Division C funds the rest of Interior, the EPA, and related environment programs.
Real people might notice it in weather forecasts, salmon recovery grants out West, help for small and minority-owned businesses, census data, patent processing, court operations, water projects, and basic environmental work. A lot of the cash is locked to specific accounts or local projects listed in a separate explanatory statement that guides how the money gets spent. Some funds can stretch over extra years for big builds or research.
The bill just sets the dollar amounts and ground rules (like when agencies need to tell Congress before moving money around). It doesn’t create brand-new programs from scratch—it keeps the lights on and the work going for the year.
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| Issue | Yea advances | Nay advances | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes & Government Spending | Budget process and fiscal rules | Lower taxes and constrain spending growth | The enacted text is a multi-division FY2026 appropriations statute that sets agency funding levels, transfers, reprogramming procedures, and explanatory-statement allocations rather than permanent tax-rate or broad spending-cap redesign. |
| Energy & Climate | Grid reliability and affordability | Status quo / reject this change | Division B funds Energy and Water Development, including Corps of Engineers civil works, Interior water-related accounts, and Department of Energy operations and infrastructure; the excerpt frames these as annual program appropriations rather than a single clean-transition or production-only mandate. |
| Regulation & Agency Oversight | Process, transparency, and reporting | Disapprove or nullify agency rules | The Act funds EPA, Commerce, Interior, and related agencies and imposes spending-plan, reprogramming, notification, and explanatory-statement controls on how appropriated funds are used, without CRA-style nullification of specific rules in the provided excerpt. |