HR 6938enacted119th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Introduced Jan 6, 2026House billPolicy area: Economics and Public FinanceLast action Jan 23, 2026Sponsor: Tom Cole(R-OK)

financeEconomics and Public Finance

Appropriations CommitteeBudget Committee

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Official summaryUpdated Jan 23, 2026

What the bill does

Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for activities and programs related to commerce, law enforcement, science, energy and water development, public lands, and the environment. Specifically, the bill includes 3 of the 12 regular FY2026 appropriations bills: the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; and the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. The departments, agencies, and activities funded in the bill include the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Science Foundation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, the Indian Health Service, and several related and independent agencies. The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Latest official action

Became Public Law No: 119-74.

Lobbying Filings

$523.0M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Jul 16, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by AARP

Jul 17, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC.

Jan 6, 2026bill

Bill introduced

Jan 15, 2026vote

John Thune voted yea

Jan 15, 2026vote

Sheldon Whitehouse voted yea

Jan 15, 2026vote

Mazie K. Hirono voted yea

Official Congressional Actions

Jan 23, 2026President

Became Public Law No: 119-74.

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Jan 23, 2026President

Signed by President.

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Jan 23, 2026BecameLaw

Signed by President.

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Jan 23, 2026BecameLaw

Became Public Law No: 119-74.

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Jan 22, 2026President

Presented to President.

Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
AARP	AARP	$517.0M	Jul 16, 2024	2024Q2	HCRMMMPHA
T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC.	T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC.	$6.0M	Jul 17, 2025	2025Q2	FINRET

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

No suspicious trade-lobbying connections found for this bill.

Votes on This Bill

Member	Party	Position	Date
John Thune	R	yea	Jan 15, 2026
Sheldon Whitehouse	D	yea	Jan 15, 2026
Mazie K. Hirono	D	yea	Jan 15, 2026
Dan Sullivan	R	yea	Jan 15, 2026

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.