HR 4553, explained
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Active Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156. · Author: Charles Fleischmann (R-TN)
In plain English
This bill provides money for 2026 to pay for water projects run by the Army Corps of Engineers, water management programs in the Interior Department, energy programs in the Department of Energy, and several independent agencies like the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It also sets rules for how these agencies can use the money they receive.
If this passes
What would actually change, according to the official CRS summary. No predictions, no opinions.
- The Army Corps of Engineers would receive funding for civil works projects including flood control, coastal emergencies, and maintenance work.
- The Department of Interior would receive funding for water projects including the Central Utah Project and Bureau of Reclamation programs.
- The Department of Energy would receive funding for energy programs including renewable energy, nuclear energy, cybersecurity, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and various loan guarantee programs.
- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Nuclear Regulatory Commission would receive appropriations.
- Rules and restrictions would apply to how all these agencies use the money provided by this bill and other appropriations acts.
Who's lobbying this bill
229 organizations reported lobbying activity
mentioning this bill. Federal lobbying reports list the bills an organization worked and its total quarterly lobbying spend, they don't say which side the organization took, and fees aren't itemized per bill.
Chamber Of Commerce Of The U.S.A.total lobbying spend, quarters naming this bill · 8 filings
$136.1M American Chemistry Counciltotal lobbying spend, quarters naming this bill · 6 filings
$17.5M Rtx Corporation And Affiliatestotal lobbying spend, quarters naming this bill · 3 filings
$9.0M Money and the vote
How the chambers voted, from official roll-call records.
House · On Passage2025-09-04
214–213 Lobbying organizations' PAC money, by vote
Where an organization lobbying this bill has an affiliated PAC (linked through the FEC's
own connected-organization records), this shows that PAC's direct contributions to the members on each side of the
vote. Contributions span whole election cycles and are not tied to any single vote; no causal link is asserted.
American Chemistry Councildirect PAC contributions to House members voting (2024 + 2026 cycles)
$446K → Yes (214) · $208K → No (213) Rtx Corporation And Affiliatesdirect PAC contributions to House members voting (2024 + 2026 cycles)
$958K → Yes (214) · $886K → No (213)
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Sources
- Bill text and CRS summary: Congress.gov.
- Lobbying activity: quarterly LDA reports filed with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House (lda.senate.gov).
- Votes: official House Clerk and Senate roll-call records. PAC contributions: FEC bulk data (committee-to-candidate transactions).
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