S 2431, explained
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Active Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 124. · Author: Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
In plain English
This bill sets aside money for the federal government to spend in 2026. It provides funding for the Department of the Interior (which manages public lands and wildlife), the Environmental Protection Agency (which handles pollution and environmental rules), the Forest Service, and many other agencies that work on natural resources, culture, and the arts. The bill also includes rules about how this money can be used.
If this passes
What would actually change, according to the official CRS summary. No predictions, no opinions.
- Money would be provided to the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and other Interior Department agencies for fiscal year 2026
- The EPA and Forest Service would receive funding for fiscal year 2026
- Various cultural and arts organizations (like the Smithsonian Institution, National Endowment for the Arts, and Kennedy Center) would receive appropriated funds
- Health agencies including the Indian Health Service would receive funding
- Requirements and restrictions would be put in place for how all these funds can be spent
Who's lobbying this bill
201 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.
American Chemistry Counciltotal lobbying spend, quarters naming this bill · 3 filings
$17.1M General Dynamics Corptotal lobbying spend, quarters naming this bill · 3 filings
$10.5M Edison Electric Institutetotal lobbying spend, quarters naming this bill · 7 filings
$6.6M
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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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