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Why it matters: Reporting the bill moves it to the House floor for consideration. Adopting interim subcommittee allocations establishes working caps for the committee’s bills but several members said the allocations are provisional and urged continued negotiations with Senate and leadership.

Representative Rogers moved to favorably report the bill; after a roll call the chair announced the motion agreed to — the clerk reported the ayes were 35 and the noes 27 on the motion to report the bill. The committee then proceeded to consider and adopt interim 302(b) subcommittee allocations that update prior interim allocations to cover all 12 bills. The committee again approved the motion to adopt the interim suballocations on a recorded vote (ayes 35, noes 26 as announced by the clerk).

During general remarks, Chairman Cole apologized for delays in releasing a top‑line allocation and subcommittee numbers and said the committee had to select “a number that we thought was fiscally responsible” in the absence of budget committee or congressional agreement. He told members the allocations were a starting point and not final numbers, and outlined three paths forward for finalizing numbers: a negotiated deal, a continuing resolution, or a shutdown.

Members on the minority side sharply criticized the process. A member identified as speaking for the Democratic caucus read prepared remarks saying it was “absurd and an affront to good governance” to mark up bills without first providing full subcommittee allocations, and warned the majority’s approach could degrade the committee’s work. Another senior member said Democrats would oppose the allocations as presented but hoped to work with the majority as the process continued.

After the votes, the chair asked unanimous consent to allow staff three days to make technical and conforming changes to the approved report; no objections were recorded and the committee adjourned.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Full Committee Markup of FY26 THUD and Energy & Water Bills, Updated Subcommittee Allocations Part 2","oneSentenceSummary","The House Appropriations Committee voted to favorably report the fiscal 2026 Energy and Water Development bill to the House and adopted interim subcommittee allocations; several members criticized the timing and absence of earlier top‑line allocations.","taxTitle","Appropriations: House Committee, Standing Committees - House & Senate, Congressional Hearings Compilation, Legislative, Federal","taxId",1832,"location","","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6164541,"Committee adopts compromise to restore $20 million for regional commissions, offset by EERE account",291,1227000,1518000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5428347-c418a13bcbbc6efc415dc5b5ee603019&start=1227&end=1518","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5428347-c418a13bcbbc6efc415dc5b5ee603019/thumbnail_1227000.jpg","/articles/6164541/Committee-adopts-compromise-to-restore-20-million-for-regional-commissions-offset-by-EERE-account","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6164541-1f515a404cf1bad301686f795bf9e6b5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770544100&Signature=gvr9lhw9LNFfLQd2WjLRsVw7F0iB73bSoKawqdqY6HAaqkb61~DgPtwY1hopbFaCnvA1gZhoFkSxTqxsun6kTv5Oa6BxAmvq8Ew5lhq6oLblAmiJkOtdyBlTm2M~4ZukRWU~SMCoIMOsrCL1-Bs27c2nwWqO2YIRKrnFwQL0jcDz1WlRaEPAK0TgmvjVO59VWJO3Z96pG0fA4mNfX8MuZv5rvdLgBdtSuQslVgX8mUsj9EXqFY9DyREhzoS0wa9GgKSbCc1n~MXX3LQjGZRyvDtj88EGxB5Un1IJwHdL7HcBpnHIM4SE3aEFGAjTs21omv2gxLkK-nCils8qQYgNUg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Moore offered an amendment that would restore $20,000,000 to regional commissions by proportionally reducing the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) account. The committee agreed to the amendment by voice vote; the chair announced the amendment was “agreed to.”

Why it matters: Regional commissions provide planning and technical assistance in areas such as economic development and infrastructure. Restoring a modest, distributed amount of funding affects multiple regional bodies and signals committee willingness to protect their accounts within constrained allocations.

Representative Moore thanked the chairman and staff for working to “restore funding to the regional commissions,” explaining the amendment spreads $20,000,000 “across all of the regional commissions” using an across‑the‑top cut to the EERE account that is divided proportionally. He described the result as a compromise reached with negotiators.

The gentlelady from Ohio said she appreciated the effort but expressed concern the funding was taken from the EERE account and that the compromise was “not equal at this point,” and asked to pursue further perfecting of the approach as the bill moves to the floor and to the Senate.

Chairman Fleischman (speaking in debate) thanked the sponsor and said members on both sides supported the objective but needed a pay‑for. He described the amendment as “equitable” and urged members to support it.

After members spoke, the chair put the question and the amendment was agreed to. The chair then recognized a motion to favorably report the fiscal 2026 Energy and Water Development and related agencies appropriations bill to the House.

The committee’s action preserves a $20,000,000 restoration for regional commissions while noting the offset reduces the EERE account. Members expressed intent to continue refining allocations during floor and inter‑chamber negotiations.","A representative’s amendment added $20 million for regional commissions by taking funds from the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) account; the committee approved the change after members described it as an equitable compromise.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6164545,"Appropriations panel rejects amendment to restore ARPA‑E funding to FY2025 level",1113,97000,1210000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5428347-c418a13bcbbc6efc415dc5b5ee603019&start=97&end=1210","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5428347-c418a13bcbbc6efc415dc5b5ee603019/thumbnail_97000.jpg","/articles/6164545/Appropriations-panel-rejects-amendment-to-restore-ARPAE-funding-to-FY2025-level","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6164545-e3b0f4e00ccb0f88ffe58598a1ee1e54/orig.mp4?Expires=1770544100&Signature=dkEGcZe~8NrRHZy0DTDIPzDQpgv1an2mA8vgY6wNT93jVBvHbiIRuFmYgovEw~8tJ00nuUIc2B3Agqhi3Psrt-5LLwgr3U1wRp-CDePkGPx8KkyrSjyetLEiC58p46AEmLDUfHQScabqGjYuPqfIxAhylAhaUBZxlKN5jfrBuoqoj~qk7XFEc15DxgcLnRT~knDPFLJK9Xa3QVHo~P0uwx7fEjfNL09~UT~Ym25TgDo59yU1uIXZ9tV3-Lw4toBE9RikF3ZngWE7nB9dxsQVRCSB-wEc7p0HeqnjgL40xIQHtjbXYNgICSZM-V5ONEXNmjuNF4ZtEjC8YCPDpdMAtA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Dean offered an amendment to restore Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA‑E) funding to its fiscal 2025 level, proposing a $110,000,000 increase to return the program to $460,000,000. After debate, the committee rejected the amendment on a roll call vote, with 26 ayes and 35 noes.

Why it matters: ARPA‑E supports early‑stage, high‑risk energy research that backers say helps translate laboratory work into private investment and new companies. The amendment drew bipartisan floor discussion about the program’s track record and tradeoffs in limited discretionary funding.

Representative Dean said the amendment would “quite simply restore funding for ARPA E, the Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy to the FY ’25 levels.” She told members the bill before the committee provided $350,000,000 for ARPA‑E, $110,000,000 below FY2025 enacted levels, and urged colleagues to support the increase.

Supporters cited past ARPA‑E outcomes. A member identified as the gentlelady from Minnesota described a 2012 University of Minnesota ARPA‑E grant that helped develop iron‑based permanent magnets without rare earth materials; that effort later spun off a company, which the speaker said received a 2023 follow‑on award and began scaling production. The Minnesota speaker said the magnets could reduce supply‑chain reliance on foreign rare‑earth suppliers and provide domestic defense and commercial benefits.

Representative Fleischman, speaking in opposition, said he supported ARPA‑E in general but opposed increasing funding “without an offset.” He noted the base bill provides $350,000,000 for the program and said the committee must account for offsets in the appropriations process.

Other members voiced support for the amendment on grounds of industrial competitiveness and manufacturing jobs. The gentleman from Indiana described ARPA‑E support at a Purdue Northwest center working with the domestic steel industry and called restoring funding “critical” to keep U.S. advanced manufacturing competitive.

The chair acknowledged differing views and the constraints of available allocations, and the clerk then conducted the roll call. The amendment failed on the recorded vote (ayes 26, noes 35). No further amendments on ARPA‑E were adopted in this markup.

The committee proceeded to other business after the vote.","The House Appropriations subcommittee voted down an amendment to raise ARPA‑E funding by $110 million to return it to FY2025 enacted levels; supporters cited past ARPA‑E successes and national security supply‑chain benefits while opponents said increases lacked an offset.","actionData","errors"]

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Appropriations committee favorably reports FY2026 Energy and Water bill and adopts interim subcommittee allocations

Committee adopts compromise to restore $20 million for regional commissions, offset by EERE account

Appropriations panel rejects amendment to restore ARPA‑E funding to FY2025 level