HR-8997 : Still Just a Bill

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

This bill provides FY2025 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and several independent agencies.

The bill provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for

  • Investigations,
  • Construction,
  • Mississippi River and Tributaries,
  • Operation and Maintenance,
  • the Regulatory Program,
  • the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program,
  • Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies,
  • Expenses,
  • the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and
  • the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program.

The bill provides appropriations to the Department of the Interior for the Central Utah Project and the Bureau of Reclamation.

The bill provides appropriations to DOE for energy programs, including

  • Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy;
  • Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response;
  • Electricity;
  • Grid Deployment;
  • Nuclear Energy;
  • Fossil Energy and Carbon Management;
  • Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves;
  • the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;
  • the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve;
  • the Energy Information Administration;
  • Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup;
  • the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund;
  • Science;
  • Nuclear Waste Disposal;
  • Technology Transitions;
  • Clean Energy Demonstrations;
  • the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy;
  • the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program;
  • the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program;
  • the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program;
  • Indian Energy Policy and Programs;
  • Departmental Administration; and
  • the Office of the Inspector General.

The bill also provides appropriations to DOE for

  • Atomic Energy Defense Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration,
  • Environmental and Other Defense Activities, and
  • the Power Marketing Administrations.

The bill provides appropriations to several independent agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H.R. 8997 would be postponed.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorThe House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 8997.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorThe House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4785-4786)House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorCommittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 8997 as unfinished business.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorOn motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorMr. Fleischmann moved that the committee rise.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Van Drew amendment No. 64, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Van Drew demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Van Drew amendment No. 64.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Van Drew amendment No. 63, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Kaptur demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Van Drew amendment No. 63.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Van Drew amendment No. 62, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Van Drew demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Van Drew amendment No. 62.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tenney amendment No. 61.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tenney amendment No. 60.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roy amendment No. 56, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roy amendment No. 56.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roy amendment No. 55.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roy amendment No. 54, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roy amendment No. 54.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rosendale amendment No. 53, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rosendale demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rosendale amendment No. 53.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 51, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Perry demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 51.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 50, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Perry demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 50.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 49, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Perry demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 49.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 48, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Perry demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 48.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 47, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Perry demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 47.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 46, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Perry demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 46.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 45, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fleischmann demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 45.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 44, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Kaptur demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 44.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 43, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Kaptur demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 43.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 42, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fitzpatrick demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 42.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ogles amendment No. 41.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ogles amendment No. 40.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ogles amendment No. 38.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ogles amendment No. 37.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ogles amendment No. 36, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Kaptur demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ogles amendment No. 36.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ogles amendment No. 35.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McCormick amendment No. 25.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Luna amendment No. 23.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson (TX) amendment No. 20.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Houlahan amendment No. 19.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hageman amendment No. 18.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Griffith amendment No. 17.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 11.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 10.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flood amendment No. 9.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brecheen amendment No. 4.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1370, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Fleischmann amendment en bloc.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorGENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 8997.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorHouse resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1370 and Rule XVIII.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorThe Speaker designated the Honorable Brad R. Wenstrup to act as Chairman of the Committee.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorRule provides for consideration of H.R. 8997 and H.R. 8998. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8997 and H.R. 8998 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.House floor actions
2024-07-23FloorConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1370. (consideration: CR H4743-4785; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4747-4755)House floor actions
2024-07-22FloorRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1370 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8997 and H.R. 8998. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8997 and H.R. 8998 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.House floor actions
2024-07-11CalendarsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 480.House floor actions
2024-07-11CommitteeThe House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 118-580, by Mr. Fleischmann.House floor actions
2024-07-11IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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