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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

USA119th CongressHR-9171| House 
| Updated: 6/5/2026
Michael K. Simpson

Michael K. Simpson

Republican Representative

Idaho

Appropriations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, H.R. 9171, outlines appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027. It details funding allocations across a broad spectrum of federal programs related to natural resource management, environmental protection, and services for Native American communities. Within the Department of the Interior, substantial funds are allocated to the Bureau of Land Management for land and resource management, including the wild horse and burro program, and for mining law administration. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service receives funding for resource management, construction, and various conservation efforts, such as endangered species, wetlands, and migratory birds, with specific limitations on certain Endangered Species Act activities. The National Park Service is funded for park operations, historic preservation grants, construction, and the Centennial Challenge program, while emphasizing adequate staffing levels. The bill also provides for the United States Geological Survey's surveys, investigations, and research, including satellite operations and deferred maintenance. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement receive funds for offshore energy management, safety, and environmental oversight, with provisions for fee collections. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is funded for regulation, technology, and abandoned mine reclamation, including significant grants to states and tribes for economic and community development. For Indian Affairs , the bill appropriates funds for the operation of Indian programs, contract support costs, tribal leases, construction projects (including irrigation), land and water claim settlements, and guaranteed loan programs. The Bureau of Indian Education receives funding for education programs and facilities. The newly established U.S. Wildland Fire Service within the Department of the Interior is funded for operations, fuels management, burned area rehabilitation, and a dedicated wildfire suppression reserve fund, with provisions for interagency transfers. The Environmental Protection Agency receives appropriations for science and technology, environmental programs and management (including the Energy Star program and Geographic Programs), and its Office of Inspector General. Key environmental cleanup programs such as the Hazardous Substance Superfund , Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program , and Inland Oil Spill Programs are also funded. Significant allocations are made for State and Tribal Assistance Grants , including capitalization grants for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, brownfields remediation, and various water and air quality initiatives, with specific conditions for community project funding. The bill further supports the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program (WIFIA) for direct and guaranteed loans for water infrastructure projects and funds the implementation of the Good Samaritan Mine Remediation Act. Related agencies, including the USDA Forest Service , receive funding for forest operations, research, state, private, and tribal forestry, National Forest System management (including hazardous fuels), capital improvements, and wildland fire management. The Indian Health Service is funded for health services, facilities, and contract support costs, with provisions for loan repayment programs and accreditation emergencies. Other related agencies receiving appropriations include the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry , Council on Environmental Quality , Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board , Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development , Smithsonian Institution , National Gallery of Art , John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts , Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars , National Endowment for the Arts , National Endowment for the Humanities , Commission of Fine Arts , National Capital Planning Commission , United States Holocaust Memorial Museum , and the United States Semiquincentennial Commission . General provisions impose various policy directives and limitations. These include restrictions on lobbying, specific mining applications, and the use of funds for certain endangered species listings such as the greater sage-grouse , lesser prairie-chicken , northern long-eared bat , wolverine , and grizzly bears in specific ecosystems. The bill also prohibits funds for implementing the BLM's "Conservation and Landscape Health" rule, managing the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument inconsistently with the 2020 plan, and restricting access to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. Further policy riders address the use of lead ammunition and tackle on federal lands, prohibit funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion training or Critical Race Theory, and define marriage for the purpose of preventing discriminatory action. The bill mandates the reissuance of rules delisting the gray wolf and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear , and reinstates certain hardrock mineral leases in Minnesota. It also prohibits the use of funds to consider the "social cost of carbon" in agency actions and incorporates several other bills by reference, including the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act and the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7612
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8262
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-8998
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-4821
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-4372
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Jul 24, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-2431
Introduced in Senate
Jun 5, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 599.
Jun 5, 2026
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-687, by Mr. Simpson.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7612
    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8262
    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-8998
    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-4821
    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-4372
    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022


  • July 24, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-2431
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 5, 2026
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 599.


  • June 5, 2026
    The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-687, by Mr. Simpson.

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

USA119th CongressHR-9171| House 
| Updated: 6/5/2026
This bill, H.R. 9171, outlines appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027. It details funding allocations across a broad spectrum of federal programs related to natural resource management, environmental protection, and services for Native American communities. Within the Department of the Interior, substantial funds are allocated to the Bureau of Land Management for land and resource management, including the wild horse and burro program, and for mining law administration. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service receives funding for resource management, construction, and various conservation efforts, such as endangered species, wetlands, and migratory birds, with specific limitations on certain Endangered Species Act activities. The National Park Service is funded for park operations, historic preservation grants, construction, and the Centennial Challenge program, while emphasizing adequate staffing levels. The bill also provides for the United States Geological Survey's surveys, investigations, and research, including satellite operations and deferred maintenance. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement receive funds for offshore energy management, safety, and environmental oversight, with provisions for fee collections. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is funded for regulation, technology, and abandoned mine reclamation, including significant grants to states and tribes for economic and community development. For Indian Affairs , the bill appropriates funds for the operation of Indian programs, contract support costs, tribal leases, construction projects (including irrigation), land and water claim settlements, and guaranteed loan programs. The Bureau of Indian Education receives funding for education programs and facilities. The newly established U.S. Wildland Fire Service within the Department of the Interior is funded for operations, fuels management, burned area rehabilitation, and a dedicated wildfire suppression reserve fund, with provisions for interagency transfers. The Environmental Protection Agency receives appropriations for science and technology, environmental programs and management (including the Energy Star program and Geographic Programs), and its Office of Inspector General. Key environmental cleanup programs such as the Hazardous Substance Superfund , Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program , and Inland Oil Spill Programs are also funded. Significant allocations are made for State and Tribal Assistance Grants , including capitalization grants for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, brownfields remediation, and various water and air quality initiatives, with specific conditions for community project funding. The bill further supports the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program (WIFIA) for direct and guaranteed loans for water infrastructure projects and funds the implementation of the Good Samaritan Mine Remediation Act. Related agencies, including the USDA Forest Service , receive funding for forest operations, research, state, private, and tribal forestry, National Forest System management (including hazardous fuels), capital improvements, and wildland fire management. The Indian Health Service is funded for health services, facilities, and contract support costs, with provisions for loan repayment programs and accreditation emergencies. Other related agencies receiving appropriations include the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry , Council on Environmental Quality , Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board , Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development , Smithsonian Institution , National Gallery of Art , John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts , Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars , National Endowment for the Arts , National Endowment for the Humanities , Commission of Fine Arts , National Capital Planning Commission , United States Holocaust Memorial Museum , and the United States Semiquincentennial Commission . General provisions impose various policy directives and limitations. These include restrictions on lobbying, specific mining applications, and the use of funds for certain endangered species listings such as the greater sage-grouse , lesser prairie-chicken , northern long-eared bat , wolverine , and grizzly bears in specific ecosystems. The bill also prohibits funds for implementing the BLM's "Conservation and Landscape Health" rule, managing the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument inconsistently with the 2020 plan, and restricting access to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. Further policy riders address the use of lead ammunition and tackle on federal lands, prohibit funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion training or Critical Race Theory, and define marriage for the purpose of preventing discriminatory action. The bill mandates the reissuance of rules delisting the gray wolf and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear , and reinstates certain hardrock mineral leases in Minnesota. It also prohibits the use of funds to consider the "social cost of carbon" in agency actions and incorporates several other bills by reference, including the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act and the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7612
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8262
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-8998
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-4821
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-4372
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Jul 24, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-2431
Introduced in Senate
Jun 5, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 599.
Jun 5, 2026
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-687, by Mr. Simpson.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7612
    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8262
    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-8998
    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-4821
    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-4372
    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022


  • July 24, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-2431
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 5, 2026
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 599.


  • June 5, 2026
    The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-687, by Mr. Simpson.
Michael K. Simpson

Michael K. Simpson

Republican Representative

Idaho

Appropriations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted