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Appropriations panel reports Interior, Environment bill with $41.5 billion for parks, tribes and wildfire work
Summary
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to report the fiscal 2026 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies appropriations bill, approving funding priorities for national parks, tribal programs and wildfire suppression while adopting a manager's package and rejecting a staffing floor amendment.
The Senate Appropriations Committee on [date not specified] voted to report favorably the fiscal year 2026 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies appropriations bill, moving the measure to the Senate floor.
Chair Susan Collins, presiding over the committee, said the bill “provides resources for the management and conservation of public lands while fostering economic development through critical energy programs.” Vice Chair Patty Murray described the measure as a “serious bipartisan compromise” that protects national parks, funds firefighting and sustains tribal programs.
The bill provides $41,500,000,000 for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, the Indian Health Service and related…
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