The US House Committee on Appropriations

The House Appropriations Committee today released its reports accompanying the fiscal year 2022 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies and Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bills.

The reports will be considered at tomorrow’s full Committee markup.

The 2022 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies funding bill, which was advanced by a voice vote in Subcommittee on Monday:

  • Creates tens of thousands of good-paying jobs with a focus on deploying clean energy technologies and the green jobs of tomorrow in communities across the country
  • Confronts the climate crisis with more than $14 billion of transformative investments in clean energy and science, which will help develop clean, affordable, and secure American energy
  • Rebuilds our nation’s water infrastructure, critical to protecting communities from more frequent and severe storms and addressing the worsening drought

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