Today, House Republicans will bring to the floor the Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which prioritizes funding to maintain strong national security, energy security, and economic competitiveness, while also reining in wasteful Washington spending.
This bill provides the largest investment in mining production technologies for critical minerals extraction in decades, reducing reliance on foreign sources while also safeguarding energy and technology assets from being used by foreign adversaries like Communist China and Russia.
The FY25 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act also rejects the Biden-Harris Administration’s harmful pause on new liquified natural gas (LNG) exports.
FACTS ABOUT THE FY25 ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT(Courtesy of House Appropriations Republicans):
Bolsters our national security by upholding the nation’s nuclear deterrence posture, including:
$20.339 billion for the continued modernization of the nuclear weapons stockpile and infrastructure.
$2.119 billion to support the operational nuclear naval fleet, Columbia-class submarine reactor development, and research and development for current and future generations of nuclear-powered warships.
$2.445 billion to reduce the danger of hostile nations or terrorist groups acquiring nuclear devices, radiological dispersal devices, weapons-usable material, and nuclear expertise.
Strengthens our energy security and the national economy by:
Robustly funding small modular reactor and advanced reactor demonstration projects, key to regaining international dominance in the nuclear market.
Supporting one of the largest investments specifically focused on mining production technologies for critical minerals extraction in decades, reducing reliance on foreign sources.
Rejecting the Biden-Harris Administration’s harmful pause on new LNG exports by removing the Department of Energy’s role in the LNG export application review process.
Prohibiting modifications to Corps of Engineers nationwide permits critical for oil and gas development.
Safeguarding energy and technology assets from being used by foreign adversaries, such as Russia and China.
Prohibiting the Administration from selling crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the Chinese Communist Party.
Prohibiting the Department of Energy from providing financial assistance to any entity of concern.
Prohibiting access to U.S. nuclear weapons production facilities by citizens of China and Russia.
Prohibiting the procurement of office equipment manufactured by Chinese companies.
Facilitating the efficient transport of goods and commodities through improvements and maintenance of ports and waterways.
Focuses the Executive Branch on its core responsibilities by:
Mandating transparency from the Biden-Harris Administration in its implementation of the revised definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) and the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. EPA.
Rejecting the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to undermine water supply security in California.
Rejecting the Biden-Harris Administration’s wasteful spending on climate change programs and prohibiting implementation of costly and impractical clean energy mandates.
Supports American values and principles by:
Allowing for the lawful carry of firearms of Corps of Engineers land in a manner consistent with state law and consistent with existing rules for other public land management agencies.
Prohibiting the Biden-Harris Administration’s executive orders on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Prohibiting funds to promote or advance critical race theory.
Allowing only the American flag and other official flags to be flown over federal government facilities.
Prohibiting funds to implement COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates.
