Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
Committee Contact Information
1036 Longworth House Office Building
Phone (202) 225-3481
Membership
Democrats
- Rep. Marcy Kaptur – Ranking Member
- Rep. James E. Clyburn
- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Rep. Mike Levin
- Rep. Frank Mrvan
- Rep. Susie Lee
Republicans
- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann – Chair
- Rep. Mike Simpson
- Rep. Ken Calvert
- Rep. Dan Newhouse
- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler
- Rep. Michael Guest
- Rep. Michael Cloud – Vice Chair
- Rep. Scott Franklin
- Rep. Celeste Maloy
Jurisdiction
- Department of Energy (including the National Nuclear Security Administration, Bonneville Power Administration, Southeastern Power Administration, Western Area Power Administration, Southwestern Power Administration, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
- Department of Defense-Civil
- Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works)
- Department of the Interior
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Central Utah Project
- Related Agencies
- Appalachian Regional Commission
- Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
- Delta Regional Authority
- Denali Commission
- Great Lakes Authority
- Northern Border Regional Commission
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
- Southeast Crescent Regional Commission
- Southwest Border Regional Commission
- Tennessee Valley Authority
Recent Activity
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Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water released the following statement on the Trump Administration's release of 172 Million barrels of Oil from the United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Today—as the Department of Energy (DOE) makes funding available in defiance of the fiscal year 2025 continuing resolution—Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development renewed their request that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issue a legal decision on whether DOE’s allocation of these funds violated key appropriations laws by shifting hundreds of millions of dollars provided for research and development of clean energy sources to President Trump’s favored industries.
Today, the House Appropriations Committee released text for the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment fiscal year 2026 funding package.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, sent a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers blasting the recent announcement from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought that the Trump administration will immediately pause over $11 Billion in funding for essential Corps projects in blue states and cities and will be “considering them for cancellation.”
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright blasting the latest reductions in force (RIF) ordered during the government shutdown.