House · Subcommittee of House Committee on Appropriations
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Composition
15 members
Jurisdiction
Funds the Department of Energy (including the nuclear weapons complex via NNSA), the Army Corps of Engineers, and various water resource programs. Sets funding for the 17 DOE national labs.
Why lobbyists care
DOE labs (Sandia, Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore, etc.) are $5B+ annually each. The M&O contracts to operate them go to Battelle, Lockheed, and a handful of university consortia. NNSA nuclear weapons modernization runs through this subcommittee. Hydropower and dam projects funded here have strong state-and-district politics attached.
Key programs / authorities
- • NNSA nuclear weapons stockpile
- • DOE national labs M&O contracts
- • Army Corps water resources
- • DOE Office of Science
Recipients overseen
Federal contractors whose programs are authorized or funded (in whole or part) through this committee's jurisdiction.
Recent activity
FY26 markup completed; nuclear weapons modernization received above-request funding.
Leadership
Ranking member
Full roster · 15 members