The full House Appropriations Committee voted 34-25 this week to approve about $7.7 billion for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management for fiscal 2027.
That would be less than the $8.5 billion enacted by Congress for fiscal 2026 and the $8.2 billion sought by the Donald Trump White House. A link to the bill report is here.
What follows is a roundup of some key Environmental Management (EM) sites. It is broken down by the site name, what it received under the Congress-enacted budget for fiscal 2026, what the White House requested in fiscal 2027 and what the House Appropriations Committee voted to approve this past week and the difference.
Numbers are rounded up.
Idaho National Laboratory: $493 million in 2026; $480 million requested by administration; $480 million approved by the committee; about $13 million less than 2026 level.
Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee: $602 million in 2026; $512 million requested by the administration; nearly $593 million approved by the committee; $9.5 million less than fiscal 2026.
Savannah River Site in South Carolina: $1.7 billion in fiscal 2026; $1.7 billion requested by White House; $1.65 billion approved by House Appropriations; $48 million less than fiscal 2026.
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico: Funded at $420 million for 2026; $472 million was requested and $400 million approved by the committee, which would be about $20 million less than 2026.
Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico: Received $278 million in 2026; $294 million was requested; $278 million was approved by the committee, same as in fiscal 2026.
Nevada National Security Site: Got $65 million in 2026; $65 million was requested and $65 million was approved by the committee.
Much work remains before a fiscal 2027 budget is approved.
The full House of Representatives must still vote on the spending plan, and the full Senate will have their say. Once a spending plan passes the House and Senate, a conference committee would need to resolve any differences in the two versions and ultimately the measure would go to the president’s desk for approval or veto.
If all those boxes don’t get checked by Sept. 30, when fiscal 2026 ends, Congress would need to pass a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown.