$720,000,000 for fossil energy research and development
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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$720,000,000 for fossil energy research and development
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of EnergyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“(30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603), $720,000,000, to remain available until expended”
The fossil energy research and development account of the Department of Energy. It covers research into the extraction, processing, use and disposal of mineral substances, and $70,000,000 of it for program direction expires on September 30, 2027.
What the document actually says
“(30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603), $720,000,000, to remain available until expended”
That sentence, in plain words
Fossil energy research gets $720,000,000. The money has no end date.
What this is about
This is research on coal, oil and gas. It covers how they are dug up and used. It also covers what to do with the waste.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-74, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 6 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ74/html/PLAW-119publ74.htm
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“$720,000,000 for fossil energy research and development,” Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/commerce-justice-science-energy-water-development/proposal/sec05-fossil-energy/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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