HR 6938, explained
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
Active Became Public Law No: 119-74. · Author: Tom Cole (R-OK)
In plain English
This bill decides how much money the federal government will spend in 2026 on several departments and agencies. These include the Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, NASA, the Environmental Protection Agency, and others that handle things like law enforcement, scientific research, energy, water projects, public lands, and environmental protection. The bill also sets rules for how these agencies can use the money they receive.
If this passes
What would actually change, according to the official CRS summary. No predictions, no opinions.
- The Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, NASA, and National Science Foundation would receive their FY2026 funding amounts
- The Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Forest Service, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would receive their FY2026 funding amounts
- The Indian Health Service and related agencies would receive their FY2026 funding amounts
- Requirements and restrictions would be placed on how all these agencies can spend their appropriated funds
Who's lobbying this bill
200 organizations reported lobbying activity
mentioning this bill. Federal lobbying reports list the bills an organization worked and its total quarterly lobbying spend, they don't say which side the organization took, and fees aren't itemized per bill.
Lockheed Martin Corporationtotal lobbying spend, quarters naming this bill · 6 filings
$16.7M American Chemistry Counciltotal lobbying spend, quarters naming this bill · 2 filings
$13.6M General Dynamics Corptotal lobbying spend, quarters naming this bill · 3 filings
$10.5M Money and the vote
How the chambers voted, from official roll-call records.
Senate · On Passage of the Bill H.R. 69382026-01-15
82–15 House · On Passage2026-01-08
397–28 Lobbying organizations' PAC money, by vote
Where an organization lobbying this bill has an affiliated PAC (linked through the FEC's
own connected-organization records), this shows that PAC's direct contributions to the members on each side of the
vote. Contributions span whole election cycles and are not tied to any single vote; no causal link is asserted.
Lockheed Martin Corporationdirect PAC contributions to Senate members voting (2024 + 2026 cycles)
$260K → Yes (82) · $6,500 → No (15) Lockheed Martin Corporationdirect PAC contributions to House members voting (2024 + 2026 cycles)
$2.0M → Yes (397) · $52K → No (28) American Chemistry Councildirect PAC contributions to Senate members voting (2024 + 2026 cycles)
$164K → Yes (82) · $5,000 → No (15) American Chemistry Councildirect PAC contributions to House members voting (2024 + 2026 cycles)
$635K → Yes (397) · $18K → No (28) General Dynamics Corpdirect PAC contributions to Senate members voting (2024 + 2026 cycles)
$265K → Yes (82) · $10K → No (15) General Dynamics Corpdirect PAC contributions to House members voting (2024 + 2026 cycles)
$1.8M → Yes (397) · $33K → No (28)
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Sources
- Bill text and CRS summary: Congress.gov.
- Lobbying activity: quarterly LDA reports filed with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House (lda.senate.gov).
- Votes: official House Clerk and Senate roll-call records. PAC contributions: FEC bulk data (committee-to-candidate transactions).
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