{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases/fedorchak-votes-fund-key-fy26-energy-public-safety-and-national-security", "Fedorchak votes to fund key FY26 energy, public safety, and national security priorities", "2026-01-08", "2026", "2026-01", "Republican", "House", "ND", "Julie Fedorchak", "F000482", "fedorchak.house.gov", "fedorchak", "https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "January 8, 2026\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2014 Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) voted to advance a package of FY26 appropriations bills funding Energy and Water Development, Commerce-Justice-Science, and Interior-Environment programs. The package advances House Republicans\u2019 efforts to complete government funding through regular order and is estimated to lower FY26 spending by nearly $2B from current levels. Among other provisions, the package includes the largest investment in critical minerals extraction, reverses Second Amendment overreach, supports tribal communities, and continues modernizing our nuclear stockpile.\n\n\u201cThis funding package strengthens nuclear energy, reliable baseload power, and grid security while delivering real support for law enforcement, public safety, and access to our public lands,\u201d Fedorchak said. \u201cImportantly, it advances our appropriations work through regular order\u2014without a bloated omnibus\u2014and reflects a more disciplined and transparent approach to government funding.\u201d\n\nKey provisions include:\n\nEnergy wins\n\nSupports one of the largest investments in mining production technologies for critical minerals extraction in decades, reducing reliance on foreign sources.\n\nFunds small modular reactor and advanced reactor demonstration projects and increases funding for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to speed up the review, licensing, and oversight of new nuclear reactors.\n\nThese investments are key to regaining international dominance in the nuclear market and achieving the Trump administration\u2019s goal to expand nuclear energy capacity from 100 gigawatts to 400 gigawatts by 2050.\n\nIncreases investments in new baseload geothermal energy technologies to capitalize on our vast domestic resources.\n\nFunds cybersecurity efforts to secure the electric grid.\n\nIncreases funding for new oil and gas production research\n\nReduces our reliance on foreign countries by prioritizing reviews of domestic mining claims.\n\nIncreases funding to permit onshore and offshore energy development at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Land Management.\n\nEncourages the administration\u2019s ongoing review of costly and burdensome Biden-era rulemakings that hinder manufacturing and energy development and prevent access to our public lands.\n\nPrevents an Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing of sage-grouse to enable continued energy and mineral development across the West.\n\nEliminates the Biden-era Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations.\n\nIncludes zero funds for the Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Energy Justice and Equity.\n\nEliminates funding for environmental justice.\n\nPublic lands wins\n\nPrevents attempts to delay access to public lands for grazing.\n\nPrevents additional regulations on ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act or any other law.\n\nFully funds the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, which addresses budget shortfalls caused by nontaxable federal lands in 49 states, to support essential local services like education and public safety.\n\nIncreases funding for law enforcement to protect the public on lands within National Wildlife Refuges and the Bureau of Land Management.\n\nFunds wildland firefighter pay to protect communities from catastrophic wildfires.\n\nIncreases available funding to respond to emergencies in national parks.\n\nExempts farmers and livestock producers from burdensome greenhouse gas permitting and reporting requirements.\n\nIndigenous wins\n\nIncreases funding to support the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women program.\n\nIncreases funding throughout Indian Country to further the federal commitment to uphold trust and treaty responsibilities.\n\nSecond Amendment wins\n\nReverses anti-Second Amendment overreach by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) by reducing overall funding by $40 million.\n\nMaintains longstanding 2nd Amendment riders, including:\n\nA prohibition on the use of funds to require certain export licenses for firearms.\n\nA prohibition on the use of funds to deny, or fail to act on, applications to import U.S.-origin \"Curio & Relic\" (C&R) firearms, parts, or ammunition.\n\nA prohibition on the use of funds to deny the import of shotgun models for sporting purposes.\n\nNational security wins\n\nFunds the continued modernization of the nuclear weapons stockpile and infrastructure.\n\nProvides funding to support the U.S. Navy\u2019s nuclear fleet.\n\nProvides funds to reduce the danger of hostile nations or terrorist groups acquiring nuclear weapons.\n\nProhibits the sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the Chinese Communist Party.\n\nProhibits access to U.S. nuclear weapons production facilities by citizens of China and Russia.\n\nProhibits the Department of Energy from providing financial assistance to any foreign entity of concern.\n\nCombats the malign activities of foreign adversaries by increasing funding to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) by $44 million.\n\nLaw enforcement and justice wins\n\nExpands upon efforts created under the first Trump administration through the DOI Opioid Reduction Task Force to disrupt the illegal narcotics trade and address the opioid crisis.\n\nIncreases funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) by $63 million to end the scourge of fentanyl and other illicit drugs.\n\nSupports DOJ grant funding for programs that assist law enforcement in addressing the opioid crisis, combat child exploitation, eliminate the rape kit backlog, and prevent school violence.\n\nEnhances multi-agency efforts to combat transnational organized crime and reduce the availability of illicit drugs.\n\nMandates that the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) increase immigration adjudications and hold immigration judges accountable.\n\nMaintains strong support for state and local law enforcement through robust funding for Byrne JAG formula grants and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring grants.\n\nAI, science, and research wins\n\nInvests in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, quantum, and advanced manufacturing.\n\nSupports the critical NASA Artemis program to advance American leadership in space and counter the CCP\u2019s malign ambitions.\n\nSupports the American research enterprise to counter China\u2019s increasing investments in basic research and technology development.\n\nIncreases funding for the National Weather Service to protect everyday Americans from severe weather.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T15:05:35Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases/fedorchak-votes-fund-key-fy26-energy-public-safety-and-national-security"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6883579082787037, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}