EPA Would Get More Money Under House Bill Than Biden Proposal

June 27, 2021, 11:28 PM UTC

The Environmental Protection Agency and Interior Department would each receive roughly $2 billion more in fiscal 2022 than they did for fiscal 2021 under draft legislation House appropriators released Sunday.

The legislation would give EPA a total of $11.3 billion for fiscal 2022, $2.1 billion above fiscal 2021, and $110.8 million more than President Joe Biden requested for the agency.

Interior would receive $15.6 billion under the bill—an increase of $2.3 billion above fiscal 2021, but $240 million below the administration’s request, according to a summary from the House Appropriations Committee.

House appropriators also proposed bigger investments in Indian country ...

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