Congressman Gabe Evans Votes to Pass Bipartisan Appropriations Package, Secures Major Wins for CO-08

WASHINGTON - Today Congressman Gabe Evans (CO-08) voted in favor of H.R. 6938, a consolidated appropriations package that funds crucial government operations including Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment for FY-2026. The legislative package also includes more than $1 million in funding for local priorities across Colorado's Eighth Congressional District.

"Today I proudly voted in favor of a bipartisan appropriations package that fully funds critical government operations - from law enforcement to energy dominance to natural resource protection. This crucial legislation also delivers more than $1 million in direct funding for Colorado's Eighth Congressional District, securing meaningful wins for my constituents and our state. I look forward to continuing the bipartisan appropriations process to ensure the federal government is responsibly funded for fiscal year 2026." - Congressman Gabe Evans

Evans secured Community Project Funding for the following local priorities:

• $600,000 for From Silenced to Saved's Expansion of Justice and Freedom Program for Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation

  • Funding will expand programs which provide training to law enforcement and resources to victims aimed at combating commercial sexual exploitation and supporting those impacted by human trafficking in the Northern Denver Metro Area.

• $420,000 for Thornton Police Department's Crime Lab Enhancements

  • Funding will allow the Thornton Police Department to redesign the existing crime lab and enhance it with state-of-the-art equipment that will enable rapid collection, analysis, and cross-reference of forensic evidence.

• $75,000 for Firestone Police Department's Enhancing Public Safety Through Technology Initiative

  • Funding will acquire equipment to modernize frontline operations, increase officer safety, and deliver more proactive and data driven public safety services.

Rep. Evans also secured the following programmatic funding and report language provisions that will directly benefit Colorado's Eighth Congressional District:

• $6,100,000 for NASA's CAPSTONE Mission

• Report language supporting the study of polar ground station infrastructure and emerging technology to support NOAA

• Report language directing a DOE study on state policies that threaten energy reliability and affordability

• Report language directing DOE to provide recommendations to Congress to address natural gas turbine shortages

• Report language directing the DOE to develop a national strategy to advance solid state battery technology

• $23,899,000 for the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund

• $25,000,000 for enhanced geothermal system demonstrations and next-generation geothermal demonstration projects

• Language and programmatic support for DOE's Fusion Sciences Program, including the Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program

• $8,000,000 for the Southwest Ecological Research Institute for hazardous fuels and wildfire risk reduction

The consolidated appropriations package passed the House and is now headed to the Senate.