Bresnahan Votes to Bring Home $6.5 Million for NEPA Projects and Fund Critical Programs

WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) voted in favor of H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026. This package, which includes three of the 12 appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2026, passed the House by a vote of 397-28.

"I came to Congress with one goal: delivering for the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania," said Rep. Bresnahan. "I'm proud that this package does exactly that by funding local law enforcement to keep our communities safe, strengthening our economy, boosting American energy independence, building local infrastructure projects, and investing in the Army Corps of Engineers."

Rep. Bresnahan secured $6,537,584 in community project funding (CPF) for seven projects in Northeastern Pennsylvania. More specific information on each individual project will be forthcoming. The projects are as follows:

• $1,250,000 for the Milford Borough Sewer Extension Project
• $500,000 for the Scranton Police Department Equipment and Technology Upgrades
• $1,250,000 for the Monroe County Wastewater Treatment Project
• $1,144,790 for the Kingston Municipal Police Department Equipment and Technology Upgrades
• $372,415 for the City of Wilkes-Barre Equipment Upgrades
• $1,020,379 for the Monroe County DA Opioid Crimes Section
• $1,000,000 for the Dallas Area Municipal Authority Wastewater Infrastructure Expansion

"This package sends over $6.5 million taxpayer dollars back home to NEPA," continued Rep. Bresnahan. "The investment will support 7 projects across the district, from new security cameras to help the Scranton Police Department catch criminals, to wastewater treatment plant upgrades in Monroe and Pike Counties. Every dollar is going directly where it belongs: our local communities."

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026:

• Increasing funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) by $63 million to end the scourge of fentanyl and other illicit drugs, and to continue to support notable takedowns, including the co-founder of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel.
• Supporting the American research enterprise to counter China's increasing investments in basic research and technology development.
• Supporting DOJ grant funding for programs that assist law enforcement in addressing the opioid crisis, support President Trump's immigration agenda, combat child exploitation, eliminate the rape kit backlog, and prevent school violence.
• Enhancing multi-agency efforts to combat transnational organized crime and reduce the availability of illicit drugs - particularly fentanyl
• $10.514 billion for the Department of Commerce, including:
  • $235 million for the Bureau of Industry and Security
  • $6.087 billion for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• $37.049 billion for the Department of Justice, including:
  • $300 million for the Interagency Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces.
  • $3.250 billion for the Drug Enforcement Administration.
  • $8.382 billion for the Bureau of Prisons.
  • $720 million for the Office on Violence Against Women.

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026:

• Providing $2.37 billion to reduce the danger of hostile nations or terrorist groups acquiring nuclear weapons.
• Prohibiting the sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the Chinese Communist Party.
• Prohibiting the Department of Energy from providing financial assistance to any foreign entity of concern.
• Supporting one of the largest investments focused on mining production technologies for critical minerals extraction in decades, reducing reliance on foreign sources.
• Robustly funding small modular reactor and advanced reactor demonstration projects, as well as increasing funding for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to expand capacity for the review, licensing, and oversight of new nuclear reactors.
• Provides $10.435 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers, delivering robust funding for the water resources, development program, including:
  • $396.8 million for construction projects on the inland waterways system, advancing the most critical ongoing projects.
  • Approximately $2.2 billion for flood and storm damage reduction activities.
• $1. 785 billion in total resources for Nuclear Energy, which is $100 million above the FY25 enacted level.

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026:

• Increasing funding for oil and gas development to unleash American energy.
• Ensuring funding to support wildland firefighters pay to protect communities from catastrophic wildfires.
• Expanding upon the efforts created under the first Trump Administration through the DOI Opioid Reduction ask Force to disrupt the illegal narcotics trade and address the opioid crisis, a program that had been eliminated by the Biden Administration.
• Increasing funding for onshore oil and gas development at the Bureau of Land Management by $7.4 million.
• Protecting funding for Republican priorities like the Rural Water Technical Assistance program and other regional water programs.
• Provides $14.54 billion for the Department of the Interior.
• Provides $1.08 billion for the Smithsonian Institution.

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