The House of Representatives has advanced a bipartisan appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2026, covering Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment. Representative Mark Amodei announced that the bill includes $17.8 million for ten projects in Northern Nevada.
“This bipartisan, bicameral funding package reflects the diligent work of Appropriators to keep progress moving forward and prevent chaos from derailing our responsibilities. With a few bills still to finalize, the passage of three additional Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills sets the year off on strong footing and moves us closer to our goal of restoring regular order,” said Rep. Amodei.
He added: “This package focuses on priorities that matter to Americans nationwide. It invests in public safety, supports access to affordable and reliable energy, strengthens deterrence against foreign adversaries, ensures National Parks remain open and accessible, responsibly stewards taxpayer dollars, fully funds programs families and communities rely on, and much more.”
“Also included is funding for 10 essential projects across Northern Nevada. I’m grateful to the subcommittee chairs for their thoughtful consideration and for recognizing the value these investments will bring to improve the lives of Nevadans in CD-2.”
Among the local projects funded under Interior and Environment are water infrastructure improvements for Reno-Sparks Indian Colony ($2.22 million), Gardnerville Ranchos General Improvement District ($2 million), City of Fernley ($2 million), City of Elko ($2 million), Lyon County ($1.94 million), and City of West Wendover ($2 million). The total amount allocated for these interior projects is $12.16 million.
Projects funded under Commerce, Justice, Science include support for law enforcement agencies such as Reno Police Department’s Real Time Information Center ($1.2 million), Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Mobile Command Center ($400,000), Fallon Police Department Dispatch System ($1 million), and Washoe County’s Northern Nevada Mobile Intelligence Response Vehicle ($3 million). The total CJS project funding amounts to $5.6 million.
The measure advances three more appropriations bills toward completion out of twelve needed for FY26. According to background information provided with the announcement, Republican leadership aims to increase transparency by avoiding large omnibus spending packages in favor of a member-driven process.
Negotiations between House and Senate appropriators reconciled differences in each chamber’s versions through bipartisan talks without including controversial policy riders.
Representative Mark Amodei represents Nevada’s 2nd district in Congress since 2011 after serving previously in both chambers of Nevada’s state legislature https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000369. Born in Carson City in 1958, he holds degrees from University of Nevada-Reno (BA) and University of the Pacific (JD).
The full text of the three-bill appropriations package is available online.
