HR 9022 Introduced – FY 2027 EWR Spending

Last month, Rep Fleischmann (R,TN) introduced HR 9022, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027. The House Appropriations Committee published their Report on the bill. There is one cybersecurity mention in the bill and 10 discussions in the Report. The Report also contains 14 chemical processing discussions. 

HR 9022 is similar to HR 4553, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, that was introduced by Fleischmann in July of 2025. The Committee Report was published. That bill passed in the House in September by a near party-line vote of 214 to 213. No action was taken on the bill in the Senate. The EWR spending was eventually included in HR 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, minibus. 

Moving Forward  

The House Rules Committee has a rule hearing scheduled for June 23, 2023. HR 9022 is one of the four bills currently scheduled for inclusion in the rule. To date, 123 potential amendments have been submitted to the Committee. Three of those amendments deal with DOE’s Cybersecurity, Energy Security, And Emergency Response (CESER) funding. 

For more information on the provisions of this bill, or discussions in the Committee Report, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/hr-9022-introduced-fry-2027-ewr-spending - subscription required. 

Review – Bills Introduced – 5-22-26

 With both the House and Senate meeting in pro forma session (starting their Memorial Day district period), there were 19 bills introduced. Two of those bills will receive additional coverage here. 

HR 9010 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. Valadao, David G. [Rep.-R-CA-22]   

HR 9022 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [Rep.-R-TN-3]   

For more information on these bills, including legislative history for earlier bills, as well as a brief mention-in-passing of a bill for reporting data center power and water use, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/bills-introduced-5-22-26 - subscription required. 

Review - HR 9022 Introduced – Innovative Vehicle Technologies

In September, Rep Stevens (D,MI) introduced HR 9022, the Shifting Forward Vehicle Technologies Research and Development Act. The bill would require DOE to “conduct a research, development, and demonstration program of advanced vehicle technologies on more efficient, sustainable, and domestically available materials and manufacturing processes” One of the research programs specifically addresses cybersecurity concerns. The bill authorizes $530 million in FY 2023, increasing each year by about 5% through 2027 for the seven research programs outline in the legislation.

Moving Forward

Stevens and one of her two cosponsors {Rep Johnson (D,TX)} are members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee to which this bill was assigned for consideration. This means that there may be sufficient influence to see the bill considered in Committee. There will be Republican objections to the amount of spending in the bill and the alternative energy provisions. The bill would probably pass in Committee, but there will be limited if any bipartisan support for the legislation. This means that the bill would not be able to be considered under the suspension of the rules process.

Commentary

There is an odd requirement missing from this legislation. In the federal agency coordination requirements outline in Section 13 of the bill, there is no mention of DHS, CISA, or the Science and Technology Directorate of DHS. Given the cybersecurity research program requirements outlined in §5, failure to include CISA or S&T is a major shortcoming. While §13(a)(2)(E) allows DOE to coordinate with “other Federal agencies as determined by the Secretary”, coordinating with CISA and S&T should be required. The easy way to do this would be by inserting a new (2)(E):

“(E) the Department of Homeland Security, and”

For more details about the provisions of the bill, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/hr-9022-introduced - subscription required.

Bills Introduced – 9-28-22

Yesterday, with both the House and Senate in session, there were 82 bills introduced (the homestretch of campaign season is starting). Of those bills there is one that may receive additional coverage in this blog:

HR 9022 To support research, development, demonstration, and other activities to develop innovative vehicle technologies, and for other purposes. Stevens, Haley M. [Rep.-D-MI-11]

I will be watching this bill for definitions and language that includes cybersecurity requirements within the legislation’s scope.

Mentions in Passing

There are four bills that I will mention in passing. I noticed references to all four in the national news yesterday. Following the link on the bill number would allow you to set up tracking of the bill’s progress at Congress.gov if you were so interested.

HR 8891 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a measurement-based national methane research pilot study to quantify methane emissions from certain oil and gas infrastructure, and for other purposes. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [Rep.-D-TX-30]

HR 8892 To require a Federal methane super-emitter detection strategy, and for other purposes. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [Rep.-D-VA-8]

HR 8893 To provide for methane emission detection and mitigation, and for other purposes. Casten, Sean [Rep.-D-IL-6]

S 4985 A bill to amend the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 to include voluntary information sharing of cyber threat indicators among cryptocurrency companies, and for other purposes. Blackburn, Marsha [Sen.-R-TN]