Funds the Interior Department, EPA and related agencies for fiscal year 2024

§1What it does

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This bill would fund the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Forest Service and several related agencies for the federal budget year that ran from October 2023 through September 2024.^2,3 Covered programs include national parks, public lands, fish and wildlife, offshore energy, Indian affairs and the Indian Health Service, and cultural institutions such as the Smithsonian and the national endowments for the arts and humanities.^2,3 It also sets conditions and limits on how the money may be spent.^2,3 Before passing it, the House adopted dozens of floor amendments, many of which barred funds from being used for specific administration rules, plans and executive orders, including ones on climate change, environmental justice and reductions in oil and gas leasing.³

§2Status

§3How Congress voted

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