Sullivan Celebrates Passage of Appropriations Package, Including Significant Funding for Alaska

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today celebrated the Senate’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development; and Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bills. The appropriations package funds the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Interior, several other federal agencies, including the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as well as a variety of programs and infrastructure projects that are important to Alaska.
“This latest bipartisan government funding package is filled to the brim with wins for Alaska,”said Sen. Sullivan. “I worked closely with my Appropriations Committee colleagues to ensure that Alaskans’ priorities were reflected in this legislation, and I especially want to commend Senator Murkowski for her hard work as a senior member of the Committee and lead author of the Interior and Environment portions of this legislation as chair of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee. This legislation touches on a number of important areas for our state—further unlocking resource development opportunities, investing in our transportation and water infrastructure, conveying lands to Alaska, promoting safety in our communities, and strengthening our fisheries. Altogether, this legislation will build momentum behind the Alaska comeback—continuing to unleash all sectors of our economy and creating good-paying jobs for our hard-working families.”
Among other Commerce Department and fisheries priorities that Sen. Sullivan strongly advocated for, the package:
Among the energy and resource development priorities that Sen. Sullivan strongly advocated for, the package:
Among the infrastructure, environment, lands, water, and Alaska Native provisions that Sen. Sullivan strongly advocated for, the package:
Among the judicial priorities that Sen. Sullivan strongly advocated for, the package funds a number of Office of Justice Programs and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), including:
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