Senate Democrats are proposing fiscal 2023 spending bills that would provide big boosts for clean energy spending, with less ambitious increases for other environmental and conservation efforts.
The Senate Appropriations Committee released all 12 fiscal 2023 spending bills, opting to skip markups after the parties failed to reach an agreement on overall spending levels.
Under the new plans, DOE would see spending above levels proposed by the House and White House. EPA and Interior would see smaller funding increases over current spending, with the Senate bills falling short of more aggressive proposals from the Biden administration and the House.
All told, the bills would provide $1.62 trillion in discretionary spending for fiscal 2023. That amounts to a nearly 10 percent increase over current spending.
Domestic agencies would get a 10.1 percent increase…