House Republicans narrowly passed a partisan funding bill for the Energy Department and water development Thursday, cutting nondefense programs while boosting dollars for defense.

The vote was 214-213. Four Republicans voted with Democrats against the measure: Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Thomas Massie (Ky.), Tom McClintock (Calif.) and Scott Perry (Pa.).

“The bill’s pretty lacking, that’s why I voted no,” Perry told The Hill. “Policy, spending, the whole thing is just a weak effort.”

The annual appropriations bill would allow for about $57 billion in funding for fiscal 2026.

The bill marks the third appropriations bill House Republicans have passed for fiscal 2026, as Congress continues to run behind on its annual funding work.

While the bill faces long odds in the Senate, where De

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