"House Passes Interior, EPA Spending Bill"

"The House passed a $32.1 billion bill funding the Interior Department and environmental programs next year, the first time the legislation has cleared the House since 2009.
 
The bill would cut spending for Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other programs by $64 billion over current levels, and is $1 billion less than what President Obama requested in his budget.

It includes a handful of policy riders to block EPA regulations, including those dealing with water, power plant emissions and coal mining near waterways. ...

Because of the funding levels and the riders, most Democrats opposed the bill; it passed 231-196. The White House threatened to veto the bill earlier this week, and environmental groups encouraged members to vote against it."

Devin Henry reports for The Hill July 14, 2016.