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Read. Follow. Verify.Committee Funding Hearing for the 118th Congress (Part 2)
Record date · January 1, 2023
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript from the second day of hearings held by the Committee on House Administration on March 1, 2023. The committee met to hear testimony from various House committee chairs and s regarding their respective funding requests for the .
This hearing process determines the annual operating budgets for individual House committees, which dictates the staffing levels and resources available for legislative work and oversight activities.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
House Committee Chairs and Ranking Members
These members are responsible for presenting and justifying the budget requests for their respective committees.
Congressional Staff
The funding levels determined by these hearings directly impact the number of staff positions and resources available for committee operations.
Key Facts
- The hearing took place on March 1, 2023, in the Longworth House Office Building.
- This was the second day of hearings regarding committee funding for the 118th Congress.
- The Committee on House Administration heard testimony from the Chairs and Ranking Members of 10 different House committees.
- The hearing was presided over by Chairman Bryan Steil.
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- A quorum was present for the proceedings.
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Multi-day Hearing Structure
The committee utilized a multi-day hearing format to manage the high volume of funding requests from various House committees.
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