FEDERALhearing transcript

House Committee Funding Hearing: 114th Congress

Original title: COMMITTEE FUNDING FOR THE 114TH CONGRESS (PART TWO)

January 1, 2015

congressional budget committee funding house administration natural resources committee

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The Frame

What this does

This hearing determines the operational budgets for House committees, which dictates their capacity to conduct oversight, hire staff, and perform legislative work for the 114th Congress.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Committee on Natural Resources

The committee's operational budget and staffing capacity are determined by the outcome of this funding process.

House of Representatives

The full House must consider and approve the budget resolution for committee funding.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2015.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

The Committee on House Administration held a hearing to review budget requests for various House committees for the 114th Congress. This session focused on the Committee on Natural Resources, which requested a 2.5% budget increase to address previous funding cuts and staffing needs.

Key Facts

The Committee on House Administration is responsible for setting funding levels for all standing House committees.
The Committee on Natural Resources requested a 2.5% budget increase for the next two years.
The Committee on Natural Resources reported a cumulative budget cut of approximately 13% over the previous few years.
The Committee on Natural Resources reported that travel budgets have been reduced by approximately 75% since 2011.
The Committee on Natural Resources is undergoing a restructuring of its subcommittees to increase oversight of agencies with $15 billion in spending.
The Committee on Natural Resources reported starting the session with one-third of its staff positions vacant.
The hearing took place on February 11, 2015, in Room 1310 of the Longworth House Office Building.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do House committees need to request funding?

The Committee on House Administration sets funding levels for each standing committee at the start of each Congress to allow them to plan their legislative and oversight priorities.

What was the specific request from the Committee on Natural Resources?

They requested a 2.5% budget increase for the next two years to help offset previous budget cuts and address staffing vacancies.

Why It Matters

This hearing determines the operational budgets for House committees, which dictates their capacity to conduct oversight, hire staff, and perform legislative work for the 114th Congress.

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Discoveries

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Focus on Oversight

The Natural Resources Committee explicitly linked their budget request to a need for increased oversight of agencies managing $15 billion in spending.

Committee on Natural Resources

Connected Entities

organizationCommittee on Natural Resources“The committee requesting budget adjustments”Map →

personRob Bishop“Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources”Map →

personRobert A. Brady“Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on House Administration”Map →

personCandice S. Miller“Chairman of the Committee on House Administration”Map →

organizationCommittee on House Administration“The committee overseeing the budget hearing”Map →

Sources

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www.govinfo.gov

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