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Read. Follow. Verify.House Committee Funding Hearing: 114th Congress
Record date · January 1, 2015
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What This Bill Does
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.
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 It Affects
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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.
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.
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- 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.
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The Natural Resources Committee explicitly linked their budget request to a need for increased oversight of agencies managing $15 billion in spending.
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