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FEDERALhearing transcript

1980 Federal Budget Hearings for the Department of the Interior

Original title: Department of the Interior and related agencies appropriations for fiscal year 1980. Part 2: hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, on H.R. 4930, an act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes ....

Record date · July 19, 2026

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What This Bill Does

This document is a transcript of Senate hearings regarding H.R. 4930, which outlines the proposed federal budget and for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the ending September 30, 1980.

Why it matters

The document details the legislative process for allocating federal funds to the Department of the Interior, which impacts the operational budgets for national parks, land management, and related federal agencies for the 1980 .

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Department of the Interior

The department's operational funding for the 1980 fiscal year is determined by the outcome of this appropriations bill.

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Related federal agencies

These agencies are subject to the same appropriations process as the Department of the Interior under H.R. 4930.

Key Facts

The document concerns H.R. 4930, an act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies.
The appropriations cover the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980.
The hearings were conducted by a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the United States Senate.
The proceedings took place during the first session of the Ninety-sixth Congress.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of this document?

It is a record of congressional hearings held to discuss and review the proposed budget allocations for the Department of the Interior for the 1980 .

What time period does this budget cover?

The are for the ending on September 30, 1980.

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The document links the 96th Congress's legislative activity directly to the fiscal year 1980 budget cycle.

H.R. 4930 United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

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Department of the Interior, United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

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