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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Hearing on 2019 Department of Energy Budget
Record date · January 1, 2017
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What This Bill Does
The Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held a hearing to review the Trump Administration's 2019 budget request for the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration. Chairman Lamar Alexander emphasized the committee's goal of passing an bill and discussed the role of in the context of the national debt.
This hearing initiates the legislative process to determine funding levels for national laboratories, nuclear security programs, and energy research for the 2019 fiscal year.
Who It Affects
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Department of Energy
The agency's budget and operational priorities for 2019 are being reviewed by the subcommittee.
National Nuclear Security Administration
The agency's budget and operational priorities for 2019 are being reviewed by the subcommittee.
Key Facts
- The subcommittee combined the Department of Energy and NNSA budget hearings into one session due to time constraints.
- The FY2018 appropriations bill provided $6.26 billion for the Office of Science.
- The FY2018 appropriations bill provided $353 million for ARPA-E.
- The FY2018 appropriations bill provided $14.7 billion for the National Nuclear Security Administration.
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- The 2-year budget agreement for discretionary spending totals $296 billion.
- The Congressional Budget Office projects discretionary spending will grow at an average rate of 2.7% over the next 10 years.
- The Congressional Budget Office projects mandatory entitlement spending will increase by nearly 100% over the next 10 years.
- The subcommittee plans to hold future hearings on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Corps of Engineers, and the Bureau of Reclamation.
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Consolidation of Oversight
The subcommittee consolidated the Department of Energy and NNSA budget hearings into a single session due to time constraints, departing from previous practice.
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