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Senate Budget Hearings for Interior and Environment Agencies (FY 2023)

Original title: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023

January 1, 2023

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The Frame

What this does

These hearings determine the funding levels for federal land management, environmental regulation, and tribal health services for the 2023 fiscal year, directly impacting agency operations and service delivery.

Who is mentioned in the record

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

U.S. Forest Service

The agency's budget and operational priorities for 2023 are determined through this appropriations process.

Indian Health Service

The agency's funding for healthcare services is subject to the outcomes of these budget hearings.

Environmental Protection Agency

The agency's regulatory and operational budget is reviewed and set through this process.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2023.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This document contains the official record of Senate Subcommittee hearings held in 2022 to review the President's proposed 2023 budget for the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, the Indian Health Service, and the EPA. The hearings focused on agency funding needs, with specific attention paid to the rising costs and impacts of wildfire seasons.

Key Facts

  • The subcommittee held four hearings between May 4 and July 13, 2022, regarding the FY 2023 budget.
  • The hearings covered the U.S. Forest Service, Indian Health Service, Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of the Interior.
  • The 2021 wildfire season was cited as the most expensive in U.S. history.
  • The Bootleg Fire in Oregon burned over 400,000 acres and cost $100 million to suppress.
  • The hearings were conducted under the authority of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate.
  • The fiscal year for these appropriations ends on September 30, 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of these hearings?
The hearings allow the Senate Subcommittee to review the President's budget requests for specific federal agencies and gather testimony before finalizing funding legislation.
Which agencies were reviewed in these hearings?
The U.S. Forest Service, Indian Health Service, Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of the Interior.

Why It Matters

These hearings determine the funding levels for federal land management, environmental regulation, and tribal health services for the 2023 fiscal year, directly impacting agency operations and service delivery.

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Lobbying Activity

VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES

on behalf of BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES

on behalf of WATER AND SEWER DISTRIBUTORS OF AMERICA

VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES

on behalf of EJ WATER COOPERATIVE, INC.

LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC

on behalf of UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

HARO SOLUTIONS LLC

on behalf of COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

on behalf of POLK COUNTY

Sponsors

Discoveries

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temporal pattern100% confidence

Budget Hearing Schedule

The subcommittee held hearings sequentially over three months, starting with the Forest Service in May and concluding with the Department of the Interior in July.

Connected Entities

organizationDepartment of the InteriorSubject of the July 13, 2022 hearingMap →
personLisa MurkowskiRanking Member of the SubcommitteeMap →
organizationIndian Health ServiceSubject of the May 11, 2022 hearingMap →
organizationEnvironmental Protection AgencySubject of the May 18, 2022 hearingMap →
personRandy MooreChief of the U.S. Forest ServiceMap →
personJeff MerkleyChairman of the Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and RelMap →
organizationUnited States Forest ServiceSubject of the May 4, 2022 hearingMap →

Sources

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www.govinfo.gov

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