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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Budget Hearings for Interior and Environment Agencies (FY 2023)
Record date · January 1, 2023
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What This Bill Does
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.
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 It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
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.
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.
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- 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.
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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.
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