FEDERALhearing transcript

Committee Funding Hearing for the 118th Congress (Part 2)

Original title: PART 2: COMMITTEE FUNDING FOR THE 118TH CONGRESS

January 1, 2023

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The Frame

What this does

This hearing process determines the annual operating budgets for individual House committees, which dictates the staffing levels and resources available for legislative work and oversight activities.

Who is mentioned in the record

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

House Committee Chairs and Ranking Members

These members are responsible for presenting and justifying the budget requests for their respective committees.

Congressional Staff

The funding levels determined by these hearings directly impact the number of staff positions and resources available for committee operations.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2023.

What's next

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Summary

This document is a transcript from the second day of hearings held by the Committee on House Administration on March 1, 2023. The committee met to hear testimony from various House committee chairs and s regarding their respective funding requests for the .

Key Facts

The hearing took place on March 1, 2023, in the Longworth House Office Building.
This was the second day of hearings regarding committee funding for the 118th Congress.
The Committee on House Administration heard testimony from the Chairs and Ranking Members of 10 different House committees.
The hearing was presided over by Chairman Bryan Steil.
A quorum was present for the proceedings.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of these hearings?

The hearings allow the Committee on House Administration to review and discuss the funding requests submitted by various House committees for their operations during the .

Who decides how much money each committee gets?

The Committee on House Administration oversees the funding process for House committees, which is then finalized through the legislative process.

Why It Matters

This hearing process determines the annual operating budgets for individual House committees, which dictates the staffing levels and resources available for legislative work and oversight activities.

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Discoveries

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Multi-day Hearing Structure

The committee utilized a multi-day hearing format to manage the high volume of funding requests from various House committees.

Committee on House Administration

Connected Entities

personJoseph Morelle“Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration”Map →

personBryan Steil“Chairman of the Committee on House Administration”Map →

organizationCommittee on House Administration“The committee conducting the funding hearings”Map →

personCathy McMorris Rodgers“Chairwoman of the Energy and Commerce Committee”Map →

Sources

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