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The subject of today’s hearing is the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the Architect of the Capitol and the Library of Congress.
I’d like to thank Ranking Member Espaillat, Committee Members, and our two main witnesses, the Architect of the Capitol, Mr. Thomas Austin, and the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden for being here today.
Dr. Hayden is joined today by Ms. Shira Perlmutter the Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office and Ms. Karen E. Donfried, Director of the Congressional Research Service. Both of their testimonies have been submitted for the record, and Members are welcome to address questions to either, in addition to Dr. Hayen.
I want to welcome you all to our hearing today to assess the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, commonly referred to as PEPFAR. I would first like to introduce our witnesses.
Ambassador Mark Dybul is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center where he serves as Chief Strategy Officer of the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact. He is also Chair of the Board of Purpose Africa. Ambassador Dybul played a lead role in founding the PEPFAR program during the Bush Administration and served as the Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
