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House Gives FAA Authority to Avoid Controller Furloughs
April 26, 2013
Press Release
Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation to allow the Federal Aviation Administration to transfer funds to stop the furloughing of air traffic controllers. These furloughs were the result of automatic budget cuts under the sequestration law, and have caused recent air traffic delays.
Chairman Tom Latham Floor Statement on H.R. 1765, Providing Transfer Authority to the FAA
April 26, 2013
Remarks
Chairman Latham: The purpose of this transfer authority is to restore reliable and safe service in the commercial air traffic system by reducing or eliminating employee furlough days.
Chairman Rogers: President’s Budget is Overdue and Overstuffed
April 10, 2013
Press Release
“The President’s budget request released today is months overdue and is overstuffed with spending and tax increases that will continue to hinder economic growth. Unfortunately, it is simply an anticlimactic political exercise, containing 'par for the course' policies at a time when we need a real, substantial change in how government manages the nation’s finances."
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee Releases Instructions for Outside Witness Testimony Submission
March 26, 2013
Press Release

The House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies today released instructions for outside witness testimony submission for FY 2014.

Submissions are due April 26, 2013.

Please find instructions for submitting testimony to the Subcommittee by clicking here.

Chairman Rogers Announces New Deputy Staff Director, Jim Kulikowski
March 26, 2013
Press Release
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers this morning announced that Jim Kulikowski will serve as Deputy Staff Director of the Committee, effective April 1. Kulikowski succeeds Will Smith, who has been named the new Staff Director of the Committee.
Appropriations Chairman Rogers Names Will Smith as New Staff Director
March 22, 2013
Press Release
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers has named Will Smith as Committee Staff Director, effective April 1. Smith currently serves as the Committee’s Deputy Staff Director, and succeeds William Inglee, who has served as Staff Director of the Committee since 2010.
House Passes Full-Year Continuing Resolution, Preventing Government Shutdown
March 21, 2013
Press Release
The U.S. House today approved H.R. 933, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013. The bill provides funding needed to keep the doors of the government open until the end of the 2013 fiscal year on September 30. The current continuing resolution expires on March 27.
Chairman Hal Rogers Floor Statement Supporting H.R. 933, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013
March 21, 2013
Remarks

Mr. Speaker, I rise to present H.R. 933, the Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year. This legislation provides funding for essential federal programs and services, helps maintain our national security, and takes a potential shutdown off the table.

The House passed a very similar version of this bill two weeks ago, and yesterday, the Senate passed their version of this legislation. Now, it is back before the House today for our final stamp of approval.

Interior and Environment Subcommittee Announces Public Witness Hearing Dates
March 11, 2013
Press Release

The Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold public witnesses hearings on April 16 and 17 for all subcommittee programs, and on April 24 and 25, 2013, for American Indian/Alaskan Native programs.

The deadline to submit requests to testify is March 27, 2013.

Please find further instructions for submitting a request to testify to the Subcommittee by clicking here.

Legislative Branch Subcommittee Releases Instructions for Outside Witness Testimony Submission
March 11, 2013
Press Release

The House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch today released instructions for outside witness testimony submission for FY 2014.

Please click here to view these instructions.

Submissions are due March 29, 2013.

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