Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee Chairman Mike Simpson (ID)
Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (ME)
2007 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-3081
Majority | Minority |
|---|---|
| Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) – Chair | Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME) – Ranking Member |
| Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) | Rep. Betty McCollum (MN) |
| Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) | Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA) |
| Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX) | Rep. Josh Harder (CA) |
| Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) | |
| Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-TX) | |
| Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) |
FY25 Outside Witness Testimony Instructions - American Indian and Alaska Native FY25 Outside Witness Testimony Instructions - All Groups
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Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5860, a bill that keeps the government open until November 17th.
While I would rather be here speaking on the floor about final appropriations bills, I want members to understand why passing this short-term funding bill today is so important.
First, I want to explain how we find ourselves in this situation.
Just nine months ago, when Republicans took back the Majority in the House, our commitment was to Regular Order for appropriations.
No more omnibus measures released in the dead of night. No more Christmas Eve votes on thousands of pages of text that Members of Congress had not read.
Unfortunately, there were a few stumbling blocks as we sought to change the process.
For example, the Administration's budget request was more than a month late. It then took months for the President to come to the table on the debt ceiling negotiations.
WASHINGTON – Today, the Full Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2024 bill for the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 33 to 27.
I am pleased to be here with my colleagues to present the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior bill.
I'd like to thank the Chairwoman for her strong support and leadership of the Committee. I appreciate the commitment and dedication it has taken to get us to this important step in the appropriations process.
I also want to recognize Ranking Member DeLauro and Ranking Member Pingree for their work on this bill. While we may not agree on some items in this bill, and there might be a little difference of opinion, I appreciate her commitment to the Subcommittee's issues, and I look forward to continuing to work with her over the coming months as we move the bill forward.
The Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will come to order.
We are here today to markup the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior bill. I would like to welcome Full Committee Ranking Member DeLauro, Subcommittee Ranking Member Pingree, and the other Members of the Subcommittee.
The Fiscal Year 2024 Interior bill provides $35 billion in spending, which is 10 percent below the Fiscal Year 2023 level, and it includes $9.4 billion of rescissions from the Inflation Reduction Act. This brings the Subcommittee's discretionary allocation to $25.4 billion, which is $13.4 billion or 35 percent below the Fiscal Year 2023 level.
I will be honest – if you're looking for a pretty bill, this is not it. This is a hard bill, but frankly, it is a necessary bill.
I want to thank Chairman Simpson for presenting the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bill. I appreciate what he has done to take meaningful steps to reduce spending on lower priority programs and direct funding where it is needed most.
The bill prioritizes many important areas, such as preventing and combating wildfires and meeting our commitment to tribes.
In order to do this within the allocation, the bill:
WASHINGTON - Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2024 bill for the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The bill will be considered tomorrow, July 13th at 5:00 p.m. The markup will be live-streamed and can be found on the Committee's website.
WASHINGTON – Today, the Full Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2024 subcommittee allocations. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 33 to 27.
Members are required to post every Community Project Funding request online. Links to those public requests are included below in alphabetical order.
