04.03.14

Appropriations Committee Schedule for the Week of April 7, 2014

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

State, Foreign Operations Subcommittee (Chairman Leahy)

Time and Location: 10:15 a.m., in Room SD-138 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building

Agenda: FY 2015 Budget Request for the United States Agency for International Development

Witnesses: Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

Legislative Branch Subcommittee (Chairwoman Shaheen)

Time and Location: 2:30 p.m., in Room SD-138 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building

Agenda: FY 2015 Budget Requests for the Architect of the Capitol, the Library of Congress, and the Open World Leadership Center

Witnesses:                 

Panel I

  • The Honorable Stephen T. Ayers, Architect of the Capitol, United States Capitol

Panel II

  • The Honorable Dr. James Billington, Librarian of Congress, The Library of Congress
  • Ambassador John O’Keefe, Executive Director, Open World Leadership Center

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Interior, Environment Subcommittee (Chairman Reed)

Time and Location:  9:15 a.m., in Room SD-124 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building

Agenda: The Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request for The Environmental Protection Agency

Witnesses: 

  • The Honorable Gina McCarthy, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
  • Ms. Maryann Froehlich, Acting Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee (Chairman Murray)

Time and Location:  9:45 a.m., in Room SD-138 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building

Agenda: An assessment on how to keep our railways safe for passengers and communities

Witnesses:                 

Panel I

  • The Honorable Anthony Foxx, Secretary, Department of Transportation
  • The Honorable Deborah Hersman, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board

Panel II

  • Ms. Barb Graff, Director, City of Seattle Office of Emergency Management
  • Mr. Tim Pellerin, Fire Chief, Town of Rangeley, Maine, Fire Department

Defense Subcommittee (Chairman Durbin)

Time and Location: 10:00 a.m., in Room SD-106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building

Agenda: Defense Health Programs

Witnesses: 

  • Lieutenant General Patricia Horoho, Surgeon General of the United States Army
  • Vice Admiral Matthew L. Nathan, Surgeon General of the United States Navy
  • Lieutenant General Thomas W. Travis, Surgeon General of the United States Air Force
  • Mr. Christopher Miller, Program Executive Officer for Defense Healthcare Management System

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee (Chairman Harkin)

Time and Location: 10:00 a.m., in Room SD-192 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building

Agenda: The Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request for the Department of Labor

Witness: The Honorable Thomas E. Perez, Secretary, United States Department of Labor

Energy and Water Development Subcommittee (Chairwoman Feinstein)

Time and Location: 2:30 p.m., in Room SD-192 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building

Agenda: A review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2015 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Department of Energy

Witnesses: 

  • The Honorable Ernie Moniz, Ph.D., Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
  • The Honorable Daniel B. Poneman, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Chairman Johnson)

Time and Location: 2:30 p.m., in Room SD-124 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building

Agenda: Fiscal Year 2015 Military Construction budget requests for the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force

Witnesses:                 

Panel I

  • The Honorable Dennis McGinn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment, Department of the Navy
  • Vice Admiral William French, Commander, Navy Installations Command, Department of the Navy
  • Major General Juan Ayala, Commander, Marine Corps Installations Command, Assistant Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics, United States Marine Corps

Panel II

  • The Honorable Kathleen I. Ferguson, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Performing Duties as, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment, and Logistics), United States Air Force
  • Major General Maryanne Miller, Deputy Chief, United States Air Force Reserve
  • Brigadier General James Witham, Deputy Director, United States Air National Guard

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee (Chairwoman Mikulski)

Time and Location: 10:00 a.m., in Room SD-192 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building

Agenda: The Department of Commerce’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request

Witness: The Honorable Penny Pritzker, Secretary, Department of Commerce