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Senate Appropriations Schedule for the Week of May 14, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the hearing schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of May 14, 2018.

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2018


DEFENSE SUBCOMMITTEE  (Richard Shelby, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Army

10:00 a.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

The Honorable Mark T. Esper
Secretary of the Army

General Mark A. Milley
Chief of Staff of the Army


LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SUBCOMMITTEE  (Steve Daines, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request and budget justification for the Senate Sergeant at Arms and the U.S. Capitol Police

4:00 p.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

The Honorable Michael Stenger
Sergeant at Arms
United States Senate

Mr. Matthew Verderosa
Chief of Police
United States Capitol Police


WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2018


INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE  (Lisa Murkowski, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request and budget justification for the Environmental Protection Agency

9:30 a.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

The Honorable Scott Pruitt
Administrator
Environmental Protection Agency

The Honorable Holly Greaves
Chief Financial Officer
Environmental Protection Agency


COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE  (Jerry Moran, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request and budget justification for the Federal Bureau of Investigation

2:30 p.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witness:

The Honorable Christopher A. Wray
Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation

NOTE: Immediately following the open hearing, the subcommittee will reconvene in CLOSED SESSION in SVC-217 in the Capitol Visitor Center. This portion of the hearing is limited to Members and staff with TS/SCI clearance only.


HOMELAND SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE  (Shelley Moore Capito, Chairman)

Hearing to review the role of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in stopping the flow of opioids, methamphetamines, and other dangerous drugs

2:30 p.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

Mr. Todd Owen
Executive Assistant Commissioner
Office of Field Operations
Customs and Border Protection

Mr. Derek Benner
Acting Executive Associate Director
Homeland Security Investigations
Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Mr. André L. Hentz
Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Science and Technology
Science and Technology Directorate
U.S. Department of Homeland Security


TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE  (Susan Collins, Chairman)

Hearing to review railroad safety initiatives

3:30 p.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

The Honorable Ronald Batory
Administrator
Federal Railroad Administration

Mr. Stephen Gardner
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Amtrak

Ms. Patricia Quinn
Executive Director
Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority

Mr. Art Leahy
Chief Executive Officer
Metrolink


THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2018


DEFENSE SUBCOMMITTEE  (Richard Shelby, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request and budget justification for the Department of the Air Force

10:00 a.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

The Honorable Heather Wilson
Secretary of the Air Force

General David L. Goldfein
Chief of Staff of the Air Force


LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE  (Roy Blunt, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request and budget justification for the National Institutes of Health

10:00 a.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witness:

Dr. Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
National Institutes of Health

Accompanied by:

Dr. Norman Sharpless, M.D.
Director
National Cancer Institute

Dr. Walter Koroshetz, M.D.
Director
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Dr. Anthony Fauci, M.D.
Director
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Dr. Richard Hodes, M.D.
Director
National Institute on Aging

Dr. Nora Volkow, M.D.
Director
National Institute on Drug Abuse


FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE  (James Lankford, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request and budget justification for the Federal Communications and the Federal Trade Commission

10:00 a.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

The Honorable Ajit Pai
Chairman
Federal Communications Commission

The Honorable Joseph Simons
Chairman
Federal Trade Commission