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
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