Senate Appropriations Committee
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior
Subcommittee hearing on the FY 2025 budget request for the Department of the Interior.
Chair Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)
Witness:- Deb Haaland, Secretary, Department of the Interior
The Department’s 2025 budget totals $18.0 billion in current authority ($17.8 billion in net discretionary authority)—an increase of $575.9 million, or 3 percent, from the 2024 continuing resolution (CR) level. An additional $360.0 million is accessible through a budget cap adjustment for wildfire suppression to ensure funds are available in the event the regular annual appropriation is inadequate to meet suppression needs. The budget also includes an estimated $14.8 billion in permanent funding available in 2025.