A subcommittee
hearing
on the FY 2025
budget for the Department of Labor.
The budget request is $13.9 billion, $10.3 billion of which is for the
Employment and Training Administration.
Chair Tammy Baldwin
Witness:
Julie Su, Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
The Department of Labor is not directly funding the Climate Corps
program. However, the Budget provides an increase of $50 million in
apprenticeship programs, for a total of $335 million. This funding would
expand access to existing Registered Apprenticeship programs in support
of clean energy and climate-related industries and occupations.
The Budget provides $50 million as a set-aside within the Dislocated
Worker National Reserve to launch the SECTOR
program, which would seed and scale a comprehensive approach to sector
partnerships, needed wraparound services, and training programs for
underserved workers, with a particular focus on clean energy sectors, in
support of Inflation Reduction Act implementation.
Senate Appropriations Committee
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
John N. Nkengasong, of Georgia, to be Ambassador-At-Large for Global
Health Security and Diplomacy
Kristen Sarri, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State for
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
Kris Sarri, former president and CEO of the
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, consulting firm Go Blue
“To address the climate crisis, we must build partnerships and
coalitions across diverse stakeholders and sectors, find shared
interests, translate policy into impact and effectively communicate why
it matters.”
Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability
Office
Hugh N. Halpern, Director, Government Publishing Office
The Government Accountability Office placed climate change on its High
Risk list in 2013, and has a comprehensive list of
recommendations for
improving federal climate resilience.
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.
Senate Appropriations Committee
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Dr. Robert M. Califf, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration
The FY 2025 President’s Budget provides $8.0
million for Modernization of Cosmetics Implementation, for the Office of
the Chief Scientist (OCS). These resources will be used to hire
additional staff for continued strategic coordination and implementation
of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA).
Resources will be used for activities to develop proposed and/or final
regulations (for Good Manufacturing Practices, asbestos testing of
talc-containing cosmetics products, and disclosing fragrance allergens
on labeling) and compliance policies. Funds will also be used to
maintain and update submission platforms to address MoCRA provisions for
registration, product listing, and adverse event reporting, as well as
review of such information to ensure industry compliance with those
requirements. The new funding would also support hiring additional
experts to manage critical projects such as assessments of the use of
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetic
products. FDA will hire staff across
OCS and the Office of Cosmetics and Colors to
enable FDA to work toward a modernized
cosmetics regulatory program.
Senate Appropriations Committee
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Subcommittee
hearing
on the FY2025 budget request for the
Department of Commerce. The budget proposes $11.4
billion in
discretionary funding and $4 billion in mandatory funding.
Witness:
Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary, Department of Commerce
The Budget includes $6.6 billion for the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), $188 million or 3% more than the
FY 2024 Annualized CR. This
NOAA Budget prioritizes operations,
infrastructure, and continuing initiatives that provide the
environmental intelligence necessary to make informed oceans, coastal,
fisheries, weather, and climate decisions. The Budget is bolstered by
funds previously provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and
Inflation Reduction Act. The Administration continues its commitment to
the Nation’s weather and climate satellite enterprise by providing $2.1
billion for the Nation’s weather and climate satellites, $430 million
above the FY 2024 Annualized CR level.
FY 2025 funding will enable
NOAA to maintain all current satellite
programs by including $84 million for Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellites R Series (GOES-R), $342 million for Polar
Weather Satellites (PWS), and $40 million for Space Weather Follow On
(SWFO). The Budget also continues strategic investments in the next
generation of climate, weather, and space weather satellites to continue
development of world leading, mission-driven weather satellite programs
that will offer new state-of-the-art capabilities to improve
forecasting.
The Budget provides $798 million for Geostationary Extended Observations
(GeoXO), $68 million for Low Earth Orbit Weather Satellites, and $237
million for Space Weather Next. The Budget further invests in
NOAA’s weather and climate enterprise.
Specifically, it funds the National Weather Service (NWS) at $1.4
billion. At this level, the NWS will continue
to operate and maintain 122 Weather Forecast Offices (WFO), 13 River
Forecast Centers (RFC), 18 Weather Service Offices (WSO), and associated
employee housing units, and 9 National Centers.
NOAA’s Budget also includes $212 million for
NOAA’s climate research programs to support
the ongoing work of the National Climate Assessment and continue
high-priority long-term observing, monitoring, researching, and modeling
activities.
The Budget also includes an additional $10 million for Mitchell Act
Hatcheries in the Columbia River Basin, complementing the resources
previously provided in the Inflation Reduction Act. These additional
funds are part of the Administration’s commitment to prioritize the
restoration of healthy and abundant wild salmon, steelhead, and other
native fish populations to the Columbia River Basin, and honor the
United States’ obligations to tribal nations. The Budget also invests in
expanding offshore energy while conserving and protecting high-priority
natural resources.
The Budget provides NOAA $53 million to expand
offshore wind permitting, a $31 million increase above the
FY 2024 Annualized CR. This funding will
enable NOAA to use the best available science
to help support the goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore energy by
2030 while protecting biodiversity and promoting sustainable ocean
co-use. It also provides $86 million, a $18.2 million increase above the
FY 2024 Annualized CR, to support National
Marine Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas as part of the
Administration’s America the Beautiful initiative, which aims to
conserve at least 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. With this
funding NOAA will expand critical conservation
work and support the designation process for additional sanctuaries.
Additionally, the Budget provides the Office of Marine and Aviation
Operations (OMAO) a net increase of $71 million above the 2024
Annualized CR. These include increases across Marine Operations and
Maintenance, Aviation Operations and Aircraft Services, and
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, to support
expanded marine and aviation operations to support increased efforts to
collect high quality data, enhance public safety, and improve
understanding of climate-induced impacts on communities and ecosystems.
OMAO’s budget also includes $21 million, an
increase of $17 million above the FY 2024
Annualized CR, to finalize a second specialized high-altitude G-550
Hurricane Hunter to meet national needs.
House Appropriations Committee
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