House Appropriations hearing on BIA and OST budget

Monday, March 3, 2008  

The House Interior Appropriations subcommittee is holding a hearing this Wednesday, March 5, on President Bush's budget request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians.

The Interior Department's $10.7 billion budget request for 2009 includes $2.2 billion for the BIA, a cut of nearly $100 million. It seeks $181.6 million for OST, a cut of $7.7 million.

Assistant secretary Carl Artman and Special Trustee Ross Swimmer are set to testify at the hearing. It takes place at 10am in Room B-308 of the Rayburn House Office Building [Interior subcommittee].

DOI Budget:
In Brief | BIA | OST | DOI [from OMB] | PART Ratings

FY2009 Budget:
Budget of the United States Government

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