House Appropriations Subcommittees Plan Thursday Markups of FCC, FTC, Commerce Dept. Budgets
The House Appropriations Commerce and Financial Services subcommittees plan separate Thursday markups of their budget bills. Financial Services' budget will include funding for the FCC and FTC, while Commerce's will include funding for the Department of Commerce and NTIA. Neither…
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subcommittee released a draft of its bills by our deadline Tuesday. President Donald Trump's administration proposed to cut the FCC budget $18 million, to $322 million. The FTC is requesting $306 million, and NTIA is seeking $36 million (see 1705230041). House Financial Services will mark up its budget despite not holding hearings for either the FCC or FTC budget requests. The Senate Appropriations Financial Services Subcommittee's hearing last week with the FCC commissioners became a de facto oversight hearing on commission Chairman Ajit Pai's first months at the helm (see 1706200082). House Financial Services Chairman Tom Graves, R-Ga., told us he already met privately with Pai about the FCC's budget request. The markup will begin at 3 p.m. in 2358-A Rayburn. House Appropriations Commerce scheduled its markup at 2 p.m. in H-140 the Capitol.