Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) has been appointed as Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development.

Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) has taken over from Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) as Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.

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Budget

Witnesses:
Adam Sieminski
Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Daniel Yergin
Vice Chairman, HIS
Jennifer Morgan
Director, Climate and Energy Program, World Resources Institute
Mary Hutzler
Distinguished Senior Fellow, Institute for Energy Research
Harry Vidas
Vice President, ICF International

Witnesses:
Laurance Doyle
Principal Investigator, Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute
John Grunsfeld
Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA 
James Ulvestad
Director, Division of Astronomical Sciences, National Science Foundation

Committee Members Present

Witnesses: 
The Honorable Charles Bolden
Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Committee Members Present:
Frank Wolf (R-VA), Chairman
Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Ranking Member
John Culberson (R-TX)
Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Jo Bonner (R-AL)
José Serrano (D-NY)

Witnesses: 
Allison Macfarlane
Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Peter Lyons
Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy 

Committee Members Present: