House Appropriations Panel to Hear from Secretary of HHS on FY '18 Appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
 Sec. Tom Price | The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies has scheduled a hearing for this week to examine the President' FY '18 budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services. The hearing is scheduled for 10:00 am on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Room 2358-C of the Rayburn House Office Building. |
Anticipated Witnesses. The sole witness who is scheduled to testify at the hearing is Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price.
Subcommittee Jurisdiction. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies has appropriating jurisdiction over the three named departments, including the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
Department Jurisdiction. The Department of Health and Human Services operates several specific programs that assist refugees and other vulnerable populations of noncitizens:
The Department operates these programs through its Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), an office in the Department’s Administration for Children and Families.
Department Jurisdiction. The Department of Health and Human Services operates several specific programs that assist refugees and other vulnerable populations of noncitizens:
- Resettlement Services to Refugees, Including Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM); Asylees; Special Immigrant Iraqis and Afghans; Cuban/Haitian Entrants; and Certain Amerasians. These programs provide resettlement services to refugees who have been admitted to the United States and aliens, individuals who have been granted asylum in the United States, individuals from Vietnam who are admitted to the U.S. as immigrants pursuant to section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988.
- Trafficking Victims. These programs assist aliens found in the United States who are the victims of trafficking (these individuals also receive resettlement services);
- Torture Victims. These programs assist alien torture victims who are found in the United States (these individuals also receive resettlement services); and
- Unaccompanied Alien Children. Unaccompanied Alien Children. These programs provide care and custody and some post-release services for unaccompanied aliens in federal custody while their status is being resolved.
The Department operates these programs through its Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), an office in the Department’s Administration for Children and Families.
Outlook. It was unclear at the time of this writing to what degree refugee, human trafficking, or unaccompanied alien children will be explored during the hearing.