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Committee finalizes 'Budget Buddies' jurisdictions and asks agencies for written requests
Summary
The Government Operations & Military Affairs committee reviewed a refined 'Budget Buddies' spreadsheet assigning members to agency budget sections, asked agencies to submit written requests to the committee assistant, and outlined the process for the committee’s big‑budget letter.
Committee staff presented a revised 'Budget Buddies' spreadsheet that assigns members to specific budget jurisdictions and identifies House Appropriations contacts and policy liaisons. Committee leadership urged agencies and organizations to submit formal written requests to the committee assistant (Nick) so the committee can compile and send a comprehensive big‑budget letter to House Appropriations.
Members discussed practical outreach steps — for example, consulting House Appropriations contacts or meeting staff in Room 9 — and the chair encouraged members to notify agencies when a request would be expected. The committee said it will use the incoming agency submissions to decide whether to support, amend or oppose funding requests when drafting the sectioned budget letter.
The session closed with reminders that members should continue to prepare for active bills before the floor and to forward any jurisdictional concerns to committee staff.
