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Appropriations Committee

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Committee on Appropriations

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42 bills referred in the 114th Congress

520 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 118th at 52. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 114th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 114th Congress 30

Everyone who held a seat in the 114th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-MS	Thad Cochran	Chair
D-MD	Barbara A. Mikulski	Ranking Member
R-LA	Bill Cassidy
D-HI	Brian Schatz
D-DE	Christopher A. Coons
D-CT	Christopher Murphy
D-CA	Dianne Feinstein
D-RI	Jack Reed
R-OK	James Lankford
D-NH	Jeanne Shaheen
D-OR	Jeff Merkley
R-KS	Jerry Moran
R-AR	John Boozman
R-ND	John Hoeven
D-MT	Jon Tester
R-TN	Lamar Alexander
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
R-AK	Lisa Murkowski
R-IL	Mark Kirk
R-KY	Mitch McConnell
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy
D-WA	Patty Murray
R-AL	Richard C. Shelby
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin
R-MO	Roy Blunt
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito
R-MT	Steve Daines
R-ME	Susan M. Collins
D-WI	Tammy Baldwin
D-NM	Tom Udall

Subcommittees, 114th Congress 12

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 114th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 114th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 2578	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016	Reported By	Jun 16, 2015
HR 2250	Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016	Reported By	Jun 11, 2015
S 1558	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016	Reported Original Measure	Jun 11, 2015
S 1544	Jurassic Pork Act	Referred To	Jun 10, 2015
HR 2028	Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017	Reported By	May 21, 2015
HR 3020	Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016	Hearings By	May 14, 2015
S 744	REFUND Act	Referred To	Mar 16, 2015
S 545	Pay Our Coast Guard Act	Referred To	Feb 24, 2015

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 114th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 114-653	Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 201720 pagesOn H.R. 1594, H.R. 2297, H.R. 4428, H.R. 4519, H.R. 5293 and 4 more	Apr 6, 2017
—	Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016529 pagesOn H.R. 2, H.R. 169, H.R. 663, H.R. 745, H.R. 1611 and 11 more	Dec 2, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-659	Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 201760 pagesOn H.R. 22, H.R. 5394, S. 2844	Nov 16, 2016
—	Legislative Branch Appropriations for Fiscal Year 201732 pagesOn S.Res. 178	Oct 12, 2016
—	Prioritizing Public Health: the Fda's Role in the Generic Drug Marketplace35 pages	Sep 21, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-659	Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 201771 pagesOn H.R. 5394, S. 2844	Sep 21, 2016
—	The Future of Nuclear Power92 pagesOn H.R. 4979, S. 2795	Sep 14, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-788	Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 201743 pagesOn H.R. 4974, S. 2806	Jul 13, 2016

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 114th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 114-405	Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2017	Dec 9, 2016
S. Rept. 114-358	Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Years 2016 and 2017	Sep 26, 2016
S. Rept. 114-290	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2017On S. 3117	Jun 29, 2016
S. Rept. 114-286	Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Years 2016 and 2017	Jun 27, 2016
S. Rept. 114-281	Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2017On S. 3068	Jun 16, 2016
S. Rept. 114-280	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, 2017On S. 3067	Jun 16, 2016
S. Rept. 114-278	Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2017	Jun 15, 2016
S. Rept. 114-274	Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 2017On S. 3040	Jun 9, 2016

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 114th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-7401	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to violations of the Antideficiency Act that involved fiscal year 2012 Operations and Maintenance, Army, and was assigned case number 15-02; to the Committee on Appropriations.Executive communication	Nov 16, 2016
EC-7400	A communication from the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to two (2) violations of the Antideficiency Act associated with the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Account; to the Committee on Appropriations.Executive communication	Nov 16, 2016
EC-7010	A communication from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of an alleged violation of the Antideficiency Act that occurred on September 29, 2014, and April 7, 2015, in the Environmental Programs and Management account; to the Committee on Appropriations.Executive communication	Sep 28, 2016
EC-7009	A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Federal Agency Drug-Free Workplace Program" and certification relative to the provisions and requirements of section 503(c) of P.L. 100-71; to the Committees on Appropriations; and Finance.Executive communication	Sep 28, 2016
EC-6867	A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on politically motivated act of boycott of, divestment from, and sanctions against Israel; to the Committees on Appropriations; and Foreign Relations.Executive communication	Sep 19, 2016
EC-6866	A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on politically motivated act of boycott of, divestment from, and sanctions against Israel; to the Committees on Appropriations; and Foreign Relations.Executive communication	Sep 19, 2016
EC-6747	A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a violation of the Antideficiency Act; to the Committee on Appropriations.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2016
EC-6746	A communication from the Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a violation of the Antideficiency Act; to the Committee on Appropriations.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2016

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	31	36	8	1	9	8	11	24	0
118th2023–2024	30	52	23	0	35	14	60	35	0
117th2021–2022	30	41	3	1	3	6	120	29	0
116th2019–2020	31	51	12	1	22	6	72	63	0
115th2017–2018	32	43	20	1	35	—	106	65	0
114th2015–2016	30	42	24	4	41	—	135	35	0
113th2013–2014	31	39	19	0	25	—	124	31	0
112th2011–2012	30	36	22	3	33	—	140	47	0
111th2009–2010	31	30	26	5	40	—	153	19	0
110th2007–2008	29	36	23	3	40	—	166	50	1
109th2005–2006	28	32	26	15	35	—	164	58	1
108th2003–2004	29	37	27	3	40	—	201	71	1
107th2001–2002	29	45	29	10	43	—	79	127	0

Membership changes 1

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 114th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jan 8, 2015	Thad Cochran R-MS	Became Chair	S.Res. 23

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