Appropriations Committee
Committee on Appropriations
Showing the 111th Congress (2009–2010). Back to the 119th Congress
30 bills referred in the 111th 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
Served in the 111th Congress
Each with its own members and record
Members, 111th Congress 31
Everyone who held a seat in the 111th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.
| Seat | Member | Role |
|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Chair |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Ranking Member |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | |
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin |
Subcommittees, 111th Congress 12
Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 17
- Defense 19
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 16
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 14
- Energy and Water Development 18
- Financial Services and General Government 8
- Legislative Branch 4
- Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 13
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 15
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 20
Record
Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 111th Congress.
Newest activity first. In the 111th Congress.
The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 111th Congress.
| Hearing | Title | Held |
|---|---|---|
| — | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 | Sep 30, 2010 |
| — | Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 | Sep 30, 2010 |
| — | Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 | Sep 30, 2010 |
| — | Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 | Sep 30, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-970 | Defending Against Public Health Threats | Sep 29, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-942 | The Promise of Human Embryonic STEM Cell Research | Sep 16, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-948 | An Examination of the United States Bureau of Reclamation's Northwest Area Water Supply Project | Aug 11, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-890 | Testimony Concerning Lessons from the 2010 Tennessee Flood | Jul 22, 2010 |
The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 111th Congress.
| Report | Title | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| S. Rept. 111-295 | Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, 2011 | Sep 16, 2010 |
| S. Rept. 111-294 | Legislative Branch Appropriations, 2011 | Sep 16, 2010 |
| S. Rept. 111-243 | Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 2011 | Aug 2, 2010 |
| S. Rept. 111-238 | Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, 2011 | Jul 29, 2010 |
| S. Rept. 111-230 | Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2011 | Jul 23, 2010 |
| S. Rept. 111-229 | Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2011 | Jul 22, 2010 |
| S. Rept. 111-228 | Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, 2011 | Jul 22, 2010 |
| S. Rept. 111-226 | Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 2011 | Jul 19, 2010 |
Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 111th Congress.
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 2
Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 111th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.
| Date | Member | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2010 | Sherrod Brown D-OH | Joined | S.Res. 594 |
| Jun 24, 2010 | Robert C. Byrd D-WV | Left Congress | Last recorded vote |
Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 116th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.