Appropriations Committee
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
Served in the 114th Congress
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.
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 14
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 18
- Defense 19
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 14
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 18
- Energy and Water Development 18
- Financial Services and General Government 5
- Legislative Branch 7
- Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 17
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 15
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 18
Record
Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 114th Congress.
Newest activity first. In the 114th Congress.
| Bill | Title | Referral | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3363 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for the Defense of Israel, 2016 | Referred To | Sep 20, 2016 |
| S 3117 | Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 | Reported Original Measure | Jun 29, 2016 |
| S 3068 | Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 | Reported Original Measure | Jun 16, 2016 |
| S 3067 | Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 | Reported Original Measure | Jun 16, 2016 |
| S 3040 | Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 | Reported Original Measure | Jun 9, 2016 |
| S 3001 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 | Reported Original Measure | May 26, 2016 |
| S 3000 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 | Reported Original Measure | May 26, 2016 |
| S 2956 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 | Reported Original Measure | May 19, 2016 |
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 2017 | Apr 6, 2017 |
| — | Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016 | Dec 2, 2016 |
| S. Hrg. 114-659 | Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2017 | Nov 16, 2016 |
| — | Legislative Branch Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2017 | Oct 12, 2016 |
| — | Prioritizing Public Health: the Fda's Role in the Generic Drug Marketplace | Sep 21, 2016 |
| S. Hrg. 114-659 | Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2017 | Sep 21, 2016 |
| — | The Future of Nuclear Power | Sep 14, 2016 |
| S. Hrg. 114-788 | Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2017 | 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, 2017 | 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, 2017 | Jun 16, 2016 |
| S. Rept. 114-280 | Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, 2017 | 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, 2017 | 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.
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 |
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.