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Appropriations Committee

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Committee on Appropriations

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43 bills referred in the 115th 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 115th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 115th Congress 32

Everyone who held a seat in the 115th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-AL	Richard C. Shelby	Chair
R-MS	Thad CochranLeft Mar 23, 2018	Chair
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy	Ranking Member
D-HI	Brian Schatz
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen
D-DE	Christopher A. Coons
D-CT	Christopher Murphy
R-MS	Cindy Hyde-SmithJoined Apr 10, 2018
D-CA	Dianne Feinstein
D-RI	Jack Reed
R-OK	James Lankford
D-NH	Jeanne Shaheen
D-OR	Jeff Merkley
R-KS	Jerry Moran
D-WV	Joe Manchin III
R-AR	John Boozman
R-ND	John Hoeven
R-LA	John Kennedy
D-MT	Jon Tester
R-TN	Lamar Alexander
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
R-AK	Lisa Murkowski
R-FL	Marco Rubio
R-KY	Mitch McConnell
D-WA	Patty Murray
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, 115th Congress 12

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 115th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 3159	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019	Reported Original Measure	Jun 28, 2018
S 3158	Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019	Reported Original Measure	Jun 28, 2018
HR 6385	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019	Hearings By	Jun 27, 2018
S 3108	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019	Hearings By	Jun 27, 2018
S 3109	Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019	Reported Original Measure	Jun 21, 2018
S 3107	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019	Reported Original Measure	Jun 21, 2018
S 3073	Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019	Reported Original Measure	Jun 14, 2018
S 3072	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019	Reported Original Measure	Jun 14, 2018

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 115th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 115-709	Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019440 pagesOn H.R. 1625, H.R. 2290, H.R. 3867, H.R. 4351, H.R. 4724 and 6 more	Nov 5, 2019
S. Hrg. 115-437	Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 201822 pagesOn H.R. 3219	Dec 31, 2018
—	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 201956 pagesOn H.R. 4318	Sep 6, 2018
—	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 201966 pages	Jul 26, 2018
—	State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Year 201947 pagesOn S. 2463	Jun 27, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-571	State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Year 201955 pagesOn H.R. 6385, S. 3108	Jun 5, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-277	Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019186 pagesOn H.R. 3358, S. 1771	Jun 5, 2018
—	Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 201945 pages	May 23, 2018

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 115th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 115-340	Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2019	Oct 1, 2018
S. Rept. 115-338	Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2019	Sep 17, 2018
S. Rept. 115-337	Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2019	Sep 12, 2018
S. Rept. 115-323	Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2019	Aug 16, 2018
S. Rept. 115-290	Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, 2019On S. 3159	Jun 28, 2018
S. Rept. 115-289	Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 2019On S. 3158	Jun 28, 2018
S. Rept. 115-288	Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2019	Jun 28, 2018
S. Rept. 115-287	Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2019	Jun 27, 2018

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-4877	A joint communication from the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the fiscal year 2018 report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, complex, delivery systems, and command and control systems (OSS-2018-0437); to the Committees on Armed Services; Appropriations; and Foreign Relations.Executive communication	Apr 16, 2018
EC-4774	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2018"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Apr 11, 2018
EC-4470	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the President's fiscal year 2019 budget request; to the Committee on Appropriations.Executive communication	Mar 1, 2018
EC-4368	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 years 2011-2015 Operation and Maintenance, Army (OMA), funds and was assigned case number 17-01; to the Committee on Appropriations.Executive communication	Feb 27, 2018
EC-4363	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Sequestration Preview Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2019"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Feb 27, 2018
EC-4362	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Reductions for Fiscal Year 2019"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Feb 27, 2018
EC-4263	A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a pilot program to increase the threshold for submission of certified cost or pricing data if a risk-based assessment supports the decision to do so; to the Committees on Armed Services; and Appropriations.Executive communication	Feb 12, 2018
PM-28	A message from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2019; referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975, as modified by the order of April 11, 1986; to the Committees on the Budget; and Appropriations.Presidential message	Feb 12, 2018

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 3

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 115th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Apr 10, 2018	Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS	Joined	S.Res. 456
Apr 10, 2018	Richard C. Shelby R-AL	Became Chair	S.Res. 456
Mar 23, 2018	Thad Cochran R-MS	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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