U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
The Committee on Appropriations, or Appropriations Committee (often referred to as simply "Appropriations", as in "He's on Appropriations") is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is in charge of setting the specific expenditures of money by the government of the United States. As such, it is one of the most powerful of the committees, and its members are seen as influential.
Current Members
Republicans
- Jerry Lewis (R-CA), Chairman
- C.W. Bill Young (R-FL)
- Ralph Regula (R-OH)
- Harold Rogers (R-KY)
- Frank R. Wolf (R-VA)
- Jim Kolbe (R-AZ)
- James T. Walsh (R-NY)
- Charles H. Taylor (R-NC)
- Dave Hobson (R-OH)
- Ernest J. Istook, Jr. (R-OK)
- Henry Bonilla (R-TX)
- Joe Knollenberg (R-MI)
- Jack Kingston (R-GA)
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
- Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
- Randy (Duke) Cunningham (R-CA)
- Todd Tiahrt (R-KS)
- Tom Latham (R-IA)
- Anne Northup (R-KY)
- Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
- Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO)
- Kay Granger (R-TX)
- John E. Peterson (R-PA)
- Virgil Goode (R-VA)
- John Doolittle (R-CA)
- Ray LaHood (R-IL)
- John Sweeney (R-NY)
- Don Sherwood (R-PA)
- Dave Weldon (R-FL)
- Michael K. Simpson (R-ID)
- John Culberson (R-TX)
- Mark Steven Kirk (R-IL)
- Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)
- Dennis R. Rehberg (R-MT)
- John Carter (R-TX)
- Rodney Alexander (R-LA)
Democrats
- David R. Obey (D-WI), Ranking Member
- John P. Murtha (D-PA)
- Norman D. Dicks (D-WA)
- Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN)
- Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD)
- Alan B. Mollohan (D-WV)
- Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
- Peter J. Visclosky (D-IN)
- Nita Lowey (D-NY)
- José E. Serrano (D-NY)
- Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT)
- James P. Moran (D-VA)
- John W. Olver (D-MA)
- Ed Pastor (D-AZ)
- David E. Price (D-NC)
- Chet Edwards (D-TX)
- Bud Cramer (D-AL)
- Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI)
- James E. Clyburn (D-SC)
- Maurice D. Hinchey (D-NY)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)
- Sam Farr (D-CA)
- Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D-IL)
- Carolyn C. Kilpatrick (D-MI)
- Allen Boyd (D-FL)
- Chaka Fattah (D-PA)
- Steven R. Rothman (D-NJ)
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA)
- Marion Berry (D-AR)
Subcommittees
- U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Chairman: Henry Bonilla (R-TX)
- Ranking Member: Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
- U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
- Chairman: Frank R. Wolf (R-VA)
- Ranking Member: José E. Serrano (D-NY)
- U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense
- Chairman: Jerry Lewis (R-CA)
- Ranking Member: John P. Murtha (D-PA)
- U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on District of Columbia
- Chairman: Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
- Ranking Member: Chaka Fattah (D-PA)
- U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
- Chairman: Dave Hobson (R-OH)
- Ranking Member: Peter J. Visclosky (D-IN)
- U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs
- Chairman: Jim Kolbe (R-AZ)
- Ranking Member: Nita M. Lowey (D-NY)
- U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security
- Chairman: Harold Rogers (R-KY)
- Ranking Member: Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN)
- U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies
- Chairman: Charles H. Taylor (R-NC)
- Ranking Member: Norman D. Dicks (D-WA)
- U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
- Chairman: Ralph Regula (R-OH)
- Ranking Member: David R. Obey (D-WI)
- U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
- Chairman: Jack Kingston (R-GA)
- Ranking Member: James P. Moran (D-VA)
- U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction
- Chairman: Joe Knollenberg (R-MI)
- Ranking Member: Chet Edwards (D-TX)
- U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury, and Independent Agencies
- Chairman: Ernest J. Istook, Jr. (R-OK)
- Ranking Member: John W. Olver (D-MA)
- U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
- Chairman: James T. Walsh (R-NY)
- Ranking Member: Alan B. Mollohan (D-WV)
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History of the Appropriations Committee |
| ► | Role of the Appropriations Committee |
| ► | Current Members |
| ► | Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, 1865-present |
| ► | See Also |
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