The United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, informally known as the Senate Appropriations Committee, is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It has jurisdiction over all discretionary spending legislation in the Senate.

thumb|The entrance to the Appropriations Committee Suite in the [[United States Capitol]]

The Senate Appropriations Committee is the largest committee in the U.S. Senate, with 30 members in the 117th Congress. Its role is defined by the U.S. Constitution, which requires "appropriations made by law" prior to the expenditure of any money from the Treasury, and the committee is therefore one of the most powerful committees in the Senate. The committee was first organized on March 6, 1867, when power over appropriations was taken out of the hands of the Finance Committee.

The chair of the Appropriations Committee has enormous power to bring home special projects (sometimes referred to as "pork barrel spending") for their state as well as having the final say on other senators' appropriation requests. For example, in fiscal year 2005, per capita federal spending in Alaska, the home state of Chair Ted Stevens, was $12,000, double the national average. Alaska has 11,772 special earmarked projects for a combined cost of $15,780,623,000. This represents about four percent of the overall spending in the $388 billion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 passed by Congress.

From 2001 to 2021, every Senate Majority Leader was a previous or concurrently serving member of the Appropriations Committee: Tom Daschle (committee member, 1991–1999; majority leader, 2001–2003), Bill Frist (committee member, 1995–2002; majority leader, 2003–2007), Harry Reid (committee member, 1989–2006; majority leader, 2007–2015), and Mitch McConnell (current committee member; majority leader, 2015–2021).

Appropriations process

thumb|right|Former Committee Chair [[Robert Byrd (D-WV, far right) shakes hands with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates while Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT, center right) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) look on. The hearing was held to discuss further funding for the War in Iraq.]]

thumb|[[Ted Stevens was especially noted for his ability to use his Appropriations chair to bring home federal dollars for the state of Alaska.]]

The federal budget is divided into two main categories: discretionary spending and mandatory spending. Each appropriations subcommittee develops a draft appropriations bill covering each agency under its jurisdiction based on the Congressional Budget Resolution, which is drafted by an analogous Senate Budget committee. Each subcommittee must adhere to the spending limits set by the budget resolution and allocations set by the full Appropriations Committee, though the full Senate may vote to waive those limits if 60 senators vote to do so. The committee also reviews supplemental spending bills (covering unforeseen or emergency expenses not previously budgeted).

Each appropriations bill must be passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the president prior to the start of the federal fiscal year, October 1. If that target is not met, as has been common in recent years, the committee drafts a continuing resolution, which is then approved by Congress and signed by the president to keep the federal government operating until the individual bills are approved.

Jurisdiction

In accordance of Rule XXV of the United States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects is referred to the Senate Committee on Appropriations:

  1. Appropriation of the revenue for the support of the Government, except as provided in subparagraph (e);
  2. Rescission of appropriations contained in appropriation Acts (referred to in section 105 of title 1, United States Code);
  3. The amount of new spending authority described in section 401(c)(2) (A) and (B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 which is to be effective for a fiscal year; and,
  4. New spending authority described in section 401(c)(2)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 provided in bills and resolutions referred to the committee under section 401(b)(2) of that Act (but subject to the provisions of section 401(b)(3) of that Act).

Likewise, Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution, clearly vesting the power of the purse in Congress, states: "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law...and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time." In other words, Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution charges the United States Congress with the legislative duty of controlling government spending separate from the executive branch of government – a significant check and balance in the American constitutional system.

Members, 119th Congress

{|class=wikitable

!Majority

!Minority

|-

| valign=top |

  • Susan Collins, Maine, Chair
  • Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
  • Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
  • Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
  • Jerry Moran, Kansas
  • John Hoeven, North Dakota
  • John Boozman, Arkansas
  • Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
  • John Kennedy, Louisiana
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi
  • Bill Hagerty, Tennessee
  • Katie Britt, Alabama
  • Deb Fischer, Nebraska
  • Mike Rounds, South Dakota

| valign=top |

  • Patty Murray, Washington, Vice Chair
  • Dick Durbin, Illinois
  • Jack Reed, Rhode Island
  • Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire
  • Jeff Merkley, Oregon
  • Chris Coons, Delaware
  • Brian Schatz, Hawaii
  • Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
  • Chris Murphy, Connecticut
  • Chris Van Hollen, Maryland
  • Martin Heinrich, New Mexico
  • Gary Peters, Michigan
  • Kirsten Gillibrand, New York
  • Jon Ossoff, Georgia

|}

Subcommittees

{|class="wikitable"

|-

!style="width:50%;" |Subcommittee

!Chair

!Ranking Member

|-

|Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

|John Hoeven (R-ND)

|Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

|-

|Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

|Jerry Moran (R-KS)

|Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

|-

|Defense

|Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

|Chris Coons (D-DE)

|-

|Energy and Water Development

|John Kennedy (R-LA)

|Patty Murray (D-WA)

|-

|Financial Services and General Government

|Bill Hagerty (R-TN)

|Jack Reed (D-RI)

|-

|Homeland Security

|Katie Britt (R-AL)

|Chris Murphy (D-CT)

|-

|Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

|Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

|Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

|-

|Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

|Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)

|Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

|-

|Legislative Branch

|Deb Fischer (R-NE)

|Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

|-

|Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

|John Boozman (R-AR)

|Jon Ossoff (D-GA)

|-

|State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

|Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

|Brian Schatz (D-HI)

|-

|Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

|Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)

|Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)

|}

Committee reorganization during the 110th Congress

At the outset of the 110th Congress, Chair Robert Byrd and Chair Dave Obey, his counterpart on the House Appropriations Committee, developed a committee reorganization plan that provided for common subcommittee structures between both houses, a move that both the chairs hope will allow Congress to "complete action on each of the government funding on time for the first time since 1994." The subcommittees were last overhauled between the 107th and 108th Congresses, after the creation of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security and again during the 109th Congress, when the number of subcommittees was reduced from 13 to 12.

A key part of the new subcommittee organization was the establishment of a new Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, which consolidates funding for the Treasury Department, the United States federal judiciary, and the District of Columbia. These functions were previously handled by two separate Senate subcommittees.

Committee leadership

thumb|right|Vice Chair [[Robert Byrd, Patrick Leahy and Chair Ted Stevens meeting for FY98 Appropriations in 1997]]

Former chairs and vice chairs are listed below.

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{|class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Chairs

!Name

!Party

!State

!Start

!End

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|

|Republican

|ME

|1867

|1869

|-

|

|Republican

|ME

|colspan=2 align=center |1869

|-

|

|Republican

|ME

|1869

|1871

|-

|

|Republican

|CA

|1871

|1873

|-

|

|Republican

|ME

|1873

|1876

|-

|

|Republican

|MN

|1876

|1879

|-

|

|Democratic

|WV

|1879

|1881

|-

|

|Republican

|IA

|1881

|1893

|-

|

|Democratic

|MO

|1893

|1895

|-

|

|Republican

|IA

|1895

|1908

|-

|

|Republican

|ME

|1908

|1911

|-

|

|Republican

|WY

|1911

|1913

|-

|

|Democratic

|VA

|1913

|1919

|-

|

|Republican

|WY

|1919

|1929

|-

|

|Republican

|WA

|1929

|1932

|-

|

|Republican

|ME

|1932

|1933

|-

|

|Democratic

|VA

|1933

|1946

|-

|

|Democratic

|TN

|1946

|1947

|-

|

|Republican

|NH

|1947

|1949

|-

|

|Democratic

|TN

|1949

|1953

|-

|

|Republican

|NH

|1953

|1955

|-

|

|Democratic

|AZ

|1955

|1969

|-

|

|Democratic

|GA

|1969

|1971

|-

|

|Democratic

|LA

|1971

|1972

|-

|

|Democratic

|AR

|1972

|1977

|-

|

|Democratic

|WA

|1977

|1981

|-

|

|Republican

|OR

|1981

|1987

|-

|

|Democratic

|MS

|1987

|1989

|-

|

|Democratic

|WV

|1989

|1995

|-

|

|Republican

|OR

|1995

|1997

|-

|

|Republican

|AK

|1997

|2001

|-

|

|Democratic

|WV

|colspan=2 align=center |2001

|-

|

|Republican

|AK

|colspan=2 align=center |2001

|2003

|-

|

|Republican

|AK

|2003

|2005

|-

|

|Republican

|MS

|2005

|2007

|-

|

|Democratic

|WV

|2007

|2009

|-

|

|Democratic

|HI

|2009

|2012

|-

|

|Democratic

|MD

|2012

|2015

|-

|

|Republican

|MS

|2015

|2018

|-

|

|Republican

|AL

|2018

|2021

|-

|

|Democratic

|VT

|2021

|2023

|-

|

|Democratic

|WA

|2023

|2025

|-

|

|Republican

|ME

|2025

|present

|}

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|+ Vice Chairs

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!Party

!State

!Start

!End

|-

|

|Republican

|CA

|1867

|1869

|-

|

|Republican

|RI

|1869

|1871

|-

|

|Republican

|MN

|1871

|1873

|-

|

|Republican

|IA

|1873

|1875

|-

|

|Democratic

|AR

|1875

|1877

|-

|

|Democratic

|WV

|1877

|1879

|-

|

|Republican

|MN

|1879

|1881

|-

|

|Democratic

|WV

|1881

|1883

|-

|

|Democratic

|KY

|1883

|1889

|-

|

|Democratic

|MO

|1889

|1893

|-

|

|Republican

|IA

|1893

|1895

|-

|

|Democratic

|MO

|1895

|1905

|-

|

|Democratic

|CO

|1905

|1909

|-

|

|Democratic

|SC

|1909

|1913

|-

|

|Republican

|WY

|1913

|1919

|-

|

|Democratic

|NC

|1919

|1930

|-

|

|Democratic

|GA

|1931

|1932

|-

|

|Democratic

|VA

|1932

|1933

|-

|

|Republican

|ME

|1933

|1941

|-

|

|Republican

|ND

|1941

|1945

|-

|

|Republican

|NH

|1945

|1947

|-

|

|Democratic

|TN

|1947

|1949

|-

|

|Republican

|NH

|1949

|1953

|-

|

|Democratic

|AZ

|1953

|1955

|-

|

|Republican

|NH

|1955

|1961

|-

|

|Republican

|MA

|1961

|1967

|-

|

|Republican

|ND

|1967

|1981

|-

|

|Democratic

|WI

|1981

|1983

|-

|

|Democratic

|MS

|1983

|1987

|-

|

|Republican

|OR

|1987

|1995

|-

|

|Democratic

|WV

|1995

|2001

|-

|

|Republican

|AK

|colspan=2 align=center |2001

!Minority

|-

| valign=top |

  • Patty Murray, Washington, Chair
  • Dianne Feinstein, California (until September 29, 2023)
  • Dick Durbin, Illinois
  • Jack Reed, Rhode Island
  • Jon Tester, Montana
  • Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire
  • Jeff Merkley, Oregon
  • Chris Coons, Delaware
  • Brian Schatz, Hawaii
  • Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
  • Chris Murphy, Connecticut
  • <span >Joe Manchin, West Virginia </span>
  • Chris Van Hollen, Maryland
  • Martin Heinrich, New Mexico
  • Gary Peters, Michigan
  • <span >Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona (from October 17, 2023)</span>

| valign=top |

  • Susan Collins, Maine, Vice Chair
  • Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
  • Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
  • Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
  • Jerry Moran, Kansas
  • John Hoeven, North Dakota
  • John Boozman, Arkansas
  • Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
  • John Kennedy, Louisiana
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi
  • Bill Hagerty, Tennessee
  • Katie Britt, Alabama
  • Marco Rubio, Florida
  • Deb Fischer, Nebraska

|}

117th Congress

{|class=wikitable

!Majority

!Minority

|-

| valign=top |

  • Patrick Leahy, Vermont, Chair
  • Patty Murray, Washington
  • Dianne Feinstein, California
  • Dick Durbin, Illinois
  • Jack Reed, Rhode Island
  • Jon Tester, Montana
  • Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire
  • Jeff Merkley, Oregon
  • Chris Coons, Delaware
  • Brian Schatz, Hawaii
  • Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
  • Chris Murphy, Connecticut
  • Joe Manchin, West Virginia
  • Chris Van Hollen, Maryland
  • Martin Heinrich, New Mexico

| valign=top |

  • Richard Shelby, Alabama, Vice Chair
  • Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
  • Susan Collins, Maine
  • Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
  • Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
  • Roy Blunt, Missouri
  • Jerry Moran, Kansas
  • John Hoeven, North Dakota
  • John Boozman, Arkansas
  • Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
  • John Kennedy, Louisiana
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi
  • Mike Braun, Indiana
  • Marco Rubio, Florida
  • Bill Hagerty, Tennessee

|}

116th Congress

{|class=wikitable

!Majority

!Minority

|-

| valign=top |

  • Richard Shelby, Alabama, Chair
  • Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
  • Lamar Alexander, Tennessee
  • Susan Collins, Maine
  • Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
  • Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
  • Roy Blunt, Missouri
  • Jerry Moran. Kansas
  • John Hoeven, North Dakota
  • John Boozman, Arkansas
  • Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
  • John Kennedy, Louisiana
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi
  • Steve Daines, Montana
  • Marco Rubio, Florida
  • James Lankford, Oklahoma

| valign=top |

  • Patrick Leahy, Vermont, Vice Chair
  • Patty Murray, Washington
  • Dianne Feinstein, California
  • Dick Durbin, Illinois
  • Jack Reed, Rhode Island
  • Jon Tester, Montana
  • Tom Udall, New Mexico
  • Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire
  • Jeff Merkley, Oregon
  • Chris Coons, Delaware
  • Brian Schatz, Hawaii
  • Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
  • Chris Murphy, Connecticut
  • Joe Manchin, West Virginia
  • Chris Van Hollen, Maryland

|}

115th Congress

{|class=wikitable

|-

!Majority

!Minority

|-

| valign=top |

  • Richard Shelby, Alabama, Chair (from April 10, 2018)
  • Thad Cochran, Mississippi, Chair (until April 1, 2018)
  • Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
  • Lamar Alexander, Tennessee
  • Susan Collins, Maine
  • Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
  • Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
  • Roy Blunt, Missouri
  • Jerry Moran, Kansas
  • John Hoeven, North Dakota
  • John Boozman, Arkansas
  • Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
  • James Lankford, Oklahoma
  • Steve Daines, Montana
  • John Kennedy, Louisiana
  • Marco Rubio, Florida
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi (from April 10, 2018)

| valign=top |

  • Patrick Leahy, Vermont, Vice Chair
  • Patty Murray, Washington
  • Dianne Feinstein, California
  • Dick Durbin, Illinois
  • Jack Reed, Rhode Island
  • Jon Tester, Montana
  • Tom Udall, New Mexico
  • Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire
  • Jeff Merkley, Oregon
  • Chris Coons, Delaware
  • Brian Schatz, Hawaii
  • Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
  • Chris Murphy, Connecticut
  • Joe Manchin, West Virginia
  • Chris Van Hollen, Maryland

|}

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114th Congress

{|class=wikitable

|-

!Majority

!Minority

|-

| valign=top |

  • Thad Cochran, Mississippi, Chair
  • Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
  • Richard Shelby, Alabama
  • Lamar Alexander, Tennessee
  • Susan Collins, Maine
  • Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
  • Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
  • Mark Kirk, Illinois
  • Roy Blunt, Missouri
  • Jerry Moran, Kansas
  • John Hoeven, North Dakota
  • John Boozman, Arkansas
  • Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
  • Bill Cassidy, Louisiana
  • James Lankford, Oklahoma
  • Steve Daines, Montana

| valign=top |

  • Barbara Mikulski, Maryland, Vice Chair
  • Patrick Leahy, Vermont
  • Patty Murray, Washington
  • Dianne Feinstein, California
  • Dick Durbin, Illinois
  • Jack Reed, Rhode Island
  • Jon Tester, Montana
  • Tom Udall, New Mexico
  • Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire
  • Jeff Merkley, Oregon
  • Chris Coons, Delaware
  • Brian Schatz, Hawaii
  • Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
  • Chris Murphy, Connecticut

|}

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113th Congress

{|class=wikitable

|-

!Majority

!Minority

|-

| valign=top |

  • Barbara Mikulski, Maryland, Chair
  • Patrick Leahy, Vermont
  • Tom Harkin, Iowa
  • Patty Murray, Washington
  • Dianne Feinstein, California
  • Dick Durbin, Illinois
  • Tim Johnson, South Dakota
  • Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
  • Jack Reed, Rhode Island
  • Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey (died June 3, 2013)
  • Mark Pryor, Arkansas
  • Jon Tester, Montana
  • Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire
  • Jeff Merkley, Oregon
  • Mark Begich, Alaska
  • Christopher A. Coons, Delaware (since June 2013)

| valign=top |

  • Richard Shelby, Alabama, Vice Chair
  • Thad Cochran, Mississippi
  • Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
  • Lamar Alexander, Tennessee
  • Susan Collins, Maine
  • Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
  • Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
  • Mark Kirk, Illinois
  • Daniel Coats, Indiana
  • Roy Blunt, Missouri
  • Jerry Moran, Kansas
  • John Hoeven, North Dakota
  • Mike Johanns, Nebraska
  • John Boozman, Arkansas

|}

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112th Congress

{|class=wikitable

|-

!Majority

!Minority

|-

| valign=top |

  • Daniel Inouye, Hawaii, Chair (died December 17, 2012)
  • Patrick Leahy, Vermont
  • Tom Harkin, Iowa
  • Barbara Mikulski, Maryland
  • Patty Murray, Washington
  • Dianne Feinstein, California
  • Dick Durbin, Illinois
  • Tim Johnson, South Dakota
  • Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
  • Jack Reed, Rhode Island
  • Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey
  • Ben Nelson, Nebraska
  • Mark Pryor, Arkansas
  • Jon Tester, Montana
  • Sherrod Brown, Ohio

| valign=top |

  • Thad Cochran, Mississippi, Vice Chair
  • Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
  • Richard Shelby, Alabama
  • Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas
  • Lamar Alexander, Tennessee
  • Susan Collins, Maine
  • Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
  • Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
  • Mark Kirk, Illinois
  • Daniel Coats, Indiana
  • Roy Blunt, Missouri
  • Jerry Moran, Kansas
  • John Hoeven, North Dakota
  • Ron Johnson, Wisconsin

|}

111th Congress

{|class="wikitable"

|-

!Majority

!Minority

|-

| valign="top" |

  • Daniel Inouye, Hawaii, Chair
  • Robert Byrd, West Virginia
  • Patrick Leahy, Vermont
  • Tom Harkin, Iowa
  • Barbara Mikulski, Maryland
  • Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
  • Patty Murray, Washington
  • Byron Dorgan, North Dakota
  • Dianne Feinstein, California
  • Dick Durbin, Illinois
  • Tim Johnson, South Dakota
  • Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
  • Jack Reed, Rhode Island
  • Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey
  • Ben Nelson, Nebraska
  • Mark Pryor, Arkansas
  • Jon Tester, Montana
  • Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania

| valign="top" |

  • Thad Cochran, Mississippi, Vice Chair
  • Kit Bond, Missouri
  • Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
  • Richard Shelby, Alabama
  • Judd Gregg, New Hampshire
  • Bob Bennet, Utah
  • Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas
  • Sam Brownback, Kansas
  • Lamar Alexander, Tennessee
  • Susan Collins, Maine
  • George Voinovich, Ohio
  • Lisa Murkowski, Alaska

|}

110th Congress

{|class="wikitable"

|-

!Majority

!Minority

|-

| valign="top" |

  • Robert Byrd, West Virginia, Chair
  • Daniel Inouye, Hawaii
  • Patrick Leahy, Vermont
  • Tom Harkin, Iowa
  • Barbara Mikulski, Maryland
  • Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
  • Patty Murray, Washington
  • Byron Dorgan, North Dakota
  • Dianne Feinstein, California
  • Dick Durbin, Illinois
  • Tim Johnson, South Dakota
  • Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
  • Jack Reed, Rhode Island
  • Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey
  • Ben Nelson, Nebraska

| valign="top" |

  • Thad Cochran, Mississippi, Vice Chair
  • Ted Stevens, Alaska
  • Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
  • Pete Domenici, New Mexico
  • Kit Bond, Missouri
  • Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
  • Richard Shelby, Alabama
  • Judd Gregg, New Hampshire
  • Bob Bennet, Utah
  • Larry Craig, Idaho
  • Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas
  • Sam Brownback, Kansas
  • Wayne Allard, Colorado
  • Lamar Alexander, Tennessee

|}

109th Congress

{|class="wikitable"

|-

!Majority

!Minority

|-

| valign="top" |

  • Thad Cochran, Mississippi, Chair
  • Ted Stevens, Alaska
  • Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
  • Pete Domenici, New Mexico
  • Kit Bond, Missouri
  • Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
  • Conrad Burns, Montana
  • Richard Shelby, Alabama
  • Judd Gregg, New Hampshire
  • Bob Bennet, Utah
  • Larry Craig, Idaho
  • Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas
  • Mike DeWine, Ohio
  • Sam Brownback, Kansas
  • Wayne Allard, Colorado

| valign="top" |

  • Robert Byrd, West Virginia, Vice Chair
  • Daniel Inouye, Hawaii
  • Patrick Leahy, Vermont
  • Tom Harkin, Iowa
  • Barbara Mikulski, Maryland
  • Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
  • Patty Murray, Washington
  • Byron Dorgan, North Dakota
  • Dianne Feinstein, California
  • Dick Durbin, Illinois
  • Tim Johnson, South Dakota
  • Mary Landrieu, Louisiana

|}

See also

  • List of United States Senate committees
  • United States budget process
  • U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
  • U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
  • U.S. Senate Budget Committee
  • Appropriations bill (United States)
  • 2015 United States federal appropriations

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Further reading

  • Frumin, Alan S. "Appropriations" in Riddick's Senate Procedure , 150–213. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1992.
  • Munson, Richard. The Cardinals of Capitol Hill; The Men and Women Who Control Government Spending. Grove Press, 1993. .
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations. United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, 1867–2008. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2008.
  • Streeter, Sandy. The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, 2008.
  • U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Official Website, appropriations.senate.gov (Archive)
  • Senate Appropriations Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.
  • Status of Appropriations Legislation, Congress.gov.
  • Appropriations Subcommittee Structure: History of Changes from 1920 to 2023 by Congressional Research Service.