United States House Committee on Appropriations

House Appropriations Committee

Standing committee
Active United States House of Representatives 119th Congress
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History
Formed	December 11, 1865
Leadership
Chair	Tom Cole (R) Since April 10, 2024
Ranking Member	Rosa DeLauro (D) Since January 3, 2023
Structure
Seats	63 (63 currently filled) 35/35 35/35 28/28 28/28
Political parties	Majority (35)   Republican (35) Minority (28)   Democratic (28)
Jurisdiction
Policy areas	Appropriations bills, Discretionary spending, Rescission bills
Oversight authority	Federal government of the United States
Senate counterpart	Senate Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittees
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Defense National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Homeland Security Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Financial Services and General Government Legislative Branch
Meeting place
H307, The Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515
Website
appropriations.house.gov (Republican) democrats-appropriations.house.gov (Democratic)
Phone number
(202)-225-2771

The United States House Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives that is responsible for passing appropriation bills along with its Senate counterpart. The bills passed by the Appropriations Committee regulate expenditures of money by the government of the United States. As such, it is one of the most powerful committees, and its members are seen as influential.