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What is House Committee on Appropriations working on?

Recent hearings

  • Budget Hearing - Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation

    Apr 16, 2026

    Hearing
  • Budget Hearing - Department of Energy

    Apr 15, 2026

    Hearing
  • Budget Hearing - Department of Commerce

    Apr 23, 2026

    Hearing
  • Budget Hearing – Department of the Interior

    Apr 20, 2026

    Hearing
  • Department of Health and Human Services

    Apr 16, 2026

    Hearing

Bills in committee

Jurisdiction

The House Committee on Appropriations 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 in the House. The committee is responsible for appropriating funding for the federal government's discretionary spending.

Committee activity data from Congress.gov. Full methodology

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