Roster of Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittees

President Clinton’s fiscal year 1995 budget request will be submitted to Congress on February 7, beginning the annual appropriations process. The House appropriations subcommittees then respond with their budget bills, followed by the Senate. When both chambers have passed their versions, selected members meet in conference to reconcile differences before a final vote by both the House and Senate.

For followers of the Department of Energy budget, the relevant subcommittees are the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Energy and Water Development. Rosters for both the House and Senate subcommittees are given below:

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development:

Phone: (202) 225-3421; Address: 2362 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515

Tom Bevill (D-Ala.) -- Chairman

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development:

Phone: (202) 224-7260; Address: SD-132 Dirksen Senate Office Blg. Washington, D.C. 20510

J. Bennett Johnston (D-La.) -- Chairman

The appropriations committees are some of the most powerful committees, and most coveted committee assignments, in Congress. In theory, appropriators supply federal funds to agencies and programs that have been approved by the corresponding authorizing committees. In reality, however, appropriators have more influence because they control the purse strings, and often substitute their own favorite projects for funding.