Roster of VA/HUD/IA 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 National Science Foundation and NASA budgets, the relevant subcommittees are the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Veterans’ Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies. Rosters for both the House and Senate subcommittees are given below:
House Appropriations Subcommittee on VA/HUD/IA: Phone: (202) 225-3241; Address: H-143 Capitol Building Washington, D.C. 20515
Louis Stokes (D-Ohio) -- Chairman
Democrats: |
Republicans: |
Alan B. Mollohan (W.Va.) |
Jerry Lewis (Calif.) |
Jim Chapman (Texas) |
Tom DeLay (Texas) |
Marcy Kaptur (Ohio) |
Dean A. Gallo (N.J.) |
Esteban E. Torres (Calif.) |
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Ray Thornton (Ark.) |
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Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on VA/HUD/IA:
Phone: (202) 224-7211; Address: SD-142 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510
Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) -- Chairwoman
Democrats: |
Republicans: |
Patrick J. Leahy (Vt.) |
Phil Gramm (Texas) |
J. Bennett Johnston (La.) |
Alfonse M. D’Amato (N.Y.) |
Frank R. Lautenberg (N.J.) |
Don Nickles (Okla.) |
Bob Kerrey (Neb.) |
Christopher S. Bond (Mo.) |
Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) |
Conrad Burns (Mont.) |
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.
