House Committee on Appropriations

Appropriation of the revenue for the support of the government, rescissions of appropriations contained in appropriation Acts, and transfers of unexpended balances. It also handles bills providing new entitlement or budget authority referred under House rules.

House Committee on Appropriations has 63 members, made up of 35 Republicans and 28 Democrats. Tom Cole chairs it. Rosa L. DeLauro is the ranking member, which is the senior post held by the minority party. House committee assignments are made at the start of each 2-year Congress, so membership can change substantially after every general election. The membership below is generated from the roster this site maintains against clerk.house.gov and senate.gov.

Jurisdiction source: House Rule X

How business reaches this committee

House Rule X gives this committee the subjects above. Each bill introduced in the House is referred to the committee whose Rule X jurisdiction covers its primary subject, and a bill that spans several subjects can go to more than one committee at once. This committee then decides whether to hold hearings, amend the text and report it to the floor.

Subcommittees

The committee divides its work among 12 subcommittees. Each one writes a separate annual spending bill, which is why the list matches the shape of the federal budget:

  • Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Defense
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
  • Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
  • Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs
  • Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Who serves on it

63 representatives sit on the committee: 35 Republicans and 28 Democrats. That gives the majority 35 of the 63 seats. Tom Cole is the chair. Mario Diaz-Balart is the vice chair. Rosa L. DeLauro is the ranking member. They sit for 63 districts, and each of those districts has its own page on this site.

Following its work

Hearing notices, markup schedules, witness lists and published reports live on the committee’s own site, linked at the top of this page. The full member list below links to each member’s page here, with contact details and the seat they hold. For background on how seats and chairs are handed out, read How congressional committees work. For what happens to a bill after a committee reports it, read How a bill becomes law. To look up who represents a particular place, start at Browse all 435 districts.

Members

63 members. Generated from the roster this site holds, checked against the Clerk of the House and the Senate committee lists on September 26, 2026.

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