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Senate Committee on Appropriations
Senate committee · 28 members
The Senate Committee on Appropriations has 28 members, chaired by Susan M. Collins with Patty Murray as ranking member. The Senate Committee on Appropriations is responsible for legislation allocating federal funds prior to expenditure from the treasury.
What it oversees
The Senate Committee on Appropriations is responsible for legislation allocating federal funds prior to expenditure from the treasury. Appropriations are generally limited to the levels set by the Budget Resolution drafted by the Senate Committee on the Budget. The Committee is also responsible for supplemental spending bills, which are sometimes needed in the middle of a fiscal year to compensate for emergency expenses.
Majority members
Minority members
- Patty Murray (D-WA)Ranking Member
- Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
- Jack Reed (D-RI)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Gary C. Peters (D-MI)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
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Capitol Receipts, “Senate Committee on Appropriations: Members & What It Oversees,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/committee/SSAP/senate-committee-on-appropriations (accessed 2026-10-14).