SENATE COMMITTEE
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Republican control · 14R·14D
Chair: Susan Collins (R)
Ranking Member: Patty Murray (D)
28 members in the 119th Congress
About
The United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, informally known as the Senate Appropriations Committee, is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It has jurisdiction over all discretionary spending legislation in the Senate.
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In the 119th Congress
Appropriations among Senate and joint committees, ringed below; the rest are faded.
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A–Z · 25 committees
AgingChair Scott (R)RM Gillibrand (D)Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryChair Boozman (R)RM Klobuchar (D)Armed ServicesChair Wicker (R)RM Reed (D)Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsChair Scott (R)RM Warren (D)BudgetChair Johnson (R)RM Merkley (D)Commerce, Science, and TransportationChair Cruz (R)RM Cantwell (D)Commission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeChair Wicker (R)RM —Energy and Natural ResourcesChair Lee (R)RM Heinrich (D)Environment and Public WorksChair Capito (R)RM Whitehouse (D)EthicsChair Lankford (R)RM —FinanceChair Crapo (R)RM Wyden (D)Foreign RelationsChair Risch (R)RM Shaheen (D)Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsChair Cassidy (R)RM Sanders (I)Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsChair Paul (R)RM Peters (D)Indian AffairsChair Murkowski (R)RM —IntelligenceChair Cotton (R)RM —International Narcotics ControlChair Whitehouse (D)RM —Joint EconomicChair Schweikert (R)RM Hassan (D)Joint LibraryChair Steil (R)RM —Joint PrintingChair McConnell (R)RM —Joint TaxationChair Crapo (R)RM —JudiciaryChair Grassley (R)RM Durbin (D)Rules and AdministrationChair McConnell (R)RM Padilla (D)Small Business and EntrepreneurshipChair Ernst (R)RM Markey (D)Veterans' AffairsChair Moran (R)RM Blumenthal (D)Member roster · dimension 1
This committee’s 28 members on the same left–right axis. Committee membership isn’t tracked historically — only the 119th Congress — so there’s no trajectory view here the way there is for an individual member.
Jon OssoffGAD-0.52
Christopher MurphyCTD-0.52
Jeff MerkleyORD-0.50
Chris Van HollenMDD-0.48
Patty Murray— Ranking MemberWAD-0.44
Brian SchatzHID-0.42
Tammy BaldwinWID-0.39
Kirsten GillibrandNYD-0.37
Martin HeinrichNMD-0.34
Jack ReedRID-0.31
Gary PetersMID-0.28
Christopher CoonsDED-0.26
Richard DurbinILD-0.26
Jeanne ShaheenNHD-0.16
Susan Collins— ChairMER0.17
Lisa MurkowskiAKR0.18
Mitch McConnellKYR0.33
Jerry MoranKSR0.38
John BoozmanARR0.40
Mike RoundsSDR0.41
Shelley CapitoWVR0.41
Deb FischerNER0.44
Cindy Hyde-SmithMSR0.45
John HoevenNDR0.51
Jon HustedOHR0.58
John KennedyLAR0.63
Katie BrittALR0.68
Bill HagertyTNR0.73Subcommittees
12 subcommittees of the Appropriations committee. Each row’s tick is the full committee’s own blended position — subcommittee rosters are usually too small for a separate mean to mean much, so there isn’t one here; the dots are the subcommittee’s chair and ranking member.
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | D | -0.522 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | -0.500 |
| Patty Murray | D | -0.439 |
| Tammy Baldwin | D | -0.385 |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | D | -0.368 |
| Martin Heinrich | D | -0.338 |
| Gary Peters | D | -0.282 |
| Jeanne ShaheenRanking Member | D | -0.162 |
| Susan Collins | R | 0.169 |
| Mitch McConnell | R | 0.327 |
| Jerry Moran | R | 0.375 |
| Mike Rounds | R | 0.408 |
| Deb Fischer | R | 0.441 |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 0.449 |
| John HoevenChair | R | 0.511 |
| Jon Husted | R | 0.585 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Merkley | D | -0.500 |
| Chris Van HollenRanking Member | D | -0.484 |
| Patty Murray | D | -0.439 |
| Brian Schatz | D | -0.421 |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | D | -0.368 |
| Jack Reed | D | -0.306 |
| Gary Peters | D | -0.282 |
| Christopher Coons | D | -0.262 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | -0.162 |
| Susan Collins | R | 0.169 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | 0.177 |
| Jerry MoranChair | R | 0.375 |
| Shelley Capito | R | 0.413 |
| Deb Fischer | R | 0.441 |
| John Kennedy | R | 0.627 |
| Katie Britt | R | 0.682 |
| Bill Hagerty | R | 0.727 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Murphy | D | -0.517 |
| Patty Murray | D | -0.439 |
| Brian Schatz | D | -0.421 |
| Tammy Baldwin | D | -0.385 |
| Jack Reed | D | -0.306 |
| Christopher CoonsRanking Member | D | -0.262 |
| Richard Durbin | D | -0.255 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | -0.162 |
| Susan Collins | R | 0.169 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | 0.177 |
| Mitch McConnellChair | R | 0.327 |
| Jerry Moran | R | 0.375 |
| John Boozman | R | 0.400 |
| Shelley Capito | R | 0.413 |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 0.449 |
| John Hoeven | R | 0.511 |
| John Kennedy | R | 0.627 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher MurphyRanking Member | D | -0.517 |
| Chris Van Hollen | D | -0.484 |
| Patty Murray | D | -0.439 |
| Gary Peters | D | -0.282 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | -0.162 |
| Susan Collins | R | 0.169 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | 0.177 |
| Shelley Capito | R | 0.413 |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 0.449 |
| John Kennedy | R | 0.627 |
| Katie BrittChair | R | 0.682 |
| Bill Hagerty | R | 0.727 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | D | -0.522 |
| Jeff MerkleyRanking Member | D | -0.500 |
| Chris Van Hollen | D | -0.484 |
| Patty Murray | D | -0.439 |
| Tammy Baldwin | D | -0.385 |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | D | -0.368 |
| Martin Heinrich | D | -0.338 |
| Susan Collins | R | 0.169 |
| Lisa MurkowskiChair | R | 0.177 |
| Mitch McConnell | R | 0.327 |
| Mike Rounds | R | 0.408 |
| Shelley Capito | R | 0.413 |
| Deb Fischer | R | 0.441 |
| John Hoeven | R | 0.511 |
| Jon Husted | R | 0.585 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Murphy | D | -0.517 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | -0.500 |
| Patty Murray | D | -0.439 |
| Brian Schatz | D | -0.421 |
| Tammy BaldwinRanking Member | D | -0.385 |
| Jack Reed | D | -0.306 |
| Richard Durbin | D | -0.255 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | -0.162 |
| Susan Collins | R | 0.169 |
| Jerry Moran | R | 0.375 |
| John Boozman | R | 0.400 |
| Mike Rounds | R | 0.408 |
| Shelley CapitoChair | R | 0.413 |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 0.449 |
| Jon Husted | R | 0.585 |
| John Kennedy | R | 0.627 |
| Katie Britt | R | 0.682 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | D | -0.522 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | -0.500 |
| Patty MurrayRanking Member | D | -0.439 |
| Tammy Baldwin | D | -0.385 |
| Martin Heinrich | D | -0.338 |
| Gary Peters | D | -0.282 |
| Christopher Coons | D | -0.262 |
| Richard Durbin | D | -0.255 |
| Susan Collins | R | 0.169 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | 0.177 |
| Mitch McConnell | R | 0.327 |
| Mike Rounds | R | 0.408 |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 0.449 |
| John Hoeven | R | 0.511 |
| John KennedyChair | R | 0.627 |
| Katie Britt | R | 0.682 |
| Bill Hagerty | R | 0.727 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Van Hollen | D | -0.484 |
| Patty Murray | D | -0.439 |
| Jack ReedRanking Member | D | -0.306 |
| Christopher Coons | D | -0.262 |
| Richard Durbin | D | -0.255 |
| Susan Collins | R | 0.169 |
| John Boozman | R | 0.400 |
| Deb Fischer | R | 0.441 |
| Jon Husted | R | 0.585 |
| Bill HagertyChair | R | 0.727 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | D | -0.522 |
| Patty Murray | D | -0.439 |
| Martin HeinrichRanking Member | D | -0.338 |
| Susan Collins | R | 0.169 |
| Mike Rounds | R | 0.408 |
| Deb FischerChair | R | 0.441 |
| Jon Husted | R | 0.585 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Jon OssoffRanking Member | D | -0.522 |
| Patty Murray | D | -0.439 |
| Brian Schatz | D | -0.421 |
| Tammy Baldwin | D | -0.385 |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | D | -0.368 |
| Martin Heinrich | D | -0.338 |
| Jack Reed | D | -0.306 |
| Gary Peters | D | -0.282 |
| Susan Collins | R | 0.169 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | 0.177 |
| Mitch McConnell | R | 0.327 |
| John BoozmanChair | R | 0.400 |
| Mike Rounds | R | 0.408 |
| Deb Fischer | R | 0.441 |
| John Hoeven | R | 0.511 |
| Bill Hagerty | R | 0.727 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Murphy | D | -0.517 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | -0.500 |
| Patty Murray | D | -0.439 |
| Brian SchatzRanking Member | D | -0.421 |
| Christopher Coons | D | -0.262 |
| Richard Durbin | D | -0.255 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | -0.162 |
| Susan CollinsChair | R | 0.169 |
| Mitch McConnell | R | 0.327 |
| Jerry Moran | R | 0.375 |
| John Boozman | R | 0.400 |
| Jon Husted | R | 0.585 |
| Katie Britt | R | 0.682 |
| Bill Hagerty | R | 0.727 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Murphy | D | -0.517 |
| Chris Van Hollen | D | -0.484 |
| Patty Murray | D | -0.439 |
| Brian Schatz | D | -0.421 |
| Kirsten GillibrandRanking Member | D | -0.368 |
| Jack Reed | D | -0.306 |
| Christopher Coons | D | -0.262 |
| Richard Durbin | D | -0.255 |
| Susan Collins | R | 0.169 |
| Jerry Moran | R | 0.375 |
| John Boozman | R | 0.400 |
| Shelley Capito | R | 0.413 |
| Cindy Hyde-SmithChair | R | 0.449 |
| John Hoeven | R | 0.511 |
| John Kennedy | R | 0.627 |
| Katie Britt | R | 0.682 |
Legislation in this committee
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