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 discret
The entrance to the Appropriations Committee Suite in the United States Capitol
Former Committee Chair Robert Byrd (D-WV, far right) shakes hands with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates while Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT, center right) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) look on. The hearing was held to discuss further funding for the War in Iraq.
Ted Stevens was especially noted for his ability to use his Appropriations chair to bring home federal dollars for the state of Alaska.
Vice Chair Robert Byrd, Patrick Leahy and Chair Ted Stevens meeting for FY98 Appropriations in 1997
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Patricia Lynn Murray is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Washington, a seat she has held since 1993. From 2023 to 2025, she held the position of president pro te
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
…committee Active United States Senate 119th Congress History Formed March 6, 1867 Leadership Chair Susan Collins (R) Since January 3, 2025 Vice Chair Patty Murray (D) Since January 3, 2025 Structure Seats 29 members Political parties Majority (15) Republican (15) Minority (14) Democratic (14) Jurisdiction Policy…
Official portrait, 2013
Senator Murray at the podium, joined by (left to right), Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) in 2005, launching an interactive website regarding the nomination of Judge John Roberts as the Chief Justice of the United States.
Major General Galen Jackman briefs Senator Patty Murray on the Manned Ground Vehicle program in Washington, D.C.