These people are responsible for putting together the 2025 CR bill proposed to the American public on December 17, 2024. Each person had to vote Yea or Nay to get this presented to Congress.
As of December 2024, the Senate Appropriations Committee is composed of senators from both major political parties, each serving on various subcommittees that oversee specific areas of federal spending. Below is a detailed breakdown of the committee’s leadership, membership, and subcommittee assignments:
Committee Leadership:
- Chair: Senator Patty Murray (Democrat – Washington)
- Vice Chair: Senator Susan Collins (Republican – Maine)
Full Committee Members:
- Democrats:
- Senator Richard Durbin (Illinois)
- Senator Jack Reed (Rhode Island)
- Senator Jon Tester (Montana)
- Senator Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire)
- Senator Jeff Merkley (Oregon)
- Senator Christopher Coons (Delaware)
- Senator Brian Schatz (Hawaii)
- Senator Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin)
- Senator Chris Murphy (Connecticut)
- Senator Joe Manchin (Independent – West Virginia)
- Senator Chris Van Hollen (Maryland)
- Senator Martin Heinrich (New Mexico)
- Senator Gary Peters (Michigan)
- Senator Kyrsten Sinema (Independent – Arizona)
- Republicans:
- Senator Mitch McConnell (Kentucky)
- Senator Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
- Senator Lindsey Graham (South Carolina)
- Senator Jerry Moran (Kansas)
- Senator John Hoeven (North Dakota)
- Senator John Boozman (Arkansas)
- Senator Shelley Moore Capito (West Virginia)
- Senator John Kennedy (Louisiana)
- Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (Mississippi)
- Senator Bill Hagerty (Tennessee)
- Senator Katie Britt (Alabama)
- Senator Marco Rubio (Florida)
- Senator Deb Fischer (Nebraska)
Subcommittees and Their Leadership:
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies:
- Chair: Senator Martin Heinrich (Democrat – New Mexico)
- Ranking Member: Senator John Hoeven (Republican – North Dakota)
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies:
- Chair: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat – New Hampshire)
- Ranking Member: Senator Jerry Moran (Republican – Kansas)
- Defense:
- Chair: Senator Jon Tester (Democrat – Montana)
- Ranking Member: Senator Susan Collins (Republican – Maine)
- Energy and Water Development:
- Chair: Senator Patty Murray (Democrat – Washington)
- Ranking Member: Senator John Kennedy (Republican – Louisiana)
- Financial Services and General Government:
- Chair: Senator Chris Van Hollen (Democrat – Maryland)
- Ranking Member: Senator Bill Hagerty (Republican – Tennessee)
- Homeland Security:
- Chair: Senator Chris Murphy (Democrat – Connecticut)
- Ranking Member: Senator Katie Britt (Republican – Alabama)
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies:
- Chair: Senator Jeff Merkley (Democrat – Oregon)
- Ranking Member: Senator Lisa Murkowski (Republican – Alaska)
- Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies:
- Chair: Senator Tammy Baldwin (Democrat – Wisconsin)
- Ranking Member: Senator Shelley Moore Capito (Republican – West Virginia)
- Legislative Branch:
- Chair: Senator Jack Reed (Democrat – Rhode Island)
- Ranking Member: Senator Deb Fischer (Republican – Nebraska)
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies:
- Chair: Senator Patty Murray (Democrat – Washington)
- Ranking Member: Senator John Boozman (Republican – Arkansas)
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs:
- Chair: Senator Chris Coons (Democrat – Delaware)
- Ranking Member: Senator Lindsey Graham (Republican – South Carolina)
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies:
- Chair: Senator Brian Schatz (Democrat – Hawaii