NEA and Congress - Committees
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
United States Senate
S-128 Capitol Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-3471
Website: http://appropriations.senate.gov
The Senate Committee on Appropriations has jurisdiction over the amount of federal funding provided to all federal agencies and programs, including the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Museum Services and US Department of Education (arts education programs).
Majority Members (D):
- Robert Byrd (West Virginia), Chair
- Daniel Inouye (Hawaii)
- Patrick Leahy (Vermont)
- Tom Harkin (Iowa)
- Barbara Mikulski (Maryland)
- Herbert Kohl (Wisconsin)
- Patty Murray (Washington)
- Byron Dorgan (North Dakota)
- Dianne Feinstein (California)
- Richard Durbin (Illinois)
- Tim Johnson (South Dakota)
- Mary Landrieu (Louisiana)
- Jack Reed (Rhode Island)
- Frank Lautenberg (New Jersey)
- Ben Nelson (Nebraska)
Minority Members (R):
- Thad Cochran (Mississippi), Ranking Member
- Ted Stevens (Alaska)
- Arlen Specter (Pennsylvania)
- Pete Domenici (New Mexico)
- Christopher Bond (Missouri)
- Mitch McConnell (Kentucky)
- Richard Shelby (Alabama)
- Judd Gregg (New Hampshire)
- Robert Bennett (Utah)
- Larry Craig (Idaho)
- Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas)
- Sam Brownback (Kansas)
- Wayne Allard (Colorado)
- Lamar Alexander (Tennessee)
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR
The Committee on Appropriations assigns bills to its subcommittees.
Majority Members (D):
- Dianne Feinstein (California), Chair
- Robert Byrd (West Virginia)
- Patrick Leahy (Vermont)
- Byron Dorgan (North Dakota)
- Barbara Mikulski (Maryland)
- Herbert Kohl (Wisconsin)
- Tim Johnson (South Dakota)
- Jack Reed (Rhode Island)
- Ben Nelson (Nebraska)
Minority Members (R):
- Larry Craig (Idaho), Ranking Member
- Ted Stevens (Alaska)
- Thad Cochran (Mississippi)
- Pete Domenici (New Mexico)
- Robert Bennett (Utah)
- Judd Gregg (New Hampshire)
- Wayne Allard (Colorado)
- Lamar Alexander (Tennessee)
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
United States House of Representatives
H-218 Capitol Building, Washington, DC 20515
Tel: (202) 225-2771, Fax: (202) 225-2112
Website: www.house.gov/appropriations
Majority Members (D):
- David Obey (Wisconsin-7), Chair
- John P. Murtha (Pennsylvania-12)
- Norman Dicks (Washington-6)
- Alan B. Mollohan (West Virginia-1)
- Marcy Kaptur (Ohio-9)
- Peter Visclosky (Indiana-1)
- Nita M. Lowey (New York-18)
- Jose E. Serrano (New York-16)
- Rosa DeLauro (Connecticut-3)
- James P. Moran (Virginia-1)
- John W. Olver (Massachusetts-1)
- Ed Pastor (Arizona-4)
- David E. Price (North Carolina-4)
- Chet Edwards (Texas-11)
- Robert E. Cramer (Alabama-5)
- Patrick Kennedy (Rhode Island-1)
- Maurice Hinchey (New York-22)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (California-34)
- Sam Farr (California-17)
- Jesse Jackson, Jr. (Illinois-2)
- Carolyn C. Kilpatrick (Michigan-13)
- Allen Boyd (Florida-2)
- Chaka Fattah (Pennsylvania-2)
- Steven Rothman (New Jersey-9)
- Sanford Bishop, Jr. (Georgia-2)
- Marion Berry (Arkansas-1)
- Barbara Lee (California-9)
- Tom Udall (New Mexico-3)
- Adam Schiff (California-29)
- Michael Honda (California-15)
- Betty McCollum (Minnesota-4)
- Steve Israel (New York-2)
- Tim Ryan (Ohio-17)
- C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, (Maryland-2)
- Ben Chandler (Kentucky-6)
- Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (Florida-20)
- Ciro Rodriguez (Texas-23)
Minority Members (R) :
- Jerry Lewis (California-41), Ranking Member
- C.W. Bill Young (Florida-10)
- Ralph Regula (Ohio-16)
- Harold Rogers (Kentucky-5)
- Frank R. Wolf (Virginia-10)
- James Walsh (New York-25)
- David L. Hobson (Ohio-7)
- Joe Knollenberg (Michigan-9)
- Jack Kingston (Georgia-1)
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (New Jersey-11)
- Roger Wicker (Mississippi-1)
- Todd Tiahrt (Kansas-4)
- Zach Wamp (Tennessee-3)
- Tom Latham (Iowa-4)
- Robert Aderholt (Alabama-4)
- Jo Ann Emerson (Missouri-8)
- Kay Granger (Texas-12)
- John E. Peterson (Pennsylvania-5)
- Virgil Goode (Virginia-5)
- John Doolittle (California-4)
- Ray LaHood (Illinois-18)
- Dave Weldon (Florida-15)
- Michael K. Simpson (Idaho-2)
- John Culberson (Texas-7)
- Mark Kirk (Illinois-10)
- Ander Crenshaw (Florida-4)
- Dennis Rehberg (Montana-AL)
- John R. Carter (Texas-31)
- Rodney Alexander (Louisiana-5)
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES
Majority Members (D):
- Norman Dicks (Washington-6), Chair
- James Moran (Virginia-8)
- Maurice Hinchey (New York-22)
- John Olver (Massachusetts-1)
- Alan Mollohan (West Virginia-1)
- Tom Udall (New Mexico-3)
- Ben Chandler (Kentucky-6)
- Ed Pastor (Arizona-4)
Minority Members (R):
- Todd Tiahrt (Kansas-4), Ranking Member
- John Peterson (Pennsylvania-5)
- John Doolittle (California-4)
- Jo Ann Emerson (Missouri-8)
- Virgil H. Goode (Virginia-5)