A Concise History of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations

House Committee Print. December 2010.

This publication provides Members, congressional staff, and scholars new resource material for studying the committee. Most notably, it contains subcommittee rosters back to the 46th Congress (1879–1881). It also provides charts delineating both annual appropriations by subcommittee and deficiency and supplemental appropriations by bill and public law numbers. The House Appropriations Committee produced A Concise History of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations with assistance from the House Historian’s Office.

I. A Concise History of the Appropriations Committee, 1865–Present....1

II. Jurisdictional History of the House Committee on Appropriations, 1947–Present..........27

III. Biographies of Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations…31

IV. List of Ranking Members of the House Committee on Appropriations…71

V. Membership of the House Committee on Appropriations
Section 1: Committee and Subcommittee Rosters, 39th–111th Congresses.....77
Section 2: Members of the Committee, 39th–111th Congresses.....247
Section 3: Members’ Service in Other Offices.........268

VI. Appendices
I. Chart of Subcommittee Chairs, 80th–111th Congresses............276
II. Chart of Annual Appropriations by Subcommittee Jurisdiction, 80th– 111th Congresses........280
III. Chart of Deficiency and Supplemental Appropriations, 80th–111th Congresses.....283
IV. Further Reading and Other Sources............289

Members of the House along with other Congressional staff and scholars would find this a helpful resource when studying the committee.