Category:Members of the United States House Appropriations Committee

This category contains members of the Appropriations Committee of the United States House of Representatives. This Committee is given broad jurisdiction over bills which make appropriations on the Federal budget. Rule X of the Rules of the House defines the committee's responsibilities as:


 * Appropriation of the revenue for the support of the Government.
 * Rescissions of appropriations contained in appropriations Acts.
 * Transfers of unexpected balances.
 * Bills and joint resolutions reported by other committees that provide new entitlement authority . ..

By longstanding convention, membership on the committee is reserved for longtime representatives who have earned the respect of their colleagues, or at least of members of their own party caucus.