House Committee Funding Requests and
Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
R. Eric Petersen
Specialist in American National Government
R. Sam Garrett
Analyst in American National Government
Erin Hemlin
Research Associate
March 24, 2011
Congressional Research Service
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House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
Summary
Pursuant to House Rule X, clause 6, the Committee on House Administration reports an omnibus,
biennial “primary expense resolution” to cover the expenses of each standing and select
committee, except the Appropriations Committee. The resolution is based, in part, on committee
requests for funds to cover their necessary expenses for the two years of a Congress.
This report provides committee funding requests and authorizations as adopted pursuant to
primary expense authorizations for House committees in the 104th-112th Congresses.
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Contents
House Committee Funding Process ............................................................................................. 1
Tables
Table 1. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
112th Congress ......................................................................................................................... 2
Table 2. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
111th Congress.......................................................................................................................... 3
Table 3. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
110th Congress, Nominal Dollars .............................................................................................. 4
Table 4. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
109th Congress, Nominal Dollars.............................................................................................. 5
Table 5. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
108th Congress, Nominal Dollars.............................................................................................. 6
Table 6. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
107th Congress, Nominal Dollars.............................................................................................. 7
Table 7. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
106th Congress, Nominal Dollars.............................................................................................. 8
Table 8. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
105th Congress, Nominal Dollars.............................................................................................. 9
Table 9. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
104th Congress, Nominal Dollars............................................................................................ 10
Table 10. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
111th Congress, Constant Dollars............................................................................................ 11
Table 11. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
110th Congress, Constant Dollars............................................................................................ 12
Table 12. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
109th Congress, Constant Dollars............................................................................................ 13
Table 13. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
108th Congress, Constant Dollars............................................................................................ 14
Table 14. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
107th Congress, Constant Dollars............................................................................................ 15
Table 15. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
106th Congress, Constant Dollars............................................................................................ 16
Table 16. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
105th Congress, Constant Dollars............................................................................................ 17
Table 17. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House,
104th Congress, Constant Dollars............................................................................................ 18
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Contacts
Author Contact Information ...................................................................................................... 19
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House Committee Funding Process
Pursuant to House Rule X, clause 6, the Committee on House Administration (CHA) reports an
omnibus, biennial “primary expense resolution” to cover the expenses of each standing and select
committee, except the Appropriations Committee.1 The resolution is based in part on committee
requests for funds to cover their necessary expenses for the two years of a Congress. The
budgetary requests include estimated salary needs for staff, costs of consulting services, printing
costs, office equipment and supply costs, and travel costs for committee members and staff. Some
costs, such as pension and insurance contributions for committee employees, are paid from other
appropriated funds, and are excluded from committee budgets.
Some committees discuss and approve their proposed budgets at committee organization
meetings. Some committees do not prepare or approve their draft budgets this way. Committee
chairs normally introduce House resolutions to provide their committees with the requisite funds
for the two years of the Congress. These individual resolutions are then referred to the House
Administration Committee, which holds public hearings on each committee’s request. The chair
and the ranking minority member from each committee normally testify at these hearings.2
The chair of CHA then typically introduces an omnibus funding resolution, which, after its
referral to the CHA, typically serves as the legislative vehicle for a full committee markup. The
measure is then considered by the House.
Table 1 through Table 9 provide committee funding requests and primary expense resolution
authorizations in nominal dollars for House committees in the 104th-112th Congresses. Table 10
through Table 17 provide the authorization levels, calculated in constant (January 2011) dollars,
for the 104th-111th Congresses.
1 P.L. 79-601, Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, Section 202(b), 60 Stat. 834, grants the Committee on
Appropriations authorization to appropriate funds for its own activities.
2 See, e.g., U.S. House, Committee on House Administration, Hearing on Committee Funding Requests, 108th Cong. 1st
sess. (Washington: GPO, 2003), available at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname
=108_house_hearings&docid=f:89055.pdf; and U.S. House, Committee on House Administration, Committee Funding,
109th Cong. 1st sess. (Washington: GPO, 2005), available at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?
dbname=109_house_hearings&docid=f:20927.pdf.
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Table 1. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 112th Congress
Amounts
Committee Request
1st Session 2nd Session Authorized 1st
Session
2nd
Session Difference %
Difference
Agriculture
$12,235,047 $6,189,494 $6,045,553 $12,235,047 $6,189,494 $6,045,553
$0
0.00%
Armed
Services
$15,050,528 $7,525,264 $7,525,264 $15,050,528 $7,525,264 $7,525,264
$0
0.00%
Budget
$12,066,370 $6,033,185 $6,033,185 $12,066,370 $6,033,185 $6,033,185
$0
0.00%
Education
and
Workforce
$16,692,508 $8,346,254 $8,346,254 $16,692,508 $8,346,254 $8,346,254
$0
0.00%
Energy and Commerce
$22,409,582 $10,980,940 $11,428,642 $22,409,582
$10,980,940
$11,428,642
$0
0.00%
Ethics $5,868,311
$2,824,535
$3,043,775
$5,868,311
$2,824,535
$3,043,775
$0
0.00%
Financial
Services
$17,399,282 $8,441,264 $8,958,018 $17,399,282 $8,441,264 $8,958,018
$0
0.00%
Foreign
Affairs
$17,904,940 $8,952,470 $8,952,470 $17,904,940 $8,952,470 $8,952,470
$0
0.00%
Homeland
Security
$16,887,448 $8,443,724 $8,443,724 $16,887,448 $8,443,724 $8,443,724
$0
0.00%
House
Administration
$10,516,013 $4,949,176 $5,566,837 $10,516,013 $4,949,176 $5,566,837
$0
0.00%
Judiciary
$16,802,812 $8,401,406 $8,401,406 $16,802,812 $8,401,406 $8,401,406
$0
0.00%
Natural
Resources
$15,739,532 $789,766 $7,869,766 $15,739,532 $789,766 $789,766
$0
0.00%
Oversight and Government Reform $21,226,108 $10,613,054 $10,613,054
$21,226,108
$10,613,054
$10,613,054
$0
0.00%
Rules $6,783,970
$3,391,985
$3,391,985
$6,783,970
$3,391,985
$3,391,985
$0
0.00%
Science, Space, and Technology
$13,346,273
$6,685,636
$6,660,637
$13,346,273
$6,685,636
$6,660,637
$0
0.00%
Smal Business
$6,874,000
$3,214,891
$3,659,109
$6,874,000
$3,214,891
$3,659,109
$0
0.00%
Transportation and Infrastructure
$19,830,446
$9,915,223
$9,915,223
$19,830,446
$9,915,223
$9,915,223
$0
0.00%
Veterans’ Affairs
$7,285,256
$3,602,745
$3,682,512
$7,285,256
$3,602,745
$3,682,512
$0
0.00%
Ways
and
Means
$19,602,731 $9,801,365 $9,801,366 $19,602,731 $9,801,365 $9,801,366
$0
0.00%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$10,307,500 $5,153,750 $5,153,750 $10,307,500 $5,153,750 $5,153,750 $0
0.00%
Source: H.Res. 147, H.Res. 97, H.Res. 107, H.Res. 108, H.Res. 109, H.Res. 110, H.Res. 112, H.Res. 113, H.Res. 114, H.Res. 116, H.Res. 118, H.Res. 119, H.Res. 120, H.Res.
121, H.Res. 122, H.Res. 123, H.Res. 124, H.Res. 125, H.Res. 126, H.Res. 127, and H.Res. 131 and CRS calculations. Amounts rounded to nearest dollar.
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Table 2. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 111th Congress
Amounts
Committee Request
1st Session
2nd Session
Authorized
1st Session
2nd Session Difference % Difference
Agriculture
$13,104,587 $6,316,330 $6,788,257 $12,878,997 $6,316,330 $6,562,667 -$225,590
-1.72%
Armed
Services
$18,014,287 $8,324,646 $9,689,641 $15,842,663 $7,769,820 $8,072,843 -$2,171,624 -12.06%
Budget
$12,701,442 $6,350,721 $6,350,721 $12,701,442 $6,350,721 $6,350,721
$0
0.00%
Education
and
Labor
$17,792,110 $8,657,750 $9,134,360 $17,571,062 $8,617,490 $8,953,572 -$221,048
-1.24%
Energy
and
Commerce
$24,999,160 $11,898,160 $13,101,000 $23,589,560 $11,569,181 $12,020,379 -$1,409,600 -5.64%
Financial
Services
$19,224,887 $9,322,449 $9,902,438 $18,315,034 $8,982,361 $9,332,673 -$909,853
-4.73%
Ethics
$5,725,608 $2,735,247 $2,990,361 $5,577,169 $2,735,247 $2,841,922 -$148,439 -2.59%
Foreign
Affairs
$21,439,063 $10,336,207 $11,102,856 $18,847,305 $9,243,406 $9,603,899 -$2,591,758 -12.09%
Homeland
Security
$17,832,436 $8,718,127 $9,114,309 $17,776,261 $8,718,127 $9,058,134 -$56,175
-0.32%
House
Administration
$11,475,431 $5,544,451 $5,930,980 $11,069,489 $5,428,881 $5,640,608 -$405,942
-3.54%
Judiciary
$19,052,900 $9,336,600 $9,716,300 $18,837,171 $9,238,436 $9,598,735 -$215,729
-1.13%
Natural
Resources
$16,660,489 $8,127,068 $8,533,421 $16,567,929 $8,125,517 $8,442,412 -$92,560
-0.56%
Oversight
and
Government
Reform
$23,953,226 $11,445,179 $12,508,047 $22,343,273 $10,957,956 $11,385,317 -$1,609,953 -6.72%
Rules
$7,141,021 $3,538,663 $3,602,358 $7,141,021 $3,538,663 $3,602,358
$0
0.00%
Science, Space, and Technology
$15,190,423
$7,233,535
$7,956,888
$14,048,942
$6,890,114
$7,158,828
-$1,141,481
-7.51%
Smal
Business
$7,920,719 $3,674,274 $4,246,445 $7,236,082 $3,548,839 $3,687,243 -$684,637 -8.64%
Transportation
and
Infrastructure
$21,030,831 $10,258,942 $10,771,889 $20,874,154 $10,237,447 $10,636,707 -$156,677
-0.74%
Veterans’
Affairs
$7,844,690 $3,812,691 $4,031,999 $7,668,691 $3,761,006 $3,907,685 -$175,999 -2.24%
Ways
and
Means
$20,789,331 $10,141,137 $10,648,194 $20,634,454 $10,119,889 $10,514,565 -$154,877
-0.74%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$10,850,000 $5,387,500 $5,462,500 $10,850,000 $5,387,500 $5,462,500 $0 0.00%
Select Energy Independence and Global
$4,167,500 $2,096,900 $2,070,600 $4,167,500 $2,096,900 $2,070,600
$0
0.00%
Warming
Source: H.Res. 279, H.Res. 104, H.Res. 113, H.Res. 115, H.Res. 119, H.Res. 120, H.Res. 121, H.Res. 122, H.Res. 123, H.Res. 124, H.Res. 126, H.Res. 127, H.Res. 131,
H.Res. 135, H.Res. 138, H.Res. 141, H.Res. 144, H.Res. 145, H.Res. 147, H.Res. 162, and H.Res. 172.
Notes: January 2011 dollars. Committees are listed according to their names in the 112th Congress. In the 111th Congress, the Committee on Education and the
Workforce was known as the Committee on Education and Labor; the Committee on Ethics was known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; and the
Committee on Science, Space and Technology was known as the Committee on Science and Technology.
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Table 3. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 110th Congress, Nominal Dollars
% of
Committee
Request
1st Session
2nd Session Authorization
1st Session
2nd Session
Difference Request
Agriculture
$12,398,755 $5,954,462 $6,444,293 $11,995,306 $5,910,765 $6,084,541 -$403,449 -3.25%
Armed
Services
$15,469,004 $6,883,959 $8,585,045 $14,618,946 $7,203,581 $7,415,366 -$850,058 -5.50%
Budget
$12,026,478 $6,013,239 $6,013,239 $12,520,064 $6,169,343 $6,350,721 $493,586 4.10%
Education
and
Workforce
$16,334,250 $8,025,500 $8,308,750 $16,213,840 $7,989,475 $8,224,365 -$120,410 -0.74%
Energy and Commerce
$22,474,614
$11,013,668
$11,460,946
$21,056,249
$10,375,603
$10,680,646
-$1,418,365
-6.31%
Ethics
$6,119,301 $2,996,561 $3,122,740 $4,994,181 $2,460,915 $2,533,266 -$1,125,120
-18.39%
Financial
Services
$16,575,710 $8,029,517 $8,546,193 $16,189,138 $7,977,303 $8,211,835 -$386,572 -2.33%
Foreign
Affairs
$17,953,805 $8,762,228 $9,191,577 $17,391,504 $8,569,776 $8,821,728 -$562,301 -3.13%
Homeland
Security
$16,511,877 $8,132,028 $8,379,849 $16,448,403 $8,105,057 $8,343,346 -$63,474 -0.38%
House
Administration
$10,214,461 $5,033,242 $5,181,219 $10,214,461 $5,033,242 $5,181,219
$0
0.00%
Judiciary
$16,657,587 $8,165,484 $8,492,103 $16,347,324 $8,055,250 $8,292,074 -$310,263 -1.86%
Natural
Resources
$15,581,951 $7,638,213 $7,943,738 $15,288,192 $7,533,355 $7,754,836 -$293,759 -1.89%
Oversight and Government Reform
$22,876,214
$10,790,667
$12,085,547
$21,602,950
$10,644,994
$10,957,956
-$1,273,264
-5.57%
Rules
$6,781,540 $3,357,198 $3,424,342 $6,852,908 $3,376,815 $3,476,093 $71,368 1.05%
Science, Space, and Technology
$13,209,820
$6,475,402
$6,734,418
$12,963,775
$6,387,984
$6,575,791
-$246,045
-1.86%
Smal
Business
$6,257,410 $3,009,086 $3,248,324 $5,965,945 $2,939,758 $3,026,187 -$291,465 -4.66%
Transportation and Infrastructure
$19,724,511
$9,528,749
$10,195,762
$19,261,795
$9,491,374
$9,770,421
-$462,716
-2.35%
Veterans’
Affairs
$6,933,319 $3,398,686 $3,534,633 $7,076,347 $3,486,916 $3,589,431 $143,028 2.06%
Ways and Means
$20,059,514
$9,785,129
$10,274,385
$19,040,609
$9,382,384
$9,658,226
-$1,018,905
-5.08%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$10,409,000 $5,077,000 $5,332,000 $10,467,084 $5,157,724 $5,309,361 $58,084 0.56%
Select Energy Independence and Global
- - -
$3,725,467
$1,666,667
$2,058,800
Warming
Source: Data taken from individual committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 110th Congress.
Notes: January, 2011 dollars. Committees are listed according to their names in the 112th Congress. In the 110th Congress, the Committee on Education and the
Workforce was known as the Committee on Education and Labor; the Committee on Ethics was known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; and the
Committee on Science, Space and Technology was known as the Committee on Science and Technology.
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Table 4. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 109th Congress, Nominal Dollars
% of
Committee
Request
1st Session
2nd Session Authorization
1st Session
2nd Session
Difference Request
Agriculture
$11,562,481 $5,595,604 $5,966,877 $11,257,009 $5,495,805 $5,761,204 -$305,472 -2.64%
Armed
Services
$13,333,137 $6,387,373 $6,945,764 $12,826,208 $6,292,249 $6,533,959 -$506,929 -3.80%
Budget
$12,026,478 $6,013,239 $6,013,239 $12,026,478 $6,013,239 $6,013,239
$0
0.00%
Education
and
Workforce
$15,493,286 $7,708,622 $7,784,664 $15,493,286 $7,705,970 $7,787,316
$0
0.00%
Energy and Commerce
$21,388,076
$10,297,200
$11,090,876
$19,925,687
$9,812,619
$10,113,068
-$1,462,389
-6.84%
Ethics
$4,768,734 $2,300,779 $2,467,955 $4,290,536 $1,891,890 $2,398,646 -$478,198 -10.03%
Financial
Services
$16,127,977 $7,831,097 $8,296,880 $15,203,100 $7,427,648 $7,775,452 -$924,877 -5.73%
Foreign
Affairs
$18,869,785 $9,092,015 $9,777,770 $16,299,018 $7,946,084 $8,352,934 -$2,570,767
-13.62%
Homeland
Security
$15,787,494 $7,462,855 $8,324,639 $14,000,000 $6,100,026 $7,899,974 -$1,787,494
-11.32%
House
Administration
$10,101,152 $4,822,199 $5,278,953 $9,554,568 $4,648,683 $4,905,885 -$546,584 -5.41%
Judiciary
$18,263,201 $8,972,238 $9,290,962 $15,312,992 $7,461,565 $7,851,427 -$2,950,209
-16.15%
Natural
Resources
$14,805,934 $7,289,521 $7,516,413 $14,520,962 $7,178,224 $7,342,738 -$284,972 -1.92%
Oversight and Government Reform
$21,349,000
$10,624,500
$10,724,500
$20,497,085
$10,121,443
$10,375,642
-$851,915
-3.99%
Rules
$6,365,600 $3,176,144 $3,189,456 $6,365,600 $3,074,229 $3,291,371
$0
0.00%
Science, Space, and Technology
$13,146,852
$6,388,306
$6,758,546
$12,327,996
$6,101,648
$6,226,348
-$818,856
-6.23%
Smal
Business
$6,034,058 $2,987,331 $3,046,727 $5,586,973 $2,721,600 $2,865,373 -$447,085 -7.41%
Transportation and Infrastructure
$18,582,105
$9,007,388
$9,574,717
$18,108,082
$8,856,869
$9,251,213
-$474,023
-2.55%
Veterans’
Affairs
$7,933,081 $3,832,415 $4,100,666 $6,474,418 $3,075,732 $3,398,686 -$1,458,663
-18.39%
Ways
and
Means
$17,819,494 $8,732,509 $9,086,985 $17,819,494 $8,674,514 $9,144,980
$0
0.00%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$9,875,429 $5,436,490 $4,438,939 $9,527,870 $4,500,653 $5,027,217 -$347,559 -3.52%
Source: Data taken from committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 109th Congress, and H.Res. 224, 109th Congress.
Notes: January, 2011 dollars. Committees are listed according to their names in the 112th Congress. In the 109th Congress, the Committee on Education and Labor was
known as the Committee on Education and the Workforce; the Committee on Ethics was known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; the Committee on
Foreign Affairs was known as the Committee on International Relations; the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was known as the Committee on
Government Reform; the Committee on Natural Resources was known as the Committee on Resources; and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology was
known as the Committee on Science.
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Table 5. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 108th Congress, Nominal Dollars
1st
2nd
% of
Committee
Request
1st Session
2nd Session
Authorization
Session
Session
Difference
Request
Agriculture $10,623,640
$5,292,225
$5,331,415
$10,327,531
$5,084,900
$5,242,632
-$296,109
-2.79%
Armed Services
$12,377,680
$5,943,675
$6,434,005
$11,931,357
$5,871,876
$6,059,481
-$446,323
-3.61%
Budget $11,869,572
$5,894,018
$5,975,554
$11,869,572
$5,856,333
$6,013,239
$0
0.00%
Education and Workforce
$14,922,183
$7,398,237
$7,523,946
$14,673,371
$7,047,896
$7,625,475
-$248,812
-1.67%
Energy and Commerce
$19,117,623
$9,385,902
$9,731,721
$18,622,138
$9,101,042
$9,521,097
-$495,485
-2.59%
Ethics
$3,443,150 $1,636,825 $1,806,325 $3,071,250 $1,527,825
$1,543,425 -$371,900 -10.80%
Financial Services
$16,995,487
$8,144,280
$8,851,207
$13,696,487
$6,601,085
$7,095,402
-$3,299,000
-19.41%
Foreign Affairs
$16,037,995
$7,693,249
$8,344,746
$14,552,695
$6,993,645
$7,559,050
-$1,485,300
-9.26%
Homeland Security
$11,028,787
$5,657,656
$5,371,131
$10,952,787
$5,366,866
$5,585,921
-$76,000
-0.69%
House Administration
$10,374,974
$5,028,573
$5,346,401
$8,527,057
$4,122,092
$4,404,965
-$1,847,917
-17.81%
Judiciary $17,248,067
$8,422,720
$8,825,346
$14,048,616
$6,957,554
$7,091,062
-$3,199,451
-18.55%
Natural Resources
$14,910,527
$7,360,564
$7,549,963
$13,509,424
$6,492,029
$7,017,395
-$1,401,103
-9.40%
Oversight and Government Reform
$20,400,000
$10,000,000
$10,400,000
$19,614,435
$9,740,963
$9,873,472
-$785,565
-3.85%
Rules
$5,669,311 $2,816,332 $2,852,979 $5,669,311 $2,797,898
$2,871,413 $0
0.00%
Science, Space, and Technology
$12,296,690
$6,072,465
$6,224,225
$11,690,845
$5,711,401
$5,979,444
-$605,845
-4.93%
Smal
Business
$6,372,008 $3,080,591 $3,291,417 $5,120,301 $2,535,261
$2,585,041
-$1,251,707
-19.64%
Transportation and Infrastructure
$17,682,505
$8,722,428
$8,960,077
$16,461,893
$7,982,558
$8,479,334
-$1,220,612
-6.90%
Veterans’
Affairs
$6,776,617 $3,225,344 $3,551,273 $5,486,795 $2,703,328
$2,783,466
-$1,289,822
-19.03%
Ways and Means
$16,521,319
$8,063,151
$8,458,168
$16,136,288
$7,908,037
$8,228,251
-$385,031
-2.33%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$7,809,730 $3,773,567 $4,036,163 $7,809,730 $3,780,487
$4,029,243 $0 0.00%
Source: Data taken from committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 108th Congress (2003-2004).
Notes: January, 2011 dol ars. Committees are listed according to their names and types in the 112th Congress. In the 108th Congress, the Committee on Education and
Labor was known as the Committee on Education and the Workforce; the Committee on Ethics was known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; the
Committee on Foreign Affairs was known as the Committee on International Relations; the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was known as the
Committee on Government Reform; the Committee on Natural Resources was known as the Committee on Resources; and the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology was known as the Committee on Science. The Committee on Homeland Security was a select committee.
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House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
Table 6. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 107th Congress, Nominal Dollars
1st
2nd
% of
Committee
Request
1st Session
2nd Session
Authorization
Session
Session
Difference
Request
Agriculture $10,010,397
$4,918,497
$5,091,900
$9,607,006
$4,675,093
$4,931,913
-$403,391
-4.03%
Armed
Services
$10,847,677 $5,182,597 $5,665,080 $10,872,677 $5,182,597
$5,690,080 $25,000 0.23%
Budget $11,221,912
$5,513,305
$5,708,608
$11,107,043
$5,403,522
$5,703,521
-$114,869
-1.02%
Education and Workforce
$15,590,870
$8,137,966
$7,452,904
$13,573,886
$7,059,821
$6,514,065
-$2,016,984
-12.94%
Energy and Commerce
$18,813,475
$8,938,911
$9,874,564
$17,226,770
$8,527,251
$8,699,519
-$1,586,705
-8.43%
Ethics $2,921,091
$1,383,708
$1,537,383
$2,871,091
$1,358,708
$1,512,383
-$50,000
-1.71%
Financial Services
$15,095,429
$7,568,506
$7,526,923
$11,846,231
$5,705,025
$6,141,206
-$3,249,198
-21.52%
Foreign Affairs
$14,495,256
$7,003,845
$7,491,411
$12,672,626
$6,202,095
$6,470,531
-$1,822,630
-12.57%
House Administration
$7,859,306
$3,765,460
$4,093,846
$7,418,045
$3,560,662
$3,857,383
-$441,261
-5.61%
Judiciary $15,490,248
$7,595,624
$7,894,624
$13,166,463
$6,339,902
$6,826,561
-$2,323,785
-15.00%
Natural Resources
$11,982,260
$5,804,266
$6,175,994
$11,601,260
$5,595,266
$6,005,994
-$381,000
-3.18%
Oversight and Government Reform
$21,842,000
$10,692,000
$11,150,000
$19,420,233
$9,810,000
$9,610,233
-$2,421,767
-11.09%
Rules $5,370,773
$2,644,509
$2,726,264
$5,370,773
$2,644,509
$2,726,264
$0
0.00%
Science, Space, and Technology
$12,254,301
$6,000,079
$6,254,223
$10,628,041
$5,172,668
$5,455,373
-$1,626,260
-13.27%
Smal Business
$4,798,783
$2,312,344
$2,486,439
$4,798,783
$2,312,344
$2,486,439
$0
0.00%
Transportation and Infrastructure
$16,559,562
$7,873,320
$8,686,242
$14,479,551
$6,964,664
$7,514,887
-$2,080,011
-12.56%
Veterans’ Affairs
$5,273,013
$2,576,765
$2,696,248
$5,142,263
$2,516,765
$2,625,498
-$130,750
-2.48%
Ways and Means
$16,077,758
$8,014,668
$8,063,090
$14,748,888
$7,228,481
$7,520,407
-$1,328,870
-8.27%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$7,475,073 $3,660,022 $3,815,052 $6,955,074 $3,407,986 $3,547,088 -$519,999 -6.96%
Source: Data taken from committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 107th Congress (2001-2002).
Notes: January, 2011 dollars. Committees are listed according to their names in the 112th Congress. In the 107th Congress, the Committee on Education and Labor was
known as the Committee on Education and the Workforce; the Committee on Ethics was known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; the Committee on
Foreign Affairs was known as the Committee on International Relations; the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was known as the Committee on
Government Reform; the Committee on Natural Resources was known as the Committee on Resources; and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology was
known as the Committee on Science.
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House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
Table 7. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 106th Congress, Nominal Dollars
1st
2nd
% of
Committee
Request
1st Session
2nd Session
Authorization
Session
Session
Difference
Request
Agriculture
$8,564,493 $4,175,983 $4,388,510 $8,414,033 $4,101,062
$4,312,971 -$150,460 -1.76%
Armed Services
$10,599,855
$5,114,079
$5,485,776
$10,342,681
$5,047,079
$5,295,602
-$257,174
-2.43%
Budget
$9,940,000 $4,970,000 $4,970,000 $9,940,000 $4,970,000
$4,970,000 $0
0.00%
Education and Workforce
$12,382,569
$6,427,328
$5,955,241
$11,200,497
$5,908,749
$5,291,748
-$1,182,072
-9.55%
Energy and Commerce
$15,537,415
$7,597,758
$7,939,657
$15,285,113
$7,564,812
$7,720,301
-$252,302
-1.62%
Ethics
$2,860,915 $1,382,916 $1,477,999 $2,632,915 $1,272,416
$1,360,499 -$228,000 -7.97%
Financial
Services
$9,725,255 $4,782,996 $4,942,259 $9,307,521 $4,552,023
$4,755,498 -$417,734 -4.30%
Foreign Affairs
$11,659,355
$5,776,761
$5,882,594
$11,313,531
$5,635,000
$5,678,531
-$345,824
-2.97%
House
Administration
$6,307,220 $3,055,255 $3,251,965 $6,251,871 $2,980,255
$3,271,616 -$55,349 -0.88%
Judiciary $13,575,939
$6,523,985
$7,051,954
$12,152,275
$5,787,394
$6,364,881
-$1,423,664
-10.49%
Natural Resources
$11,270,338
$5,530,746
$5,739,592
$10,567,908
$5,208,851
$5,359,057
-$702,430
-6.23%
Oversight and Government Reform
$21,028,913
$10,301,933
$10,726,980
$19,770,233
$9,773,233
$9,997,000
-$1,258,680
-5.99%
Rules
$5,069,424 $4,288,522 $2,580,902 $5,069,424 $2,488,522
$2,580,902 $0
0.00%
Science, Space, and Technology
$9,018,326
$4,453,861
$4,564,465
$8,931,726
$4,410,560
$4,521,166
-$86,600
-0.96%
Smal
Business
$4,399,035 $2,094,868 $2,304,167 $4,148,880 $2,037,466
$2,111,414 -$250,155 -5.69%
Transportation and Infrastructure
$14,539,260
$7,049,818
$7,489,442
$13,220,138
$6,410,069
$6,810,069
-$1,319,122
-9.07%
Veterans’
Affairs
$5,220,900 $2,497,291 $2,723,609 $4,735,135 $2,334,800
$2,400,335 -$485,765 -9.30%
Ways and Means
$11,960,876
$5,833,436
$6,127,440
$11,930,338
$5,814,367
$6,115,971
-$30,538
-0.26%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$5,369,030 $2,609,105 $2,759,925 $5,164,444 $2,514,916 $2,649,528 -$204,586 -3.81%
Reserve
Fund
$3,000,000
Source: Data taken from committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 106th Congress (1999-2000).
Notes: January, 2011 dollars. Committees are listed according to their names in the 112th Congress. In the 106th Congress, the Committee on Ethics was known as the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; the Committee on Foreign Affairs was known as the Committee on International Relations; the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform was known as the Committee on Government Reform; the Committee on Natural Resources was known as the Committee on Resources; and the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology was known as the Committee on Science.
CRS-8
House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
Table 8. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 105th Congress, Nominal Dollars
2nd
2nd
% of
Committee
Request
1st Session
Session
Authorization
1st Session
Session
Difference
Request
Agriculture
$7,792,162 $3,851,039 $3,941,123 $7,656,162 $3,791,039 $3,865,123 -$136,000 -1.75%
Armed
Services
$10,668,640 $5,145,928 $5,522,712 $9,721,745 $4,719,454 $5,002,291 -$946,895 -8.88%
Budget $9,940,000
$4,970,000
$4,970,000
$9,940,000
$4,970,000
$4,970,000
$0
0.00%
Education
and
Workforce
$10,569,157 $5,227,342 $5,341,815 $10,125,113 $5,002,127 $5,122,986 -$444,044 -4.20%
Energy and Commerce
$14,671,538
$7,179,440
$7,492,098
$14,535,406
$7,122,959
$7,412,447
-$136,132
-0.93%
Ethics
$2,439,300 $1,237,300 $1,202,000 $2,456,300 $1,276,300 $1,180,000 $17,000 0.70%
Financial
Services
$9,414,785 $4,568,817 $4,845,967 $8,901,617 $4,363,817 $4,537,800 -$513,168 -5.45%
Foreign
Affairs
$11,150,892 $5,433,555 $5,717,337 $10,368,358 $5,145,358 $5,223,000 -$782,534 -7.02%
House
Administration
$6,160,946 $3,133,200 $3,027,746 $6,050,349 $3,042,603 $3,007,746 -$110,597 -1.80%
Judiciary $12,037,046
$5,732,403
$6,304,643
$10,604,041
$5,054,800
$5,549,241
-$1,433,005
-11.90%
Natural
Resources
$10,418,537 $5,058,524 $5,360,013 $9,876,550 $4,800,014 $5,076,536 -$541,987 -5.20%
Oversight and Government Reform
$20,020,572
$11,702,573
$8,317,999
$20,020,572
$11,702,573
$8,317,999
$0
0.00%
Rules $4,649,102
$2,306,407
$2,342,695
$4,649,102
$2,306,407
$2,342,695
$0
0.00%
Science, Space, and Technology
$9,128,727
$4,519,172
$4,609,555
$8,677,830
$4,263,672
$4,414,158
-$450,897
-4.94%
Smal
Business
$4,099,817 $2,014,818 $2,084,999 $3,906,941 $1,936,471 $1,970,470 -$192,876 -4.70%
Transportation and Infrastructure
$14,096,282
$7,042,725
$7,053,557
$12,184,459
$5,992,229
$6,192,230
-$1,911,823
-13.56%
Veterans’ Affairs
$5,744,757
$2,744,855
$2,999,902
$4,344,160
$2,084,368
$2,259,792
-$1,400,597
-24.38%
Ways
and
Means
$11,163,529 $5,472,622 $5,690,907 $11,036,907 $5,366,700 $5,670,207 -$126,622 -1.13%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$4,939,526 $2,420,040 $2,519,486 $4,815,526 $2,358,040 $2,457,486 -$124,000 -2.51%
Reserve Fund
$7,900,000
Source: Data taken from committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 105th Congress (1997-1998).
Notes: January, 2011 dollars. Committees are listed according to their names in the 112th Congress. In the 105th Congress, the Committee on Ethics was known as the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; the Committee on Foreign Affairs was known as the Committee on International Relations; the Committee on House
Administration was known as the committee on House Oversight; the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was known as the Committee on Government
Reform; the Committee on Natural Resources was known as the Committee on Resources; and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology was known as the
Committee on Science.
CRS-9
House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
Table 9. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 104th Congress, Nominal Dollars
2nd
2nd
% of
Committee
Request
1st Session
Session
Authorization 1st Session
Session
Difference
Request
Agriculture $7,590,139
$3,961,388
$3,628,751
$7,406,899
$3,866,148
$3,540,751
-$183,240
-2.41%
Armed Services
$9,981,615
$4,769,362
$5,212,253
$9,085,743
$4,245,134
$4,840,609
-$895,872
-8.98%
Budget $10,038,000
$5,013,000
$5,025,000
$9,912,000
$4,940,000
$4,972,000
-$126,000
-1.26%
Education and Workforce
$9,687,275
$4,815,332
$4,871,943
$9,621,539
$4,777,196
$4,844,343
-$65,736
-0.68%
Energy and Commerce
$15,648,577
$7,625,910
$8,022,667
$13,686,823
$6,663,227
$7,023,596
-$1,961,754
-12.54%
Ethics $2,090,150
$1,063,650
$1,026,500
$1,981,150
$1,009,450
$971,700
-$109,000
-5.21%
Financial Services
$8,786,054
$4,286,579
$4,499,475
$8,645,054
$4,161,579
$4,483,475
-$141,000
-1.60%
Foreign
Affairs
$10,551,875 $5,097,254 $5,454,621 $10,028,093 $4,953,472 $5,074,621 -$523,782 -4.96%
House Administration
$6,394,121
$3,250,783
$3,143,338
$6,177,608
$3,092,920
$3,084,688
-$216,513
-3.39%
Judiciary $9,683,190
$4,672,187
$5,011,003
$9,553,190
$4,577,187
$4,976,003
-$130,000
-1.34%
Natural Resources
$10,926,383
$5,210,815
$5,715,568
$9,588,953
$4,795,970
$4,792,983
-$1,337,430
-12.24%
Oversight and Government Reform
$13,639,857
$6,618,689
$7,021,168
$13,520,037
$6,576,369
$6,943,668
-$119,820
-0.88%
Rules $4,435,817
$2,200,567
$2,235,250
$4,433,817
$2,199,567
$2,234,250
-$2,000
-0.05%
Science, Space, and Technology
$8,642,826
$4,211,654
$4,431,172
$8,411,326
$3,991,154
$4,420,172
-$231,500
-2.68%
Smal Business
$3,812,580
$1,873,290
$1,939,290
$3,791,580
$1,863,290
$1,928,290
-$21,000
-0.55%
Transportation and Infrastructure
$12,414,469
$6,057,934
$6,356,535
$10,878,981
$5,386,171
$5,492,810
-$1,535,488
-12.37%
Veterans’ Affairs
$4,341,605
$2,084,500
$2,257,105
$4,220,605
$2,024,500
$2,196,105
-$121,000
-2.79%
Ways
and
Means
$10,338,340 $4,976,231 $5,362,109 $10,219,358 $4,916,740 $5,302,618 -$118,982 -1.15%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$4,622,090 $2,277,210 $2,344,880 $4,519,890 $2,226,210 $2,293,680 -$102,200 -2.21%
Source: Data taken from committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 104th Congress (1995-1996).
Notes: January, 2011 dollars. Committees are listed according to their names in the 112th Congress. In the 104th Congress, the Committee on Ethics was known as the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; the Committee on Foreign Affairs was known as the Committee on International Relations; the Committee on House
Administration was known as the committee on House Oversight; the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was known as the Committee on Government
Reform; the Committee on Natural Resources was known as the Committee on Resources; and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology was known as the
Committee on Science..
CRS-10
House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
Table 10. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 111th Congress, Constant Dollars
% of
Committee
Request
1st Session
2nd Session Authorization 1st Session
2nd Session
Difference
Request
Agriculture
$13,451,906 $6,483,735 $6,968,170 $13,220,337 $6,483,735 $6,736,601 -$231,569 -1.72%
Armed
Services
$18,491,730 $8,545,279 $9,946,451 $16,262,550 $7,975,748 $8,286,802 -$2,229,180 -12.06%
Budget
$13,038,076 $6,519,038 $6,519,038 $13,038,076 $6,519,038 $6,519,038
$0
0.00%
Education
and
Workforce
$18,263,665 $8,887,211 $9,376,453 $18,036,758 $8,845,884 $9,190,874 -$226,907 -1.24%
Energy
and
Commerce
$25,661,727 $12,213,504 $13,448,223 $24,214,768 $11,875,806 $12,338,962 -$1,446,959 -5.64%
Ethics
$5,877,357 $2,807,741 $3,069,616 $5,724,984 $2,807,741 $2,917,243 -$152,373 -2.59%
Financial
Services
$19,734,415 $9,569,527 $10,164,888 $18,800,448 $9,220,426 $9,580,022 -$933,967 -4.73%
Foreign Affairs
$22,007,275
$10,610,154
$11,397,122
$19,346,826
$9,488,389
$9,858,437
-$2,660,449
-12.09%
Homeland
Security
$18,305,060 $8,949,189 $9,355,871 $18,247,396 $8,949,189 $9,298,207 -$57,664 -0.32%
House
Administration
$11,779,571 $5,691,399 $6,088,172 $11,362,870 $5,572,766 $5,790,104 -$416,701 -3.54%
Judiciary
$19,557,870 $9,584,053 $9,973,817 $19,336,424 $9,483,288 $9,853,136 -$221,447 -1.13%
Natural
Resources
$17,102,052 $8,342,464 $8,759,587 $17,007,039 $8,340,872 $8,666,166 -$95,013 -0.56%
Oversight
and
Government
Reform
$24,588,072 $11,748,517 $12,839,555 $22,935,450 $11,248,381 $11,687,069 -$1,652,623 -6.72%
Rules
$7,330,284 $3,632,450 $3,697,833 $7,330,284 $3,632,450 $3,697,833
$0
0.00%
Science, Space, and Technology
$15,593,024
$7,425,250
$8,167,774
$14,421,289
$7,072,727
$7,348,563
-$1,171,734
-7.51%
Smal
Business
$8,130,646 $3,771,655 $4,358,991 $7,427,864 $3,642,896 $3,784,968 -$702,782 -8.64%
Transportation and Infrastructure
$21,588,224
$10,530,841
$11,057,383
$21,427,394
$10,508,776
$10,918,618
-$160,830
-0.74%
Veterans’
Affairs
$8,052,602 $3,913,741 $4,138,861 $7,871,939 $3,860,686 $4,011,253 -$180,664 -2.24%
Ways
and
Means
$21,340,323 $10,409,914 $10,930,409 $21,181,341 $10,388,102 $10,793,239 -$158,982 -0.74%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$11,137,564 $5,530,288 $5,607,276 $11,137,564 $5,530,288 $5,607,276 $0 0.00%
Select Energy Independence and Global
$4,277,954 $2,152,475 $2,125,478 $4,277,954 $2,152,475 $2,125,478
$0
0.00%
Warming
Source: CRS calculations based on House committee funding resolutions in the 111th Congress (2009-2010) and the Consumer Price Index for January 2011, available at
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt.
Notes: January 2011 dollars. Committees are listed according to their names in the 112th Congress. In the 111th Congress, the Committee on Education and the
Workforce was known as the Committee on Education and Labor; the Committee on Ethics was known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; and the
Committee on Science, Space and Technology was known as the Committee on Science and Technology.
CRS-11
House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
Table 11. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 110th Congress, Constant Dollars
% of
Committee
Request
1st Session
2nd Session Authorization 1st Session
2nd Session
Difference
Request
Agriculture $13,169,020
$6,324,379
$6,844,641
$12,740,507
$6,277,968
$6,462,540
-$428,513
-3.25%
Armed Services
$16,430,007
$7,311,621
$9,118,386
$15,527,139
$7,651,099
$7,876,041
-$902,867
-5.50%
Budget $12,773,616
$6,386,808
$6,386,808
$13,297,866
$6,552,610
$6,745,256
$524,250
4.10%
Education and Workforce
$17,349,006
$8,524,079
$8,824,926
$17,221,115
$8,485,816
$8,735,299
-$127,890
-0.74%
Energy
and
Commerce
$23,870,836 $11,697,886 $12,172,951 $22,364,356 $11,020,181 $11,344,175 -$1,506,480 -6.31%
Ethics
$6,499,459 $3,182,721 $3,316,738 $5,304,442 $2,613,798 $2,690,644 -$1,195,017 -18.39%
Financial Services
$17,605,466
$8,528,346
$9,077,120
$17,194,879
$8,472,888
$8,721,990
-$410,588
-2.33%
Foreign Affairs
$19,069,175
$9,306,576
$9,762,598
$18,471,941
$9,102,168
$9,369,773
-$597,234
-3.13%
Homeland
Security
$17,537,668 $8,637,225 $8,900,442 $17,470,250 $8,608,579 $8,861,671 -$67,417 -0.38%
House Administration
$10,849,028
$5,345,929
$5,503,099
$10,849,028
$5,345,929
$5,503,099
$0
0.00%
Judiciary $17,692,430
$8,672,760
$9,019,670
$17,362,892
$8,555,678
$8,807,214
-$329,538
-1.86%
Natural Resources
$16,549,971
$8,112,732
$8,437,238
$16,237,962
$8,001,360
$8,236,601
-$312,009
-1.89%
Oversight
and
Government
Reform
$24,297,385 $11,461,031 $12,836,355 $22,945,021 $11,306,308 $11,638,713 -$1,352,365 -5.57%
Rules
$7,202,839 $3,565,762 $3,637,077 $7,278,641 $3,586,598 $3,692,043 $75,802 1.05%
Science, Space, and Technology
$14,030,472
$6,877,683
$7,152,790
$13,769,142
$6,784,834
$6,984,308
-$261,330
-1.86%
Smal
Business
$6,646,148 $3,196,024 $3,450,124 $6,336,576 $3,122,389 $3,214,187 -$309,572 -4.66%
Transportation and Infrastructure
$20,949,885
$10,120,717
$10,829,168
$20,458,423
$10,081,020
$10,377,403
-$491,462
-2.35%
Veterans’
Affairs
$7,364,047 $3,609,827 $3,754,220 $7,515,961 $3,703,539 $3,812,422 $151,914 2.06%
Ways
and
Means
$21,305,700 $10,393,024 $10,912,675 $20,223,496 $9,965,259 $10,258,238 -$1,082,204 -5.08%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$11,055,653 $5,392,406 $5,663,247 $11,117,345 $5,478,145 $5,639,202 $61,692 0.56%
Select Energy Independence and Global
$3,956,909
$1,770,208
$2,186,702
$3,956,909
Warming
Source: CRS calculations based on House committee funding resolutions in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and the Consumer Price Index for January 2011, available at
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt.
Notes: January, 2011 dollars. Committees are listed according to their names in the 112th Congress. In the 110th Congress, the Committee on Education and the
Workforce was known as the Committee on Education and Labor; the Committee on Ethics was known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; and the
Committee on Science, Space and Technology was known as the Committee on Science and Technology.
CRS-12
House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
Table 12. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 109th Congress, Constant Dollars
Committee
Request
1st Session
2nd Session
Authorization
1st Session 2nd Session Difference
% of Request
Agriculture $13,038,015
$6,309,681
$6,728,334
$12,693,560
$6,197,146
$6,496,414
-$344,454
-2.64%
Armed Services
$15,034,631
$7,202,491
$7,832,140
$14,463,011
$7,095,228
$7,367,783
-$571,620
-3.80%
Budget $13,561,224
$6,780,612
$6,780,612
$13,561,224
$6,780,612
$6,780,612
$0
0.00%
Education and Workforce
$17,470,445
$8,692,350
$8,778,096
$17,470,445
$8,689,359
$8,781,086
$0
0.00%
Energy and Commerce
$24,117,492
$11,611,266
$12,506,226
$22,468,482
$11,064,846
$11,403,636
-$1,649,010
-6.84%
Ethics $5,377,291
$2,594,390
$2,782,900
$4,838,068
$2,133,322
$2,704,747
-$539,223
-10.03%
Financial Services
$18,186,131
$8,830,454
$9,355,677
$17,143,227
$8,375,519
$8,767,708
-$1,042,904
-5.73%
Foreign Affairs
$21,277,832
$10,252,283
$11,025,550
$18,379,000
$8,960,115
$9,418,885
-$2,898,833
-13.62%
Homeland Security
$17,802,198
$8,415,219
$9,386,979
$15,786,595
$6,878,474
$8,908,121
-$2,015,603
-11.32%
House Administration
$11,390,200
$5,437,579
$5,952,621
$10,773,864
$5,241,920
$5,531,944
-$616,336
-5.41%
Judiciary $20,593,840
$10,117,221
$10,476,619
$17,267,143
$8,413,765
$8,853,378
-$3,326,697
-16.15%
Natural Resources
$16,695,377
$8,219,765
$8,475,612
$16,374,039
$8,094,265
$8,279,774
-$321,338
-1.92%
Oversight and Government Reform
$24,073,430
$11,980,334
$12,093,096
$23,112,799
$11,413,080
$11,699,718
-$960,631
-3.99%
Rules $7,177,939
$3,581,464
$3,596,475
$7,177,939
$3,466,543
$3,711,396
$0
0.00%
Science, Space, and Technology
$14,824,573
$7,203,543
$7,621,031
$13,901,220
$6,880,303
$7,020,917
-$923,353
-6.23%
Smal Business
$6,804,088
$3,368,556
$3,435,532
$6,299,949
$3,068,914
$3,231,035
-$504,139
-7.41%
Transportation and Infrastructure
$20,953,440
$10,156,856
$10,796,584
$20,418,925
$9,987,129
$10,431,797
-$534,515
-2.55%
Veterans’ Affairs
$8,945,453
$4,321,485
$4,623,968
$7,300,644
$3,468,238
$3,832,406
-$1,644,809
-18.39%
Ways and Means
$20,093,510
$9,846,899
$10,246,611
$20,093,510
$9,781,503
$10,312,007
$0
0.00%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$11,135,671 $6,130,261 $5,005,410 $10,743,759 $5,074,999
$5,668,760 -$391,912 -3.52%
Source: CRS calculations based on House committee funding resolutions in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) and the Consumer Price Index for January 2011, available at
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt.
Notes: January, 2011 dollars. Committees are listed according to their names in the 112th Congress. In the 109th Congress, the Committee on Education and Labor was
known as the Committee on Education and the Workforce; the Committee on Ethics was known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; the Committee on
Foreign Affairs was known as the Committee on International Relations; the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was known as the Committee on
Government Reform; the Committee on Natural Resources was known as the Committee on Resources; and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology was
known as the Committee on Science.
CRS-13
House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
Table 13. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 108th Congress, Constant Dollars
% of
Committee
Request
1st Session
2nd Session Authorization 1st Session
2nd Session
Difference
Request
Agriculture
$12,715,054 $6,334,074 $6,380,979 $12,360,651 $6,085,934 $6,274,718 -$354,402 -2.79%
Armed
Services
$14,814,401 $7,113,771 $7,700,630 $14,280,213 $7,027,838 $7,252,375 -$534,188 -3.61%
Budget
$14,206,265 $7,054,339 $7,151,926 $14,206,265 $7,009,235 $7,197,030
$0
0.00%
Education
and
Workforce
$17,859,826 $8,854,684 $9,005,141 $17,562,031 $8,435,374 $9,126,658 -$297,794 -1.67%
Energy and Commerce
$22,881,198
$11,233,649
$11,647,548
$22,288,169
$10,892,711
$11,395,459
-$593,029
-2.59%
Ethics
$4,120,983 $1,959,057 $2,161,926 $3,675,869 $1,828,599 $1,847,270 -$445,114 -10.80%
Financial
Services
$20,341,289 $9,747,597 $10,593,692 $16,392,834 $7,900,602 $8,492,232 -$3,948,455 -19.41%
Foreign
Affairs
$19,195,301 $9,207,774 $9,987,527 $17,417,599 $8,370,443 $9,047,156 -$1,777,702 -9.26%
Homeland
Security
$13,199,960 $6,771,446 $6,428,514 $13,108,998 $6,423,409 $6,685,588 -$90,962 -0.69%
House
Administration
$12,417,434 $6,018,519 $6,398,916 $10,205,729 $4,933,584 $5,272,145 -$2,211,706 -17.81%
Judiciary
$20,643,592 $10,080,852 $10,562,740 $16,814,285 $8,327,247 $8,487,038 -$3,829,308 -18.55%
Natural
Resources
$17,845,875 $8,809,595 $9,036,280 $16,168,945 $7,770,077 $8,398,868 -$1,676,930 -9.40%
Oversight and Government Reform
$24,416,028
$11,968,641
$12,447,387
$23,475,814
$11,658,609
$11,817,204
-$940,215
-3.85%
Rules
$6,785,395 $3,370,767 $3,414,628 $6,785,395 $3,348,704 $3,436,691 $0
0.00%
Science, Space, and Technology
$14,717,467
$7,267,916
$7,449,552
$13,992,353
$6,835,771
$7,156,582
-$725,114
-4.93%
Smal
Business
$7,626,428 $3,687,049 $3,939,379 $6,128,305 $3,034,363 $3,093,943
-$1,498,123
-19.64%
Transportation and Infrastructure
$21,163,556
$10,439,561
$10,723,995
$19,702,649
$9,554,037
$10,148,611
-$1,460,907
-6.90%
Veterans’
Affairs
$8,110,690 $3,860,299 $4,250,391 $6,566,948 $3,235,516 $3,331,431
-$1,543,742
-19.03%
Ways
and
Means
$19,773,774 $9,650,496 $10,123,278 $19,312,944 $9,464,846 $9,848,098 -$460,830 -2.33%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$9,347,186 $4,516,447 $4,830,739 $9,347,186 $4,524,729 $4,822,456 $0 0.00%
Source: CRS calculations based on House committee funding resolutions in the 108th Congress (2003-2004) and the Consumer Price Index for January 2011, available at
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt.
Notes: January, 2011 dol ars. Committees are listed according to their names and types in the 112th Congress. In the 108th Congress, the Committee on Education and
Labor was known as the Committee on Education and the Workforce; the Committee on Ethics was known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; the
Committee on Foreign Affairs was known as the Committee on International Relations; the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was known as the
Committee on Government Reform; the Committee on Natural Resources was known as the Committee on Resources; and the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology was known as the Committee on Science. The Committee on Homeland Security was a select committee.
CRS-14
House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
Table 14. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 107th Congress, Constant Dollars
Committee
Request
1st Session
2nd Session Authorization 1st Session
2nd Session
Difference
% of Request
Agriculture
$12,447,881 $6,116,127 $6,331,753 $11,946,266 $5,813,456 $6,132,810 -$501,615 -4.03%
Armed
Services
$13,489,034 $6,444,534 $7,044,500 $13,520,122 $6,444,534 $7,075,587 $31,087
0.23%
Budget
$13,954,394 $6,855,768 $7,098,627 $13,811,555 $6,719,254 $7,092,301 -$142,839 -1.02%
Education
and
Workforce
$19,387,172
$10,119,522 $9,267,650 $16,879,062 $8,778,854 $8,100,209 -$2,508,110 -12.94%
Energy and Commerce
$23,394,466
$11,115,493
$12,278,972
$21,421,406
$10,603,596
$10,817,810
-$1,973,060
-8.43%
Ethics
$3,632,363 $1,720,634 $1,911,729 $3,570,188 $1,689,547 $1,880,641 -$62,175
-1.71%
Financial
Services
$18,771,094 $9,411,401 $9,359,693 $14,730,731 $7,094,171 $7,636,560 -$4,040,362 -21.52%
Foreign
Affairs
$18,024,781 $8,709,248 $9,315,534 $15,758,350 $7,712,275 $8,046,074 -$2,266,432 -12.57%
House
Administration
$9,773,009 $4,682,331 $5,090,678 $9,224,303 $4,427,666 $4,796,637 -$548,706
-5.61%
Judiciary
$19,262,049 $9,445,122 $9,816,927 $16,372,434 $7,883,638 $8,488,796 -$2,889,615 -15.00%
Natural
Resources
$14,899,883 $7,217,577 $7,679,819 $14,426,111 $6,957,686 $7,468,425 -$473,772 -3.18%
Oversight and Government Reform
$27,160,422
$13,295,451
$13,864,971
$24,148,967
$12,198,688
$11,950,279
-$3,011,456
-11.09%
Rules
$6,678,530 $3,288,434 $3,390,096 $6,678,530 $3,288,434 $3,390,096
$0
0.00%
Science, Space, and Technology
$15,238,164
$7,461,069
$7,777,096
$13,215,918
$6,432,188
$6,783,730
-$2,022,247
-13.27%
Smal
Business
$5,967,264 $2,875,389 $3,091,875 $5,967,264 $2,875,389 $3,091,875
$0
0.00%
Transportation and Infrastructure
$20,591,736
$9,790,436
$10,801,300
$18,005,252
$8,660,526
$9,344,726
-$2,586,484
-12.56%
Veterans’
Affairs
$6,556,966 $3,204,195 $3,352,771 $6,394,379 $3,129,585 $3,264,794 -$162,587
-2.48%
Ways and Means
$19,992,615
$9,966,201
$10,026,414
$18,340,171
$8,988,581
$9,351,590
-$1,652,443
-8.27%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$9,295,217 $4,551,219 $4,743,999 $8,648,601 $4,237,814 $4,410,787 -$646,616 -6.96%
Source: CRS calculations based on House committee funding resolutions in the 107th Congress (2001-2002) and the Consumer Price Index for January 2011, available at
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt.
Notes: January, 2011 dollars. Committees are listed according to their names in the 112th Congress. In the 107th Congress, the Committee on Education and Labor was
known as the Committee on Education and the Workforce; the Committee on Ethics was known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; the Committee on
Foreign Affairs was known as the Committee on International Relations; the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was known as the Committee on
Government Reform; the Committee on Natural Resources was known as the Committee on Resources; and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology was
known as the Committee on Science.
CRS-15
House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
Table 15. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 106th Congress, Constant Dollars
Committee
Request
1st Session
2nd Session Authorization 1st Session
2nd Session
Difference
% of Request
Agriculture
$11,321,118 $5,520,093 $5,801,025 $11,122,230 $5,421,057 $5,701,173 -$198,888
-1.76%
Armed
Services
$14,011,596 $6,760,131 $7,251,465 $13,671,646 $6,671,566 $7,000,080 -$339,950
-2.43%
Budget
$13,139,355 $6,569,678 $6,569,678 $13,139,355 $6,569,678 $6,569,678
$0
0.00%
Education
and
Workforce
$16,368,106 $8,496,071 $7,872,036 $14,805,565 $7,810,579 $6,994,986 -$1,562,542 -9.55%
Energy and Commerce
$20,538,392
$10,043,224
$10,495,169
$20,204,883
$9,999,673
$10,205,209
-$333,510
-1.62%
Ethics
$3,781,748
$1,828,031 $1,953,718 $3,480,363 $1,681,964 $1,798,398 -$301,386
-7.97%
Financial
Services
$12,855,491 $6,322,483 $6,533,008 $12,303,303 $6,017,168 $6,286,135 -$552,189
-4.30%
Foreign
Affairs
$15,412,114 $7,636,108 $7,776,005 $14,954,980 $7,448,719 $7,506,261 -$457,133
-2.97%
House
Administration
$8,337,304
$4,038,640 $4,298,664 $8,264,140 $3,939,500 $4,324,640 -$73,164
-0.88%
Judiciary
$17,945,582 $8,623,839 $9,321,743 $16,063,688 $7,650,164 $8,413,525 -$1,881,894 -10.49%
Natural
Resources
$14,897,885 $7,310,909 $7,586,976 $13,969,366 $6,885,407 $7,083,959 -$928,519
-6.23%
Oversight and Government Reform
$27,797,421
$13,617,783
$14,179,638
$26,133,614
$12,918,912
$13,214,702
-$1,663,807
-5.99%
Rules
$6,701,103
$5,668,855 $3,411,609 $6,701,103 $3,289,494 $3,411,609
$0
0.00%
Science, Space, and Technology
$11,921,025
$5,887,411
$6,033,615
$11,806,552
$5,830,173
$5,976,379
-$114,474
-0.96%
Smal
Business
$5,814,938
$2,769,136 $3,045,802 $5,484,267 $2,693,259 $2,791,008 -$330,672
-5.69%
Transportation and Infrastructure
$19,218,964
$9,318,920
$9,900,044
$17,475,261
$8,473,257
$9,002,004
-$1,743,704
-9.07%
Veterans’
Affairs
$6,901,334
$3,301,086 $3,600,248 $6,259,217 $3,086,294 $3,172,923 -$642,117
-9.30%
Ways
and
Means
$15,810,684 $7,711,025 $8,099,659 $15,770,317 $7,685,818 $8,084,499 -$40,367
-0.26%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$7,097,142 $3,448,889
$3,648,253 $6,826,707 $3,324,384 $3,502,323 -$270,435 -3.81%
Reserve
Fund
$3,965,600
Source: CRS calculations based on House committee funding resolutions in the 106th Congress (1999-2000) and the Consumer Price Index for January 2011, available at
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt.
Notes: January, 2011 dollars. Committees are listed according to their names in the 112th Congress. In the 106th Congress, the Committee on Ethics was known as the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; the Committee on Foreign Affairs was known as the Committee on International Relations; the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform was known as the Committee on Government Reform; the Committee on Natural Resources was known as the Committee on Resources; and the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology was known as the Committee on Science.
CRS-16
House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
Table 16. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 105th Congress, Constant Dollars
% of
Committee
Request
1st Session
2nd Session Authorization 1st Session
2nd Session
Difference
Request
Agriculture
$10,691,672 $5,284,033 $5,407,638 $10,505,065 $5,201,707 $5,303,358 -$186,606 -1.75%
Armed
Services
$14,638,504 $7,060,758 $7,577,746 $13,339,264 $6,475,591 $6,863,673 -$1,299,240 -8.88%
Budget
$13,638,733 $6,819,366 $6,819,366 $13,638,733 $6,819,366 $6,819,366
$0
0.00%
Education
and
Workforce
$14,502,003 $7,172,467 $7,329,536 $13,892,727 $6,863,448 $7,029,279 -$609,275 -4.20%
Energy and Commerce
$20,130,904
$9,850,952
$10,279,952
$19,944,117
$9,773,454
$10,170,662
-$186,788
-0.93%
Ethics $3,346,978
$1,697,707
$1,649,271
$3,370,304
$1,751,219
$1,619,085
$23,326
0.70%
Financial
Services
$12,918,082 $6,268,902 $6,649,180 $12,213,961 $5,987,619 $6,226,342 -$704,120 -5.45%
Foreign
Affairs
$15,300,205 $7,455,413 $7,844,792 $14,226,485 $7,059,976 $7,166,509 -$1,073,720 -7.02%
House
Administration
$8,453,470 $4,299,082 $4,154,388 $8,301,720 $4,174,774 $4,126,946 -$151,751 -1.80%
Judiciary
$16,516,102 $7,865,464 $8,650,638 $14,549,867 $6,935,721 $7,614,146 -$1,966,235
-11.90%
Natural
Resources
$14,295,336 $6,940,831 $7,354,506 $13,551,673 $6,586,128 $6,965,545 -$743,664 -5.20%
Oversight and Government Reform
$27,470,345
$16,057,170
$11,413,176
$27,470,345
$16,057,170
$11,413,176
$0
0.00%
Rules $6,379,060
$3,164,635
$3,214,426
$6,379,060
$3,164,635
$3,214,426
$0
0.00%
Science, Space, and Technology
$12,525,581
$6,200,783
$6,324,798
$11,906,902
$5,850,210
$6,056,692
-$618,679
-4.94%
Smal
Business
$5,625,383 $2,764,544 $2,860,839 $5,360,737 $2,657,043 $2,703,694 -$264,646 -4.70%
Transportation and Infrastructure
$19,341,592
$9,663,365
$9,678,227
$16,718,368
$8,221,973
$8,496,395
-$2,623,224
-13.56%
Veterans’ Affairs
$7,882,415
$3,766,232
$4,116,183
$5,960,648
$2,859,974
$3,100,674
-$1,921,767
-24.38%
Ways
and
Means
$15,317,544 $7,509,017 $7,808,527 $15,143,805 $7,363,681 $7,780,125 -$173,739 -1.13%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$6,777,553 $3,320,551
$3,457,002 $6,607,412 $3,235,481 $3,371,931 -$170,141 -2.51%
Reserve Fund
$10,839,637
Source: CRS calculations based on House committee funding resolutions in the 105th Congress (1997-1998) and the Consumer Price Index for January 2011, available at
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt.
Notes: January, 2011 dollars. Committees are listed according to their names in the 112th Congress. In the 105th Congress, the Committee on Ethics was known as the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; the Committee on Foreign Affairs was known as the Committee on International Relations; the Committee on House
Administration was known as the committee on House Oversight; the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was known as the Committee on Government
Reform; the Committee on Natural Resources was known as the Committee on Resources; and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology was known as the
Committee on Science.
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House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
Table 17. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 104th Congress, Constant Dollars
1st
% of
Committee
Request
1st Session
2nd Session Authorization
Session
2nd Session
Difference
Request
Agriculture
$10,968,000 $5,724,336 $5,243,664 $10,703,212 $5,586,711 $5,116,501 -$264,788 -2.41%
Armed
Services
$14,423,761 $6,891,885 $7,531,877 $13,129,197 $6,134,358 $6,994,839 -$1,294,564 -8.98%
Budget
$14,505,239 $7,243,949 $7,261,290 $14,323,165 $7,138,462 $7,184,703 -$182,074 -1.26%
Education
and
Workforce
$13,998,430 $6,958,313 $7,040,117 $13,903,440 $6,903,205 $7,000,235 -$94,991 -0.68%
Energy and Commerce
$22,612,707
$11,019,690
$11,593,017
$19,777,908
$9,628,582
$10,149,327
-$2,834,799
-12.54%
Ethics
$3,020,335 $1,537,009 $1,483,326 $2,862,827 $1,458,688 $1,404,138 -$157,509 -5.21%
Financial
Services
$12,696,136 $6,194,247 $6,501,889 $12,492,387 $6,013,618 $6,478,768 -$203,750 -1.60%
Foreign
Affairs
$15,247,806 $7,365,699 $7,882,106 $14,490,923 $7,157,930 $7,332,994 -$756,882 -4.96%
House
Administration
$9,239,715 $4,697,488 $4,542,227 $8,926,846 $4,469,371 $4,457,475 -$312,868 -3.39%
Judiciary
$13,992,527 $6,751,464 $7,241,064 $13,804,673 $6,614,185 $7,190,488 -$187,854 -1.34%
Natural
Resources
$15,788,982 $7,529,799 $8,259,183 $13,856,352 $6,930,334 $6,926,018 -$1,932,630 -12.24%
Oversight and Government Reform
$19,710,041
$9,564,223
$10,145,818
$19,536,897
$9,503,069
$10,033,828
-$173,144
-0.88%
Rules
$6,409,901 $3,179,892 $3,230,010 $6,407,011 $3,178,446 $3,228,565 -$2,890 -0.05%
Science, Space, and Technology
$12,489,167
$6,085,978
$6,403,189
$12,154,642
$5,767,348
$6,387,294
-$334,525
-2.68%
Smal
Business
$5,509,303 $2,706,966 $2,802,338 $5,478,957 $2,692,515 $2,786,442 -$30,346 -0.55%
Transportation
and
Infrastructure
$17,939,315 $8,753,913 $9,185,402 $15,720,484 $7,783,194 $7,937,291 -$2,218,831 -12.37%
Veterans’
Affairs
$6,273,762 $3,012,171 $3,261,591 $6,098,913 $2,925,469 $3,173,444 -$174,849 -2.79%
Ways
and
Means
$14,939,240 $7,190,817 $7,748,423 $14,767,308 $7,104,851 $7,662,457 -$171,933 -1.15%
Permanent Select Intelligence
$6,679,072 $3,290,643 $3,388,429 $6,531,389 $3,216,946 $3,314,443 -$147,682 -2.21%
Source: CRS calculations based on House committee funding resolutions in the 104th Congress (1995-1996) and the Consumer Price Index for January 2011, available at
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt.
Notes: January, 2011 dollars. Committees are listed according to their names in the 112th Congress. In the 104th Congress, the Committee on Ethics was known as the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; the Committee on Foreign Affairs was known as the Committee on International Relations; the Committee on House
Administration was known as the committee on House Oversight; the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was known as the Committee on Government
Reform; the Committee on Natural Resources was known as the Committee on Resources; and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology was known as the
Committee on Science..
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House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
Author Contact Information
R. Eric Petersen
Erin Hemlin
Specialist in American National Government
Research Associate
epetersen@crs.loc.gov, 7-0643
ehemlin@crs.loc.gov, 7-1019
R. Sam Garrett
Analyst in American National Government
rgarrett@crs.loc.gov, 7-6443
Congressional Research Service
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