House Committee Funding: Process and
Historical Appropriations and Authorizations
Updated June 9, 2021
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Summary
This report provides an overview of funding for committees in the House of Representatives. In
particular, it includes
 information on actions to fund House committees for the 117th Congress;
 an overview of the committee funding process;
 a discussion of the relationship of the authorization and appropriations processes
and timeline;
 a figure showing overal authorization levels since the 104th Congress (see
Figure 2);
 a figure showing overal appropriations levels since the 104th Congress (see
Figure 3);
 information on the division of funding between the majority and minority parties;
 sources of committee spending guidelines and regulations; and
 tables with committee funding requests and authorizations as adopted pursuant to
primary expense authorizations for House committees in the 104th through 117th
Congresses.

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Most Recent Actions: 117th Congress House
Committee Funding Resolution
During the early months of the 117th Congress, numerous resolutions were introduced “Providing
amounts for the expenses of the Committee on ____ in the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress.”1
These individual committee funding resolutions typical y contained a section with the requested
overal funding level for the entire Congress, followed by a section with requested session
limitations, as wel as sections on vouchers and regulations. These resolutions were referred to the
Committee on House Administration.
The Committee on House Administration held a hearing on committee funding requests on March
12, 2021. Al committees were invited to testify, but committees submitting a bipartisan request
were not required to appear. The vice chair and ranking member of the Committee on the
Judiciary appeared to testify regarding their committee’s request.
The chair of the Committee on House Administration (CHA) introduced H.Res. 316 on April 14,
2021, and it was referred to that committee. The CHA met on April 15 to consider the resolution
and reported it out by voice vote (H.Rept. 117-18). It was adopted by the House on April 20 (as
Section 4 of H.Res. 330). The resolution authorized a total of $301.2 mil ion for House
committees for the 117th Congress, including $150.2 mil ion for the first session and $150.9
mil ion for the second session (this total does not include $4.0 mil ion for the reserve fund,
including $1.5 mil ion in the first session and $2.5 mil ion in the second session).
Prior to the provision of funding pursuant to H.Res. 316, committees operated pursuant to interim
funding. Interim funding has automatical y been provided from January 3 through March 31 in
each odd-numbered year in House rules for many years.2 The interim funding period was
extended through April 22, 2021, pursuant to Section 10 of H.Res. 233.3
House Committee Funding: Background and
Process
Contemporary funding for House committees (except for the Committee on Appropriations)
follows a two-step process of authorization and appropriation. Operating budgets for al standing
and select committees of the House continued or created at the beginning of a new Congress
(except for the Committee on Appropriations) are authorized biennial y pursuant to an omnibus
committee funding resolution, and appropriations are included in the legislative branch

1 T he 117th Congress resolutions include H.Res. 194, H.Res. 199, H.Res. 200, H.Res. 201, H.Res. 206, H.Res. 207,
H.Res. 208, H.Res. 210, H.Res. 211, H.Res. 212, H.Res. 213, H.Res. 217, H.Res. 223, H.Res. 227, H.Res. 229, H.Res.
238, H.Res. 258, H.Res. 262, H.Res. 264, H.Res. 265, H.Res. 287, and H.Res. 308. T he Select Committee on
Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth was established pursuant to House Rules (H.Res. 8) and provided interim
funding through March 31, 2021 (§4(g)(4)), but it was not provided with further funding in H.Res. 316.
2 House rules have automatically provided for interim funding since the 99th Congress (1985-1986). House Rule X,
clause 7(a) (117th Congress) states that each committee:
shall be entitled for each month ... to 9 percent (or such lesser percentage as may be determined by
the Committee on House Administration) of the total annualized amount made available under
expense resolutions for such committee in the preceding session of Congress.
3 For examples of prior interim funding period extensions, see H.Res. 133 (109th Cong.), H.Res. 163 (108th Congress),
and H.Res. 102 (105th Congress).
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appropriations bil . A comparison of the timing of authorizations and appropriations is shown in
Figure 1.
Figure 1. House Committee Funding Timeline, 117th Congress

Sources: House rules for the 117th Congress; H.Res. 330; H.Res. 316, as adopted by the House as Section 4 of
H.Res. 330; and annual legislative branch appropriations. The interim committee funding period was extended
through April 22, 2021, pursuant to Section 10 of H.Res. 233.
Authorization
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.4
The resolution is based in part on committee requests for funds to cover their expenses for the
two years of a Congress.5 The budgetary requests include estimated salary needs for staff; costs of
consulting services; communications expenses including certain printing, postage, or website
costs; office equipment and supply costs; and some travel costs, particularly for domestic travel,
for committee members and staff. Some costs, such as government contributions for pension and
insurance contributions for committee employees, student loan repayment, and transit subsidies,
are not included in committee budgets but are provided for in other funds appropriated for the
House.6
Some House committees discuss and approve their proposed budgets at committee organization
or business meetings. Individual committee chairs typical y introduce a House resolution to
provide a committee with the requisite funds for the two years of the Congress. These individual
resolutions are then referred to the CHA, which may hold a public hearing on the committee’s
request. The chair and the ranking minority member from each committee may testify at these
hearings, although in some years, committees that submitted a bipartisan budget request have not
been required to appear before the committee.7

4 T he Committee on Appropriations has been funded separately through the annual appropriations acts since the
enactment of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (P.L. 79-601, §202(b), 60 Stat. 834).
5 T he provision of biennial funding dates to the 104th Congress (H.Res. 6).
6 In particular, see “ Government Contributions” in T able 6 in CRS Report R46469, Legislative Branch: FY2021
Appropriations, by Ida A. Brudnick.
7 H.Rept. 117-18 states: “Following the practice from last Congress, committees who submitted a bipartisan budget
request would not be required to appear before the Committee, although all committees were invited to appear if they
chose to do so.” See also the House report accompanying the expense resolution for the 116 th Congress (H.Rept. 116-
20).
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The chair of CHA then typical y introduces an omnibus funding resolution, which, after its
referral to the CHA, typical y serves as the legislative vehicle for a full committee markup. The
measure is then considered by the House.
Overall Authorization Levels since the 104th Congress
Figure 2 shows the aggregate committee funding authorization level from 1995 to 2022, in both
nominal and constant dollars. Since 1995, aggregate committee funding has increased by
approximately 101.2%, from $76.3 mil ion in 1995 to $153.4 mil ion for 2022, for an average
annual increase of 2.6%. In constant dollars, however, aggregate funding has increased
approximately 14.8% between 1995 and 2021, for an annual average real increase of
approximately 0.5%.
Figure 2. Overall Authorization Levels Since the 104th Congress
In Current and Constant Dol ars, and not including the House Appropriations Committee

Source: Congressional Research Service, based on resolutions authorizing funds for House committees.
Constant (2021) dol ars based on Consumer Price Index for Al Urban Consumers (CPI-U, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor).
Notes: According to the Committee on House Administration’s Committees’ Congressional Handbook,
“Committee funds are available for services provided and expenses incurred from January 3 of one year through
January 2 of the fol owing year.” The authorizing resolutions do not include the House Appropriations
Committee, and that committee is not represented in this figure. Resolutions for the 105th and 106th Congresses
did not specify al ocations for the reserve fund by session, and those authorizations are not included in the total
for those years ($7.9 mil ion for the 105th Congress and $3.0 mil ion for the 106th Congress). The table also does
not reflect any broader changes to the account (e.g., centralization of certain employee benefits).

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Appropriations
Appropriations for House committees are provided in the annual legislative branch appropriations
bil . Funding provided in the annual appropriations act general y remains available until the end
of a Congress.8
Funding is contained in the appropriation heading “committee employees,” which typical y
comprises two subheadings. Most recently, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-
260) provided
 $138.1 mil ion, an increase of $2.7 mil ion (+2.0%) from the FY2020 enacted
level of $135.4 mil ion, for “Standing Committees, Special and Select” and
 $24.7 mil ion, an increase of $456,000 (+1.9%) from the FY2020 enacted level
of $24.3 mil ion, for the Committee on Appropriations.
Figure 3 shows funding for “Standing Committees, Special and Select” since FY1996, in both
nominal and constant dollars. Since FY1996, appropriations have increased by approximately
75.6%, from $78.6 mil ion in FY1996 to $138.1 mil ion for FY2021, for an average annual
increase of 2.3%. In constant dollars, however, appropriations have increased approximately
4.3% between FY1996 and FY2021, for an annual average real increase of less than 0.2%.

8 For example, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260) contains language stating that funding
provided for “ Standing Committees, Special and Select ” shall remain available until December 31, 2022. Some years,
the acts have provided for some amount to remain available until expended for a particular purpose (e .g., committee
room upgrading). Depending on the level, purpose, and use of these no -year funds, any comparison or relationship
between the authorization and appropriation may be complicated.
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Figure 3. Appropriations for House Committees Since FY1996
In Current and Constant Dol ars, and not including the House Appropriations Committee

Source: Congressional Research Service, based on annual legislative branch appropriations acts. Constant
(2021) dol ars based on Consumer Price Index for Al Urban Consumers (CPI-U, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
Department of Labor).
Notes: Total includes any supplementals, rescissions, and the FY2013 sequestration.
Division of Funding between the Majority and Minority
Clause 6(d) of House Rule X requires that “the minority party (be) treated fairly in the
appointment” of committee staff employed pursuant to such expense resolutions. In addition,
House Rule X, clause 9, addresses the appointment of minority staff. In recent years, the House
majority leadership has encouraged its committee leaders to provide the minority with one-third
of the committee staff and resources authorized in the biennial funding resolutions. Statements
made by the chair and ranking member of the Committee on House Administration at the
beginning of its committee funding review in recent Congresses indicate a general consensus that
al House committees should provide at least one-third minority staffing.
Guidelines, Sources of Regulations, and Spending Disclosure
The use of committee funds is subject to chamber rules, law, and regulations promulgated by the
Committee on House Administration, the House Communications Standards Commission, and
the Ethics Committee, among other House entities. These regulations may be found in a wide
variety of sources, including statute, House rules, committee resolutions, the Committees’
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Congressional Handbook,9 the Communications Standards Manual,10 the House Ethics Manual,11
“Dear Colleague” letters, and formal and informal guidance. Committee funds may only be used
to support the conduct of official committee business, and they may not be used for personal or
campaign purposes, or comingled with funds appropriated to any other source of official funds,
such as the Members’ Representational Al owance (MRA).
Information on individual committee spending is published quarterly in the Statements of
Disbursement of the House.12
House Committee Requests and Authorizations since the 104th
Congress
Table 1 provides the requested and authorized levels of funding for committees for the 117th
Congress.
Table 2 through Table 14 provide committee funding requests and authorized amounts in
nominal dollars for House committees in the 104th-116th Congresses.
Additional y, al tables show differences between the total requested and the total authorized
funding levels. In each table, committees are referred to according to their names as of the 117th
Congress.

9 Available at https://cha.house.gov/.
10 Available at https://cha.house.gov/.
11 Available at https://ethics.house.gov/house-ethics-manual.
12 Available at https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained/open-government/statement-of-disbursements.
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Table 1. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 117th Congress

Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Difference
Agriculture
$6,332,330
$6,332,330
$12,664,660
$6,144,497
$6,144,497
$12,288,994
-$375,666
Armed Services
$10,075,885
$10,871,362
$20,947,247
$8,917,992
$9,237,992
$18,155,984
-$2,791,263
Budget
$5,565,212
$5,565,212
$11,130,424
$5,449,723
$5,449,723
$10,899,446
-$230,978
Education and Labor
$8,271,434
$8,271,434
$16,542,868
$7,863,825
$7,863,825
$15,727,650
-$815,218
Energy and Commerce
$12,073,692
$12,073,692
$24,147,384
$11,417,377
$11,417,377
$22,834,754
-$1,312,630
Ethics
$3,507,696
$3,507,696
$7,015,392
$3,507,696
$3,507,696
$7,015,392
$0
Financial Services
$9,179,351
$9,179,351
$18,358,702
$8,965,878
$8,965,878
$17,931,756
-$426,946
Foreign Affairs
$8,726,141
$8,726,141
$17,452,282
$8,653,430
$8,653,430
$17,306,860
-$145,422
Homeland Security
$8,189,181
$8,189,181
$16,378,362
$8,036,701
$8,036,701
$16,073,402
-$304,960
House Administration
$5,590,190
$5,892,211
$11,482,401
$5,590,190
$5,892,211
$11,482,401
$0
Judiciary
$8,728,827
$9,165,268
$17,894,095
$8,406,115
$8,406,115
$16,812,230
-$1,081,865
Natural Resources
$7,652,963
$7,652,963
$15,305,926
$7,295,361
$7,295,361
$14,590,722
-$715,204
Oversight and Reform
$13,738,871
$13,738,871
$27,477,742
$13,896,964
$13,896,964
$27,793,928
$316,186
Rules
$3,410,369
$3,444,469
$6,854,838
$3,410,369
$3,444,469
$6,854,838
$0
Science, Space, and Technology
$5,790,750
$6,311,500
$12,102,250
$5,816,818
$5,816,818
$11,633,636
-$468,614
Smal Business
$3,500,000
$3,500,000
$7,000,000
$3,253,055
$3,253,055
$6,506,110
-$493,890
Transportation and Infrastructure
$9,815,165
$9,815,165
$19,630,330
$9,597,173
$9,597,173
$19,194,346
-$435,984
Veterans’ Affairs
$5,542,031
$5,542,031
$11,084,062
$4,791,977
$4,791,977
$9,583,954
-$1,500,108
Ways and Means
$10,119,889
$10,514,565
$20,634,454
$9,800,104
$9,800,104
$19,600,208
-$1,034,246
Permanent Select Committee on Intel igence
$7,166,225
$7,166,225
$14,332,450
$6,543,075
$6,543,075
$13,086,150
-$1,246,300
Select Climate Crisis
$1,915,000
$1,950,000
$3,865,000
$1,915,000
$1,950,000
$3,865,000
$0
Select Modernization of Congress
$1,150,000
$1,150,000
$2,300,000
$971,250
$971,250
$1,942,500
-$357,500
Reserve Fund
-
-
-
$1,500,000
$2,500,000
$4,000,000
-
Source: House committee funding resolutions in the 117th Congress; H.Res. 316 (as adopted by the House as Section 4 of H.Res. 330).
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Table 2. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 116th Congress

Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Difference
Agriculture
$6,225,565
$6,225,565
$12,451,130
$5,756,664
$5,756,664
$11,513,328
-$937,802
Armed Services
$8,535,980
$9,205,122
$17,741,102
$8,175,111
$8,560,111
$16,735,222
-$1,005,880
Budget
$5,190,212
$5,190,212
$10,380,424
$5,190,212
$5,190,212
$10,380,424
$0
Education and Labor
$7,638,701
$7,880,301
$15,519,002
$7,289,357
$7,689,357
$14,978,714
-$540,288
Energy and Commerce
$11,292,293
$11,292,293
$22,584,586
$10,573,692
$11,173,692
$21,747,384
-$837,202
Ethics
$3,590,663
$3,590,663
$7,181,326
$3,507,696
$3,507,696
$7,015,392
-$165,934
Financial Services
$8,705,005
$8,705,005
$17,410,010
$8,538,931
$8,538,931
$17,077,862
-$332,148
Foreign Affairs
$8,072,103
$8,072,103
$16,144,206
$8,120,362
$8,310,362
$16,430,724
$286,518
Homeland Security
$8,718,127
$9,114,309
$17,832,436
$7,654,001
$7,654,001
$15,308,002
-$2,524,434
House Administration
$5,172,211
$5,472,211
$10,644,422
$5,172,211
$5,472,211
$10,644,422
$0
Judiciary
$9,277,000
$9,555,310
$18,832,310
$7,930,297
$7,930,297
$15,860,594
-$2,971,716
Natural Resources
$7,223,131
$7,223,131
$14,446,262
$6,947,963
$6,947,963
$13,895,926
-$550,336
Oversight and Reform
$9,495,035
$10,444,538
$19,939,573
$9,495,034
$9,495,034
$18,990,068
-$949,505
Rules
$3,327,190
$3,327,190
$6,654,380
$3,327,189
$3,327,189
$6,654,378
-$2
Science, Space, and Technology
$5,766,700
$5,766,700
$11,533,400
$5,539,827
$5,539,827
$11,079,654
-$453,746
Smal Business
$3,369,000
$3,369,000
$6,738,000
$3,098,148
$3,098,148
$6,196,296
-$541,704
Transportation and Infrastructure
$9,086,025
$9,206,025
$18,292,050
$8,915,165
$9,365,165
$18,280,330
-$11,720
Veterans’ Affairs
$5,542,031
$5,542,031
$11,084,062
$4,138,192
$4,513,192
$8,651,384
-$2,432,678
Ways and Means
$10,119,889
$10,514,565
$20,634,454
$9,133,432
$9,533,432
$18,666,864
-$1,967,590
Permanent Select Committee on Intel igence
$7,550,369
$7,714,584
$15,264,953
$6,231,500
$6,231,500
$12,463,000
-$2,801,953
Select Climate Crisis
-
-
-
$1,890,750
$1,890,750
$3,781,500
-
Select Modernization of Congress
-
-
-
$900,000
$950,000
$1,850,000
-
Reserve Fund
-
-
-
$1,500,000
$6,500,000
$8,000,000
-
Sources: House committee funding resolutions in the 116th Congress; H.Res. 245; Committee on House Administration, Committee Resolutions 116-12, 116-14, and 116-
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Table 3. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 115th Congress

Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Difference
Agriculture
$5,699,668
$5,737,848 $11,437,516
$5,699,668
$5,737,849 $11,437,517
$1
Armed Services
$8,475,630
$8,880,207 $17,355,837
$8,094,170
$8,094,170 $16,188,340 -$1,167,497
Budget
$5,190,212
$5,190,212 $10,380,424
$5,190,212
$5,190,212 $10,380,424
$0
Education and Labor
$7,146,429
$7,307,783 $14,454,212
$7,146,429
$7,307,783 $14,454,212
$0
Energy and Commerce
$10,265,721
$10,265,721 $20,531,442 $10,265,721
$10,265,721 $20,531,442
$0
Ethics
$3,100,663
$3,100,663
$6,201,326
$3,340,663
$3,340,663
$6,681,326
$480,000
Financial Services
$8,290,225
$8,290,225 $16,580,450
$8,290,225
$8,290,225 $16,580,450
$0
Foreign Affairs
$7,984,332
$7,984,332 $15,968,664
$7,836,993
$7,836,993 $15,673,986
-$294,678
Homeland Security
$7,503,923
$7,503,923 $15,007,846
$7,503,923
$7,503,923 $15,007,846
$0
House Administration
$5,021,565
$5,321,565 $10,343,130
$5,021,565
$5,321,565 $10,343,130
$0
Judiciary
$8,053,500
$8,328,500 $16,382,000
$7,625,286
$7,725,286 $15,350,572 -$1,031,428
Natural Resources
$6,879,172
$6,879,172 $13,758,344
$6,879,172
$6,879,172 $13,758,344
$0
Oversight and Reform
$9,297,736
$9,297,736 $18,595,472
$9,129,841
$9,129,841 $18,259,682
-$335,790
Rules
$3,130,281
$3,130,281
$6,260,562
$3,230,281
$3,230,281
$6,460,562
$200,000
Science, Space, and Technology
$5,484,978
$5,484,978 $10,969,956
$5,484,978
$5,484,978 $10,969,956
$0
Smal Business
$3,037,400
$3,249,637
$6,287,037
$3,037,400
$3,249,637
$6,287,037
$0
Transportation and Infrastructure
$8,655,500
$8,760,500 $17,416,000
$8,655,500
$8,760,500 $17,416,000
$0
Veterans’ Affairs
$3,979,031
$3,979,031
$7,958,062
$3,979,031
$3,979,031
$7,958,062
$0
Ways and Means
$8,954,346
$8,986,346 $17,940,692
$8,954,346
$8,986,346 $17,940,692
$0
Permanent Select Committee on Intel igence
$6,050,000
$6,050,000 $12,100,000
$6,050,000
$6,050,000 $12,100,000
$0
Reserve Fund
-
-
-
$1,250,000
$1,250,000
$2,500,000
-
Sources: Data taken from individual committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 115 th Congress (2017-2018); H.Res. 173.
Notes: Committees are listed according to their names in the 117th Congress. In the 115th Congress, the Committee on Education and Labor was known as the
Committee on Education and the Workforce; the Committee on Oversight and Reform was known as the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Table 4. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 114th Congress

Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Difference
Agriculture
$5,086,548
$5,086,548
$10,173,096
$5,086,548
$5,086,548
$10,173,096
$0
Armed Services
$7,841,250
$8,027,843
$15,869,093
$7,104,170
$7,104,170
$14,208,340
-$1,660,753
Budget
$5,190,212
$5,190,212
$10,380,424
$5,190,212
$5,190,212
$10,380,424
$0
Education and Labor
$7,022,290
$7,022,290
$14,044,580
$7,022,290
$7,022,290
$14,044,580
$0
Energy and Commerce
$9,765,721
$9,765,721
$19,531,442
$9,765,721
$10,565,721
$20,331,442
$800,000
Ethics
$3,050,663
$3,050,663
$6,101,326
$3,100,663
$3,100,663
$6,201,326
$100,000
Financial Services
$7,583,426
$7,607,041
$15,190,467
$7,543,426
$7,543,426
$15,086,852
-$103,615
Foreign Affairs
$7,611,993
$7,611,993
$15,223,986
$7,461,993
$7,461,993
$14,923,986
-$300,000
Homeland Security
$7,223,000
$7,532,400
$14,755,400
$7,203,923
$7,203,923
$14,407,846
-$347,554
House Administration
$4,646,565
$4,646,565
$9,293,130
$4,646,565
$4,646,565
$9,293,130
$0
Judiciary
$7,768,700
$7,811,900
$15,580,600
$7,197,786
$7,197,786
$14,395,572
-$1,185,028
Natural Resources
$6,786,922
$6,786,922
$13,573,844
$6,711,387
$6,711,387
$13,422,774
-$151,070
Oversight and Reform
$9,029,841
$9,029,841
$18,059,682
$9,029,841
$9,029,841
$18,059,682
$0
Rules
$2,885,982
$2,885,982
$5,771,964
$2,960,982
$2,885,982
$5,846,964
$75,000
Science, Space, and Technology
$5,335,800
$5,457,350
$10,793,150
$5,335,582
$5,335,582
$10,671,164
-$121,986
Smal Business
$3,128,750
$3,171,794
$6,300,544
$3,022,614
$3,022,614
$6,045,228
-$255,316
Transportation and Infrastructure
$8,360,900
$8,360,900
$16,721,800
$8,364,130
$8,364,130
$16,728,260
$6,460
Veterans’ Affairs
$3,752,546
$3,752,546
$7,505,092
$3,479,031
$3,479,031
$6,958,062
-$547,030
Ways and Means
$8,857,645
$8,857,645
$17,715,290
$8,757,645
$8,757,645
$17,515,290
-$200,000
Permanent Select Committee on Intel igence
$4,597,000
$4,597,000
$9,194,000
$4,598,655
$4,598,655
$9,197,310
$3,310
Reserve Fund
-
-
-
$500,000
$500,000
$1,000,000
-
Sources: Data taken from individual committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 114 th Congress (2015-2016); H.Res. 132; H.Res. 933.
Notes: Committees are listed according to their names in the 117th Congress. In the 114th Congress, the Committee on Education and Labor was known as the
Committee on Education and the Workforce; the Committee on Oversight and Reform was known as the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Table 5. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 113th Congress

Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session 2nd Session Total 1st Session 2nd Sessiona
Total
Difference
Agriculture
-
-
-
$5,036,187
$5,086,549 $10,122,736
-
Armed Services
-
-
-
$6,563,535
$6,629,170 $13,192,705
-
Budget
-
-
-
$5,138,824
$5,190,212 $10,329,036
-
Education and Labor
-
-
-
$6,952,763
$7,022,291 $13,975,054
-
Energy and Commerce
-
-
-
$9,520,516
$9,615,721 $19,136,237
-
Ethics
-
-
-
$3,020,459
$3,050,664
$6,071,123
-
Financial Services
-
-
-
$7,394,482
$7,468,427 $14,862,909
-
Foreign Affairs
-
-
-
$7,388,112
$7,461,993 $14,850,105
-
Homeland Security
-
-
-
$7,033,588
$7,103,924 $14,137,512
-
House Administration
-
-
-
$4,600,560
$4,646,566
$9,247,126
-
Judiciary
-
-
-
$7,077,016
$7,147,786 $14,224,802
-
Natural Resources
-
-
-
$6,555,829
$6,621,387 $13,177,216
-
Oversight and Reform
-
-
-
$8,940,437
$9,029,841 $17,970,278
-
Rules
-
-
-
$2,857,408
$2,885,982
$5,743,390
-
Science, Space, and Technology
-
-
-
$5,282,755
$5,335,583 $10,618,338
-
Smal Business
-
-
-
$2,992,688
$3,022,615
$6,015,303
-
Transportation and Infrastructure
-
-
-
$8,182,307
$8,264,130 $16,446,437
-
Veterans’ Affairs
-
-
-
$3,048,546
$3,079,031
$6,127,577
-
Ways and Means
-
-
-
$8,423,411
$8,507,645 $16,931,056
-
Permanent Select Committee on Intel igence
-
-
-
$4,389,758
$4,433,656
$8,823,414
-
Sources: H.Res. 115, 113th Congress; House Committee on House Administration, Committee Resolution 113-7.
Notes: No individual committee funding resolutions were introduced during the 113th Congress. Committees are listed according to their names in the 117th
Congress. In the 113th Congress, the Committee on Education and Labor was known as the Committee on Education and the Workforce; the Committee on
Oversight and Reform was known as the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
a.
Second Session Authorizations reflect a 1% increase over the original authorization from H.Res. 115, pursuant to House Committee on House Administration,
Committee Resolution 113-7. Amounts rounded to nearest dol ar.
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Table 6. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 112th Congress

Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Difference
Agriculture
$6,189,494
$6,045,553
$12,235,047
$6,189,494
$5,658,638 $11,848,132
-$386,915
Armed Services
$7,525,264
$7,525,264
$15,050,528
$7,525,264
$7,374,759 $14,900,023
-$150,505
Budget
$6,033,185
$6,033,185
$12,066,370
$6,033,185
$5,647,061 $11,680,246
-$386,124
Education and Labor
$8,346,254
$8,346,254
$16,692,508
$8,346,254
$7,812,094 $16,158,348
-$534,160
Energy and Commerce
$10,980,940
$11,428,642
$22,409,582
$10,980,940
$10,697,209 $21,678,149
-$731,433
Ethics
$2,824,535
$3,043,775
$5,868,311
$2,824,535
$3,393,775
$6,218,310
$349,999
Financial Services
$8,441,264
$8,958,018
$17,399,282
$8,441,264
$8,384,705 $16,825,969
-$573,313
Foreign Affairs
$8,952,470
$8,952,470
$17,904,940
$8,952,470
$8,379,512 $17,331,982
-$572,958
Homeland Security
$8,443,724
$8,443,724
$16,887,448
$8,443,724
$7,903,326 $16,347,050
-$540,398
House Administration
$4,949,176
$5,566,837
$10,516,013
$4,949,176
$5,169,169 $10,118,345
-$397,668
Judiciary
$8,401,406
$8,401,406
$16,802,812
$8,401,406
$7,863,716 $16,265,122
-$537,690
Natural Resources
$7,869,766
$7,869,766
$15,739,532
$7,869,766
$7,366,101 $15,235,867
-$503,665
Oversight and Reform
$10,613,054
$10,613,054
$21,226,108
$10,613,054
$9,933,819 $20,546,873
-$679,235
Rules
$3,391,985
$3,391,985
$6,783,970
$3,391,985
$3,174,898
$6,566,883
-$217,087
Science, Space, and Technology
$6,685,636
$6,660,637
$13,346,273
$6,685,637
$5,986,023 $12,671,660
-$674,613
Smal Business
$3,214,891
$3,659,109
$6,874,000
$3,214,891
$3,383,536
$6,598,427
-$275,573
Transportation and Infrastructure
$9,915,223
$9,915,223
$19,830,446
$9,915,223
$9,280,649 $19,195,872
-$634,574
Veterans’ Affairs
$3,602,745
$3,682,512
$7,285,256
$3,602,745
$3,446,830
$7,049,575
-$235,681
Ways and Means
$9,801,365
$9,801,366
$19,602,731
$9,801,365
$9,174,079 $18,975,444
-$627,287
Permanent Select Committee on Intel igence
$5,153,750
$5,153,750
$10,307,500
$5,153,750
$4,823,910
$9,977,660
-$329,840
Sources: Data taken from individual committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 112 th Congress (2011-2012), H.Res. 147, H.Res. 496. H.Res. 147 was
the primary expense resolution. H.Res. 496 (agreed to 2/1/12), however, reduced total amounts authorized and 2nd session amounts authorized. Prior to agreement on
H.Res. 496, “Authorization” and “2nd Session” were identical to “Request” and “2nd session” request. Amounts rounded to nearest dol ar.
Notes: Committees are listed according to their names in the 117th Congress. In the 112th Congress, the Committee on Education and Labor was known as the
Committee on Education and the Workforce; the Committee on Oversight and Reform was known as the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Table 7. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 111th Congress

Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Difference
Agriculture
$6,316,330
$6,788,257
$13,104,587
$6,316,330
$6,562,667
$12,878,997
-$225,590
Armed Services
$8,324,646
$9,689,641
$18,014,287
$7,769,820
$8,072,843
$15,842,663 -$2,171,624
Budget
$6,350,721
$6,350,721
$12,701,442
$6,350,721
$6,350,721
$12,701,442
$0
Education and Labor
$8,657,750
$9,134,360
$17,792,110
$8,617,490
$8,953,572
$17,571,062
-$221,048
Energy and Commerce
$11,898,160
$13,101,000
$24,999,160
$11,569,181
$12,020,379
$23,589,560 -$1,409,600
Ethics
$2,735,247
$2,990,361
$5,725,608
$2,735,247
$2,841,922
$5,577,169
-$148,439
Financial Services
$9,322,449
$9,902,438
$19,224,887
$8,982,361
$9,332,673
$18,315,034
-$909,853
Foreign Affairs
$10,336,207
$11,102,856
$21,439,063
$9,243,406
$9,603,899
$18,847,305 -$2,591,758
Homeland Security
$8,718,127
$9,114,309
$17,832,436
$8,718,127
$9,058,134
$17,776,261
-$56,175
House Administration
$5,544,451
$5,930,980
$11,475,431
$5,428,881
$5,640,608
$11,069,489
-$405,942
Judiciary
$9,336,600
$9,716,300
$19,052,900
$9,238,436
$9,598,735
$18,837,171
-$215,729
Natural Resources
$8,127,068
$8,533,421
$16,660,489
$8,125,517
$8,442,412
$16,567,929
-$92,560
Oversight and Reform
$11,445,179
$12,508,047
$23,953,226
$10,957,956
$11,385,317
$22,343,273 -$1,609,953
Rules
$3,538,663
$3,602,358
$7,141,021
$3,538,663
$3,602,358
$7,141,021
$0
Science, Space, and Technology
$7,233,535
$7,956,888
$15,190,423
$6,890,114
$7,158,828
$14,048,942 -$1,141,481
Smal Business
$3,674,274
$4,246,445
$7,920,719
$3,548,839
$3,687,243
$7,236,082
-$684,637
Transportation and Infrastructure
$10,258,942
$10,771,889
$21,030,831
$10,237,447
$10,636,707
$20,874,154
-$156,677
Veterans’ Affairs
$3,812,691
$4,031,999
$7,844,690
$3,761,006
$3,907,685
$7,668,691
-$175,999
Ways and Means
$10,141,137
$10,648,194
$20,789,331
$10,119,889
$10,514,565
$20,634,454
-$154,877
Permanent Select Committee on Intel igence
$5,387,500
$5,462,500
$10,850,000
$5,387,500
$5,462,500
$10,850,000
$0
Select Energy Independence and Global Warming
$2,096,900
$2,070,600
$4,167,500
$2,096,900
$2,070,600
$4,167,500
$0
Sources: Data taken from individual committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 111th Congress (2009 -2010); H.Res. 279.
Notes: Committees are listed according to their names in the 117th Congress. In the 111th Congress, the Committee on Oversight and Reform was known as the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; 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 8. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 110th Congress

Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Difference
Agriculture
$5,954,462
$6,444,293
$12,398,755
$5,910,765
$6,084,541
$11,995,306
-$403,449
Armed Services
$6,883,959
$8,585,045
$15,469,004
$7,203,581
$7,415,366
$14,618,947
-$850,057
Budget
$6,013,239
$6,013,239
$12,026,478
$6,169,343
$6,350,721
$12,520,064
$493,586
Education and Labor
$8,025,500
$8,308,750
$16,334,250
$7,989,475
$8,224,365
$16,213,840
-$120,410
Energy and Commerce
$11,013,668
$11,460,946
$22,474,614
$10,375,603
$10,680,646
$21,056,249 -$1,418,365
Ethics
$2,996,561
$3,122,740
$6,119,301
$2,460,915
$2,533,266
$4,994,181 -$1,125,120
Financial Services
$8,029,517
$8,546,193
$16,575,710
$7,977,303
$8,211,835
$16,189,138
-$386,572
Foreign Affairs
$8,762,228
$9,191,577
$17,953,805
$8,569,776
$8,821,728
$17,391,504
-$562,301
Homeland Security
$8,132,028
$8,379,849
$16,511,877
$8,105,057
$8,343,346
$16,448,403
-$63,474
House Administration
$5,033,242
$5,181,219
$10,214,461
$5,033,242
$5,181,219
$10,214,461
$0
Judiciary
$8,165,484
$8,492,103
$16,657,587
$8,055,250
$8,292,074
$16,347,324
-$310,263
Natural Resources
$7,638,213
$7,943,738
$15,581,951
$7,533,355
$7,754,836
$15,288,191
-$293,760
Oversight and Reform
$10,790,667
$12,085,547
$22,876,214
$10,644,994
$10,957,956
$21,602,950 -$1,273,264
Rules
$3,357,198
$3,424,342
$6,781,540
$3,376,815
$3,476,093
$6,852,908
$71,368
Science, Space, and Technology
$6,475,402
$6,734,418
$13,209,820
$6,387,984
$6,575,791
$12,963,775
-$246,045
Smal Business
$3,009,086
$3,248,324
$6,257,410
$2,939,758
$3,026,187
$5,965,945
-$291,465
Transportation and Infrastructure
$9,528,749
$10,195,762
$19,724,511
$9,491,374
$9,770,421
$19,261,795
-$462,716
Veterans’ Affairs
$3,398,686
$3,534,633
$6,933,319
$3,486,916
$3,589,431
$7,076,347
$143,028
Ways and Means
$9,785,129
$10,274,385
$20,059,514
$9,382,384
$9,658,226
$19,040,610 -$1,018,904
Permanent Select Committee on Intel igence
$5,077,000
$5,332,000
$10,409,000
$5,157,724
$5,309,361
$10,467,085
$58,085
Select Energy Independence and Global Warming
-
-
-
$1,666,667
$2,058,800
$3,725,467
-
Sources: Data taken from individual committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 110 th Congress (2007-2008); H.Res. 202.
Notes: Committees are listed according to their names in the 117th Congress. In the 110th Congress, the Committee on Ethics was known as the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct; the Committee on Oversight and Reform was known as the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; and the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology was known as the Committee on Science and Technology.
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Table 9. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 109th Congress

Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Difference
Agriculture
$5,595,604
$5,966,877
$11,562,481
$5,495,805
$5,761,204
$11,257,009
-$305,472
Armed Services
$6,387,373
$6,945,764
$13,333,137
$6,292,249
$6,533,959
$12,826,208
-$506,929
Budget
$6,013,239
$6,013,239
$12,026,478
$6,013,239
$6,013,239
$12,026,478
$0
Education and Labor
$7,708,622
$7,784,664
$15,493,286
$7,705,970
$7,787,316
$15,493,286
$0
Energy and Commerce
$10,297,200
$11,090,876
$21,388,076
$9,812,619
$10,113,068
$19,925,687 -$1,462,389
Ethics
$2,300,779
$2,467,955
$4,768,734
$1,891,890
$2,398,646
$4,290,536
-$478,198
Financial Services
$7,831,097
$8,296,880
$16,127,977
$7,427,648
$7,775,452
$15,203,100
-$924,877
Foreign Affairs
$9,092,015
$9,777,770
$18,869,785
$7,946,084
$8,352,934
$16,299,018 -$2,570,767
Homeland Security
$7,462,855
$8,324,639
$15,787,494
$6,100,026
$7,899,974
$14,000,000 -$1,787,494
House Administration
$4,822,199
$5,278,953
$10,101,152
$4,648,683
$4,905,885
$9,554,568
-$546,584
Judiciary
$8,972,238
$9,290,962
$18,263,201
$7,461,565
$7,851,427
$15,312,992 -$2,950,209
Natural Resources
$7,289,521
$7,516,413
$14,805,934
$7,178,224
$7,342,738
$14,520,962
-$284,972
Oversight and Reform
$10,624,500
$10,724,500
$21,349,000
$10,121,443
$10,375,642
$20,497,085
-$851,915
Rules
$3,176,144
$3,189,456
$6,365,600
$3,074,229
$3,291,371
$6,365,600
$0
Science, Space, and Technology
$6,388,306
$6,758,546
$13,146,852
$6,101,648
$6,226,348
$12,327,996
-$818,856
Smal Business
$2,987,331
$3,046,727
$6,034,058
$2,721,600
$2,865,373
$5,586,973
-$447,085
Transportation and Infrastructure
$9,007,388
$9,574,717
$18,582,105
$8,856,869
$9,251,213
$18,108,082
-$474,023
Veterans’ Affairs
$3,832,415
$4,100,666
$7,933,081
$3,075,732
$3,398,686
$6,474,418 -$1,458,663
Ways and Means
$8,732,509
$9,086,985
$17,819,494
$8,674,514
$9,144,980
$17,819,494
$0
Permanent Select Committee on Intel igence
$4,438,939
$5,436,490
$9,875,429
$4,500,653
$5,027,217
$9,527,870
-$347,559
Sources: Data taken from committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 109th Congress (2005-2006); H.Res. 224.
Notes: Committees are listed according to their names in the 117th 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 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 a s the Committee on Science.
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Table 10. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 108th Congress

Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Difference
Agriculture
$5,292,225
$5,331,415
$10,623,640
$5,084,900
$5,242,632
$10,327,532
-$296,108
Armed Services
$5,943,675
$6,434,005
$12,377,680
$5,871,876
$6,059,481
$11,931,357
-$446,323
Budget
$5,894,010
$5,975,554
$11,869,564
$5,856,333
$6,013,239
$11,869,572
$8
Education and Labor
$7,398,237
$7,523,946
$14,922,183
$7,047,896
$7,625,475
$14,673,371
-$248,812
Energy and Commerce
$9,385,902
$9,731,721
$19,117,623
$9,101,042
$9,521,097
$18,622,139
-$495,484
Ethics
$1,636,825
$1,806,325
$3,443,150
$1,527,825
$1,543,425
$3,071,250
-$371,900
Financial Services
$8,144,280
$8,851,207
$16,995,487
$6,601,085
$7,095,402
$13,696,487
-$3,299,000
Foreign Affairs
$7,693,249
$8,344,746
$16,037,995
$6,993,645
$7,559,050
$14,552,695
-$1,485,300
Homeland Security
$5,657,656
$5,371,131
$11,028,787
$5,366,866
$5,585,921
$10,952,787
-$76,000
House Administration
$5,028,573
$5,346,401
$10,374,974
$4,122,092
$4,404,965
$8,527,057
-$1,847,917
Judiciary
$8,422,720
$8,825,346
$17,248,066
$6,957,554
$7,091,062
$14,048,616
-$3,199,450
Natural Resources
$7,360,564
$7,549,963
$14,910,527
$6,492,029
$7,017,395
$13,509,424
-$1,401,103
Oversight and Reform
$10,000,000
$10,400,000
$20,400,000
$9,740,963
$9,873,472
$19,614,435
-$785,565
Rules
$2,816,332
$2,852,979
$5,669,311
$2,797,898
$2,871,413
$5,669,311
$0
Science, Space, and Technology
$6,072,465
$6,229,225
$12,301,690
$5,711,401
$5,979,444
$11,690,845
-$610,845
Smal Business
$3,080,591
$3,291,417
$6,372,008
$2,535,261
$2,585,041
$5,120,302
-$1,251,706
Transportation and Infrastructure
$8,722,428
$8,960,077
$17,682,505
$7,982,558
$8,479,334
$16,461,892
-$1,220,613
Veterans’ Affairs
$3,225,344
$3,551,273
$6,776,617
$2,703,328
$2,783,466
$5,486,794
-$1,289,823
Ways and Means
$8,063,151
$8,458,168
$16,521,319
$7,908,037
$8,228,251
$16,136,288
-$385,031
Permanent Select Committee on Intel igence
$3,773,567
$4,036,163
$7,809,730
$3,780,487
$4,029,243
$7,809,730
$0
Sources: Data taken from committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 108th Congress (2003-2004); H.Res. 110; H.Res. 148.
Notes: Committees are listed according to their names and types in the 117th 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 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 Techn ology was known as the Committee on Science. The
Committee on Homeland Security was a select committee.
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Table 11. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 107th Congress

Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Difference
Agriculture
$4,918,497
$5,091,900
$10,010,397
$4,675,093
$4,931,913
$9,607,006
-$403,391
Armed Services
$5,182,597
$5,665,080
$10,847,677
$5,182,597
$5,690,080
$10,872,677
$25,000
Budget
$5,513,305
$5,708,608
$11,221,913
$5,403,522
$5,703,521
$11,107,043
-$114,870
Education and Labor
$8,137,966
$7,452,904
$15,590,870
$7,059,821
$6,514,065
$13,573,886 -$2,016,984
Energy and Commerce
$8,938,911
$9,874,564
$18,813,475
$8,527,251
$8,699,519
$17,226,770 -$1,586,705
Ethics
$1,383,708
$1,537,383
$2,921,091
$1,358,708
$1,512,383
$2,871,091
-$50,000
Financial Services
$7,568,506
$7,526,923
$15,095,429
$5,705,025
$6,141,206
$11,846,231 -$3,249,198
Foreign Affairs
$7,003,845
$7,491,411
$14,495,256
$6,202,095
$6,470,531
$12,672,626 -$1,822,630
House Administration
$3,765,460
$4,093,846
$7,859,306
$3,560,662
$3,857,383
$7,418,045
-$441,261
Judiciary
$7,595,624
$7,894,624
$15,490,248
$6,339,902
$6,826,561
$13,166,463 -$2,323,785
Natural Resources
$5,804,266
$6,175,994
$11,980,260
$5,595,266
$6,005,994
$11,601,260
-$379,000
Oversight and Reform
$10,692,000
$11,150,000
$21,842,000
$9,810,000
$9,610,233
$19,420,233 -$2,421,767
Rules
$2,644,509
$2,726,264
$5,370,773
$2,644,509
$2,726,264
$5,370,773
$0
Science, Space, and Technology
$6,000,079
$6,254,222
$12,254,302
$5,172,668
$5,455,373
$10,628,041 -$1,626,260
Smal Business
$2,312,344
$2,486,439
$4,798,783
$2,312,344
$2,486,439
$4,798,783
$0
Transportation and Infrastructure
$7,873,320
$8,686,242
$16,559,562
$6,964,664
$7,514,887
$14,479,551 -$2,080,011
Veterans’ Affairs
$2,576,765
$2,696,248
$5,273,013
$2,516,765
$2,625,498
$5,142,263
-$130,750
Ways and Means
$8,014,668
$8,063,090
$16,077,758
$7,228,481
$7,520,407
$14,748,888 -$1,328,870
Permanent Select Committee on Intel igence
$3,660,022
$3,815,052
$7,475,074
$3,407,986
$3,547,088
$6,955,074
-$520,000
Sources: Data taken from committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 107th Congress (2001-2002); H.Res. 84.
Notes: Committees are listed according to their names in the 117th 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 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 a s the Committee on Science.
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Table 12. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 106th Congress

Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Difference
Agriculture
$4,175,983
$4,388,510
$8,564,493
$4,101,062
$4,312,971
$8,414,033
-$150,460
Armed Services
$5,114,079
$5,485,776
$10,599,855
$5,047,079
$5,295,602
$10,342,681
-$257,174
Budget
$4,970,000
$4,970,000
$9,940,000
$4,970,000
$4,970,000
$9,940,000
$0
Education and Labor
$6,427,328
$5,955,241
$12,382,570
$5,908,749
$5,291,748
$11,200,497 -$1,182,073
Energy and Commerce
$7,597,758
$7,939,657
$15,537,415
$7,564,812
$7,720,301
$15,285,113
-$252,302
Ethics
$1,382,916
$1,477,999
$2,860,915
$1,272,416
$1,360,499
$2,632,915
-$228,000
Financial Services
$4,782,996
$4,942,259
$9,725,255
$4,552,023
$4,755,498
$9,307,521
-$417,734
Foreign Affairs
$5,776,761
$5,882,594
$11,659,355
$5,635,000
$5,678,531
$11,313,531
-$345,824
House Administration
$3,055,255
$3,251,965
$6,307,220
$2,980,255
$3,271,616
$6,251,871
-$55,349
Judiciary
$6,523,985
$7,051,954
$13,575,939
$5,787,394
$6,364,881
$12,152,275 -$1,423,664
Natural Resources
$5,530,746
$5,739,592
$11,270,338
$5,208,851
$5,359,057
$10,567,908
-$702,430
Oversight and Reform
$10,301,933
$10,726,980
$21,028,913
$9,773,233
$9,997,000
$19,770,233 -$1,258,680
Rules
$2,488,522
$2,580,902
$5,069,424
$2,488,522
$2,580,902
$5,069,424
$0
Science, Space, and Technology
$4,453,861
$4,564,465
$9,018,326
$4,410,560
$4,521,166
$8,931,726
-$86,600
Smal Business
$2,094,868
$2,304,167
$4,399,035
$2,037,466
$2,111,414
$4,148,880
-$250,155
Transportation and Infrastructure
$7,049,818
$7,489,442
$14,539,260
$6,410,069
$6,810,069
$13,220,138 -$1,319,122
Veterans’ Affairs
$2,497,291
$2,723,609
$5,220,900
$2,334,800
$2,400,335
$4,735,135
-$485,765
Ways and Means
$5,833,436
$6,127,440
$11,960,876
$5,814,367
$6,115,971
$11,930,338
-$30,538
Permanent Select Committee on Intel igence
$2,609,105
$2,759,925
$5,369,030
$2,514,916
$2,649,528
$5,164,444
-$204,586
Reserve Fund
-
-
-
-
-
$3,000,000
-
Sources: Data taken from committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 106th Congress (1999-2000); H.Res. 101.
Notes: Committees are listed according to their names in the 117th Congress. In the 106th 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 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 13. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 105th Congress

Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Difference
Agriculture
$3,851,039
$3,941,123
$7,792,162
$3,791,039
$3,865,123
$7,656,162
-$136,000
Armed Services
$5,145,928
$5,522,712
$10,668,640
$4,719,454
$5,002,291
$9,721,745
-$946,895
Budget
$4,970,000
$4,970,000
$9,940,000
$4,970,000
$4,970,000
$9,940,000
$0
Education and Labor
$5,227,342
$5,341,815
$10,569,157
$5,002,127
$5,122,986
$10,125,113
-$444,044
Energy and Commerce
$7,179,440
$7,492,098
$14,671,538
$7,122,959
$7,412,447
$14,535,406
-$136,132
Ethics
$1,237,300
$1,202,000
$2,439,300
$1,276,300
$1,180,000
$2,456,300
$17,000
Financial Services
$4,568,817
$4,845,967
$9,414,785
$4,363,817
$4,537,800
$8,901,617
-$513,168
Foreign Affairs
$5,433,555
$5,717,337
$11,150,892
$5,145,358
$5,223,000
$10,368,358
-$782,534
House Administration
$3,133,200
$3,027,746
$6,160,946
$3,042,603
$3,007,746
$6,050,349
-$110,597
Judiciary
$5,732,403
$6,304,643
$12,037,046
$5,054,800
$5,549,241
$10,604,041
-$1,433,005
Natural Resources
$5,058,524
$5,360,013
$10,418,537
$4,800,014
$5,076,536
$9,876,550
-$541,987
Oversight and Reform
$11,702,573
$8,317,999
$20,020,572
$11,702,573
$8,317,999
$20,020,572
$0
Rules
$2,306,407
$2,342,695
$4,649,102
$2,306,407
$2,342,695
$4,649,102
$0
Science, Space, and Technology
$4,519,172
$4,609,555
$9,128,727
$4,263,672
$4,414,158
$8,677,830
-$450,897
Smal Business
$2,014,818
$2,084,999
$4,099,817
$1,936,471
$1,970,470
$3,906,941
-$192,876
Transportation and Infrastructure
$7,042,725
$7,053,557
$14,096,282
$5,992,229
$6,192,230
$12,184,459
-$1,911,823
Veterans’ Affairs
$2,744,855
$2,999,902
$5,744,757
$2,084,368
$2,259,792
$4,344,160
-$1,400,597
Ways and Means
$5,472,622
$5,690,907
$11,163,529
$5,366,700
$5,670,207
$11,036,907
-$126,622
Permanent Select Committee on Intel igence
$2,420,040
$2,519,486
$4,939,526
$2,358,040
$2,457,486
$4,815,526
-$124,000
Reserve Fund
-
-
-
-
-
$7,900,000
-
Sources: Data taken from committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 105th Congress (1997-1998); H.Res. 91; H.Res. 129.
Notes: Committees are listed according to their names in the 117th Congress. In the 105th 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 House Administration was known as the committee on House Oversight; the Committee on
Oversight and Reform was known as the Committee on Government Reform; the Committee on Natural Resources wa s 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 14. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 104th Congress

Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Difference
Agriculture
$3,961,388
$3,628,751
$7,590,139
$3,866,148
$3,540,751
$7,406,899
-$183,240
Armed Services
$4,769,362
$5,212,253
$9,981,615
$4,245,134
$4,840,609
$9,085,743
-$895,872
Budget
$5,013,000
$5,025,000
$10,038,000
$4,940,000
$4,972,000
$9,912,000
-$126,000
Education and Labor
$4,815,332
$4,871,943
$9,687,275
$4,777,196
$4,844,343
$9,621,539
-$65,736
Energy and Commerce
$7,625,910
$8,022,667
$15,648,577
$6,663,227
$7,023,596
$13,686,823
-$1,961,754
Ethics
$1,063,650
$1,026,500
$2,090,150
$1,009,450
$1,551,700
$2,561,150
$471,000
Financial Services
$4,286,579
$4,499,475
$8,786,054
$4,161,579
$4,483,475
$8,645,054
-$141,000
Foreign Affairs
$5,097,254
$5,454,621
$10,551,875
$4,953,472
$5,074,621
$10,028,093
-$523,782
House Administration
$3,250,783
$3,143,338
$6,394,121
$3,092,920
$3,084,688
$6,177,608
-$216,513
Judiciary
$4,672,187
$5,011,003
$9,683,190
$4,577,187
$4,976,003
$9,553,190
-$130,000
Natural Resources
$5,210,815
$5,715,568
$10,926,383
$4,795,970
$4,792,983
$9,588,953
-$1,337,430
Oversight and Reform
$6,618,689
$7,021,168
$13,639,857
$6,576,369
$6,943,668
$13,520,037
-$119,820
Rules
$2,200,567
$2,235,250
$4,435,817
$2,199,567
$2,234,250
$4,433,817
-$2,000
Science, Space, and Technology
$4,211,654
$4,431,172
$8,642,826
$3,991,154
$4,420,172
$8,411,326
-$231,500
Smal Business
$1,873,290
$1,939,290
$3,812,580
$1,863,290
$1,928,290
$3,791,580
-$21,000
Transportation and Infrastructure
$6,057,934
$6,356,535
$12,414,469
$5,386,171
$5,492,810
$10,878,981
-$1,535,488
Veterans’ Affairs
$2,084,500
$2,257,105
$4,341,605
$2,024,500
$2,196,105
$4,220,605
-$121,000
Ways and Means
$4,976,231
$5,362,109
$10,338,340
$4,916,740
$5,302,618
$10,219,358
-$118,982
Permanent Select Committee on Intel igence
$2,277,210
$2,344,880
$4,622,090
$2,226,210
$2,293,680
$4,519,890
-$102,200
Sources: Data taken from committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 104th Congress (1995-1996); H.Res. 107; H.Res. 377.
Notes: Committees are listed according to their names in the 117th Congress. In the 104th 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 House Administration was known as the committee on House Oversight; the Committee on
Oversight and Reform was known as the Committee on Government Reform; the Committee on Natural Resources was known as the Committee on Resources; a nd the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology was known as the Committee on Science.
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Author Information

Ida A. Brudnick

Specialist on the Congress

Acknowledgments
Former CRS Analyst William T. Egar previously authored this report. The listed author is available to
answer inquiries on the subject from congressional requesters.

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