House Committee Funding: Process and Historical Appropriations and Authorizations

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House Committee Funding: Process and
November 16, 2023
Historical Appropriations and Authorizations
Ida A. Brudnick
This report provides an overview of funding for committees in the House of Representatives. In
Specialist on the Congress
particular, it includes

• information on House consideration of the biennial committee funding resolution for the

118th Congress (H.Res. 197);
• enactment of appropriations for FY2023 (Division I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, P.L. 117-328)
and consideration of appropriations for FY2024 (H.R. 4364, H.Rept. 118-120);
• an overview of the committee funding process;
• a discussion of the relationship of the authorization and appropriations processes and timeline;
• a figure showing overall authorization levels since the 104th Congress (see Figure 2);
• a figure showing overall 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 118th Congresses.
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Most Recent Actions: 118th Congress House
Committee Funding Resolution
As in previous Congresses, early in the 118th Congress, numerous resolutions were introduced
“Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on ____ in the One Hundred Eighteenth
Congress.”1 These individual committee funding resolutions typically contained a section with
the requested overall funding level for the entire Congress, followed by a section with requested
session limitations, as well as sections on vouchers and regulations. These resolutions were
referred to the Committee on House Administration (CHA).
The CHA held hearings on funding requests from the House committees on February 28 and
March 1, 2023.
On March 7, 2023, the chairman of CHA introduced H.Res. 197, an omnibus committee funding
resolution, which was referred to that committee. CHA held a markup of the resolution on March
8, and ordered it to be reported, as amended, by voice vote (H.Rept. 118-8). The House agreed to
the resolution, as amended (H.Amdt. 110, offered by Chairman Steil), without objection on
March 10 (H.Res. 197).
The resolution authorized a total of $383.2 million for the 118th Congress, including $179.7
million for the first session, $185.5 million for the second session, and $9.0 million for the
reserve fund each session for unanticipated expenses.
Actions in Prior Congress: 117th Congress Initial
House Committee Funding Resolution and
Subsequent Adjustment
In keeping with historical practice, 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.”2 These individual committee funding resolutions
typically contained a section with the requested overall funding level for the entire Congress,
followed by a section with requested session limitations, as well as sections on vouchers and
regulations. These resolutions were referred to the Committee on House Administration.
CHA held a hearing on committee funding requests on March 12, 2021. All 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.

1 The 118th Congress resolutions include H.Res. 121, H.Res. 123, H.Res. 125, H.Res. 129, H.Res. 130, H.Res. 135,
H.Res. 137, H.Res. 138, H.Res. 141, H.Res. 142, H.Res. 151, H.Res. 153, H.Res. 155, H.Res. 159, H.Res. 161, H.Res.
162, H.Res. 163, H.Res. 167, H.Res. 168, H.Res. 169, and H.Res. 174.
2 The 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. The 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)). H.Res. 316 did not provide funding for this select committee, but H.Res.
485, agreed to on June 23, 2021 (pursuant to Section 10 of H.Res. 486), provided $3.5 million for the 117th Congress
($1.5 million for the first session, $2.0 million for the second session).
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The chair of the 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 million for House committees for the 117th Congress,
including $150.2 million for the first session and $150.9 million for the second session (this total
does not include $4.0 million for the reserve fund, including $1.5 million in the first session and
$2.5 million in the second session).
Prior to the provision of funding pursuant to H.Res. 316, committees operated pursuant to interim
funding. Interim funding has automatically been provided from January 3 through March 31 in
each odd-numbered year in House rules for many years.3 The interim funding period was
extended through April 22, 2021, pursuant to Section 10 of H.Res. 233.4
Committee Resolutions
The Committee on House Administration allocated funding from the reserve fund when it agreed,
by committee poll, to Committee Resolution 117-16 in June-July 2021, Committee Resolution
117-18 in October 2021, and Committee Resolution 117-21 in June 2022.5
Consideration of a Second Resolution (H.Res. 1035)
The FY2022 legislative branch appropriations act (P.L. 117-103; enacted March 15, 2022)
provided $167.1 million (+21.0%) for House committees (other than the Committee on
Appropriations).
Subsequent adjustments for individual committee authorization levels were made pursuant to
H.Res. 1035 (117th Congress), which was considered as Section 2 of H.Res. 1065 (agreed to on
April 28, 2022).
In the report accompanying H.Res. 1035 (H.Rept. 117-291), the Committee on House
Administration included a table with revised funding levels for the 117th Congress and stated that
they “were neither anticipated nor available at the time the Committee reported House Resolution
316, the primary expense resolution.”
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 all 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 biennially pursuant to an omnibus
committee funding resolution, and appropriations are included in the legislative branch

3 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.
4 For examples of prior interim funding period extensions, see H.Res. 133 (109th Cong.), H.Res. 163 (108th Cong.), and
H.Res. 102 (105th Cong.).
5 Available at https://cha.house.gov/committee-resolutions.
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appropriations bill. A comparison of the timing of authorizations and appropriations is shown in
Figure 1.
Figure 1. House Committee Funding Timeline, 118th Congress

Sources: House rules for the 118th Congress and H.Res. 197 (118th Congress).
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.6
The resolution is based in part on committee requests for funds to cover their expenses for the
two years of a Congress.7 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.8
Some House committees discuss and approve their proposed budgets at committee organization
or business meetings. Individual committee chairs typically 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.9
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.

6 The 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).
7 The provision of biennial funding dates to the 104th Congress (H.Res. 6).
8 In particular, see “Government Contributions” in Table 6 in CRS Report R47624, Legislative Branch: FY2024
Appropriations.
9 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 116th Congress (H.Rept. 116-
20).
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Overall Authorization Levels Since the 104th Congress
Figure 2 shows the aggregate committee funding authorization level since 1995, in both nominal
and constant dollars.
Figure 2. Overall Authorization Levels Since the 104th Congress
In current (nominal) and constant dollars, and not including the House Appropriations Committee

Source: Congressional Research Service, based on resolutions authorizing funds for House committees.
Constant (2023) dol ars based on Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor), January-June average.
Notes: The aggregate 2022 authorization includes the revised levels adopted in H.Res. 1035, 117th Congress.
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
allocations 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).
Appropriations
Appropriations for House committees are provided in the annual legislative branch appropriations
bill. Funding provided in the annual appropriations act generally remains available until the end
of a Congress.10

10 For example, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260) contained language stating that funding
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Funding is contained in the appropriation heading “committee employees,” which typically
comprises two subheadings:
• The first subheading contains funds for personnel and nonpersonnel expenses of
House committees, except the Appropriations Committee, as authorized by the
House in a committee expense resolution. The FY2023 act provided $180.6
million, the same level provided in the House-reported FY2024 bill (H.R. 4364,
H.Rept. 118-120). The House had requested $184.2 million (+2.0%).
• The second subheading contains funds for the personnel and nonpersonnel
expenses of the Committee on Appropriations. The FY2023 act, the FY2024
request, and the FY2024 House-reported bill each contain $31.3 million.
Figure 3 shows funding for “Standing Committees, Special and Select” since FY1996, in both
nominal and constant dollars.
Figure 3. Appropriations for House Committees Since FY1996
In current (nominal) and constant dollars, and not including the House Appropriations Committee

Source: Congressional Research Service, based on annual legislative branch appropriations acts. Constant
(2023) dol ars based on Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
Department of Labor), January-June average.
Notes: Total includes any supplementals, rescissions, and the FY2013 sequestration.

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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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
all 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’
Congressional Handbook,11 the Communications Standards Manual,12 the House Ethics
Manual,13 “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 Allowance (MRA).
Information on individual committee spending is published quarterly in the Statements of
Disbursement of the House.14
House Committee Requests and Authorizations Since the 104th
Congress
Figure 4 is an interactive graphic (HTML version; place cursor over one committee to highlight
it; select among the committees to remove or add them back to the figure) that allows for
comparison of the funding authorization for each committee across Congresses (not adjusted for
inflation). Please note that the label in the key uses the names of committees as they apply in the
118th Congress. Please see notes for Table 1 through Table 15 for information on names and
name changes in prior Congresses.
Table 1 provides the requested and authorized levels of funding for committees for the 118th
Congress.
This is followed by tables providing committee funding requests and authorized amounts in
nominal dollars for House committees in the 104th-117th Congresses.

11 Available at https://cha.house.gov/.
12 Available at https://cha.house.gov/.
13 Available at https://ethics.house.gov/house-ethics-manual.
14 Available at https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained/open-government/statement-of-disbursements.
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Additionally, all tables show differences between the total requested and the total authorized
funding levels (for committees other than the Committee on Appropriations, which as stated
above, historically has been funded separately through the annual appropriations acts).15
Figure 4. Authorization Levels by Committee: 104th-118th Congresses
(by name in the 118th Congress; not adjusted for inflation)
Figure is interactive in the HTML version of this report
Select among the committees to remove or add them back to the figure

Source: Created by CRS based on committee funding resolutions in the 104th-118th Congresses.
Notes: Please note that the label in the key uses the names of committees as they apply in the 118th Congress.
Please see notes for Table 1 through Table 15 for information on names and name changes in prior
Congresses.

15 The tables reflect levels included in the omnibus committee funding resolution, other House resolutions allocating
specified dollar amounts, and Committee on House Administration committee resolutions allocating funds from the
Reserve Fund. For additional information, a congressional distribution memorandum, Funding and Staffing for House
Temporary Select Committees with an Investigative Mandate since the 105th Congress, is available to congressional
clients upon request.

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Table 1. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 118th Congress

Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
Agriculture
$7,096,894
$7,096,894
$14,193,788
$7,097,000
$7,097,000
$14,194,000
$212
Armed Services
$12,294,760
$13,667,110
$25,961,870
$11,716,000
$13,024,000
$24,740,000
-$1,221,870
Budget
$5,994,695
$5,994,695
$11,989,390
$5,995,000
$5,995,000
$11,990,000
$610
Education and
$9,255,723
$9,811,066
$19,066,789
$9,065,000
$9,609,000
$18,674,000
-$392,789
Workforce
Energy and
$13,752,741
$13,949,908
$27,696,649
$13,611,000
$13,800,000
$27,411,000
-$285,649
Commerce
Ethics
$4,517,066
$4,759,224
$9,276,290
$4,517,000
$4,759,000
$9,276,000
-$290
Financial Services
$10,185,000
$10,185,000
$20,370,000
$10,185,000
$10,185,000
$20,370,000
$0
Foreign Affairsb
$10,826,758
$10,826,758
$21,653,516
$10,827,000
$10,827,000
$21,654,000
$484
Homeland
$9,461,988
$9,461,988
$18,923,976
$9,389,000
$9,389,000
$18,778,000
-$145,976
Security
House
$7,405,638
$7,901,652
$15,307,290
$7,405,000
$7,902,000
$15,307,000
-$290
Administration
Judiciary
$11,356,727
$11,356,727
$22,713,454
$11,357,000
$11,357,000
$22,714,000
$546
Natural Resources
$8,801,142
$8,801,142
$17,602,284
$8,773,000
$8,773,000
$17,546,000
-$56,284
Oversight and
$14,772,228
$15,151,408
$29,923,637
$14,772,000
$15,151,000
$29,923,000
-$637
Accountability
Rules
$4,167,807
$4,167,807
$8,335,614
$4,168,000
$4,168,000
$8,336,000
$386
Science, Space &
$7,902,914
$8,388,105
$16,291,019
$6,845,000
$7,266,000
$14,111,000
-$2,180,019
Technology
Small Business
$3,750,000
$3,750,000
$7,500,000
$3,621,000
$3,749,000
$7,370,000
-$130,000
Transportation &
$10,883,194
$10,883,194
$21,766,388
$10,883,000
$10,883,000
$21,766,000
-$388
Infrastructure
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Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
Veterans’ Affairs
$5,271,175
$5,482,022
$10,753,197
$5,271,000
$5,482,000
$10,753,000
-$197
Ways & Means
$13,000,000
$14,300,000
$27,300,000
$11,540,000
$12,692,000
$24,232,000
-$3,068,000
Permanent Select
$8,200,000
$9,000,000
$17,200,000
$8,197,000
$8,998,000
$17,195,000
-$5,000
Intelligence
Select Strategic
$4,470,816
$4,421,809
$8,892,625
$4,471,000
$4,421,000
$8,892,000
-$625
Competition
Between the
United States and
the Chinese
Communist Party
Reserve Fund

$9,000,000
$9,000,000
$18,000,000

Source: House committee funding resolutions in the 118th Congress; H.Res. 197.
Notes: H.Res. 5 (118th Congress) changed the names of two committees:
•
Committee on Education and the Workforce (formerly Committee on Education and Labor); and
•
Committee on Oversight and Accountability (formerly Committee on Oversight and Reform).
a. The “Difference” column represents the value of the total “Authorization” minus the total “Request.” A negative number indicates the authorization for the
Congress was less than the request.
b. The report to accompany H.Res. 197 (H.Rept. 118-8) states: “The amount provided to the Committee on Foreign Affairs includes $696,080 ($348,040 for each
session) to provide funding for the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, and $476,700 ($238,350 for each session) for the House Democracy Partnership.”
Table 2. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 117th Congress
Authorization
Authorization
(initial in H.Res. 316 and committee
(revised by

Request
resolutions)

H.Res. 1035)
Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
2nd Session
Total
Agriculture
$6,332,330
$6,332,330
$12,664,660
$6,144,497
$6,144,497
$12,288,994
-$375,666
$6,758,947 $12,903,444
Armed Services
$10,075,885 $10,871,362
$20,947,247
$9,117,992
$9,437,992
$18,555,984
-$2,391,263 $10,381,791 $19,499,783
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Authorization
(initial in H.Res. 316 and committee
(revised by

Request
resolutions)

H.Res. 1035)
Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
2nd Session
Total
Budget
$5,565,212
$5,565,212
$11,130,424
$5,449,723
$5,449,723
$10,899,446
-$230,978
$5,994,695 $11,444,418
Education and Labor
$8,271,434
$8,271,434
$16,542,868
$7,863,825
$7,863,825
$15,727,650
-$815,218
$8,650,208 $16,514,033
Energy and
$12,073,692 $12,073,692
$24,147,384 $11,717,377
$11,417,377
$23,134,754
-$1,012,630 $12,559,115 $24,276,492
Commerce
Ethics
$3,507,696
$3,507,696
$7,015,392
$3,507,696
$3,507,696
$7,015,392
$0
$3,858,466
$7,366,162
Financial Services
$9,179,351
$9,179,351
$18,358,702
$8,965,878
$8,965,878
$17,931,756
-$426,946
$9,862,466 $18,828,344
Foreign Affairs
$8,726,141
$8,726,141
$17,452,282
$8,653,430
$8,653,430
$17,306,860
-$145,422
$9,518,773 $18,172,203
Homeland Security
$8,189,181
$8,189,181
$16,378,362
$8,036,701
$8,036,701
$16,073,402
-$304,960
$8,840,371 $16,877,072
House
$5,590,190
$5,892,211
$11,482,401
$5,590,190
$5,892,211
$11,482,401
$0
$6,481,432 $12,071,622
Administration
Judiciary
$8,728,827
$9,165,268
$17,894,095
$8,506,115
$8,506,115
$17,012,230
-$881,865
$9,356,727 $17,862,842
Natural Resources
$7,652,963
$7,652,963
$15,305,926
$7,295,361
$7,295,361
$14,590,722
-$715,204
$8,024,897 $15,320,258
Oversight and
$13,738,871 $13,738,871
$27,477,742 $13,896,964
$13,896,964
$27,793,928
$316,186 $15,286,660 $29,183,624
Reform
Rules
$3,410,369
$3,444,469
$6,854,838
$3,410,369
$3,444,469
$6,854,838
$0
$4,167,807
$7,578,176
Science, Space, and
$5,790,750
$6,311,500
$12,102,250
$5,816,818
$5,816,818
$11,633,636
-$468,614
$6,398,500 $12,215,318
Technology
Small Business
$3,500,000
$3,500,000
$7,000,000
$3,253,055
$3,253,055
$6,506,110
-$493,890
$3,578,361
$6,831,416
Transportation and
$9,815,165
$9,815,165
$19,630,330
$9,597,173
$9,597,173
$19,194,346
-$435,984 $10,556,890 $20,154,063
Infrastructure
Veterans’ Affairs
$5,542,031
$5,542,031
$11,084,062
$4,791,977
$4,791,977
$9,583,954
-$1,500,108
$5,271,175 $10,063,152
Ways and Means
$10,119,889 $10,514,565
$20,634,454 $10,100,104
$9,800,104
$19,900,208
-$734,246 $10,780,114 $20,880,218
Permanent Select
$7,166,225
$7,166,225
$14,332,450
$6,543,075
$6,543,075
$13,086,150
-$1,246,300
$7,197,383 $13,740,458
Intelligence
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Authorization
Authorization
(initial in H.Res. 316 and committee
(revised by

Request
resolutions)

H.Res. 1035)
Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
2nd Session
Total
Select Climate Crisis
$1,915,000
$1,950,000
$3,865,000
$1,915,000
$1,950,000
$3,865,000
$0
$2,145,000
$4,060,000
Select Modernization
$1,150,000
$1,150,000
$2,300,000
$1,001,250
$1,041,250
$2,042,500
-$257,500
$1,145,375
$2,146,625
of Congress
Reserve Fund
-
-
-
$1,500,000
$2,500,000
$4,000,000
-
-
-
Select Economic
-
-
-
$1,500,000
$2,200,000
$3,700,000
-
-
-
Disparity and
Fairness in Growth
Source: House committee funding resolutions in the 117th Congress; H.Res. 316 (as adopted by the House as Section 4 of H.Res. 330); H.Res. 485 (as adopted by the
House pursuant to Section 10 of H.Res. 486, providing funding for the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth); the revised levels adopted in
H.Res. 1035; House Administration, Committee Resolutions 117-16 (providing funding for the first and second session for the Committees on Armed Services, the
Judiciary, and the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress), 117-18 (providing funding for the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means),
and 117-21 (providing funding for the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth). The reserve fund levels reflect the amount provided in H.Res.
316 and do not reflect any subsequent allocations from the fund.
Notes:
a. The “Difference” column represents the value of the total initial “Authorization” minus the total “Request.” A negative number indicates the initial authorization for
the Congress was less than the request.
Table 3. 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
Differencea
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
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Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
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
$11,495,034
$20,990,068
$1,050,495
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
Small 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 Intelligence
$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; H.Res. 935 (providing funding for the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis
as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform); House Administration, Committee Resolutions 116-12 and 116-14 (providing
funding for the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress), and Committee Resolution 116-18 (providing funding for the Committees on Armed Services,
Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans’ Affairs, and Ways and Means). The reserve fund levels reflect
the amount provided in H.Res. 245 and do not reflect any subsequent allocations from the fund.
Note: H.Res. 6 (116th Congress) changed the names of two committees:
•
Education and Labor (formerly Education and the Workforce); and
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•
Oversight and Reform (formerly Oversight and Government Reform).
a. The “Difference” column represents the value of the total “Authorization” minus the total “Request.” A negative number indicates the authorization for the
Congress was less than the request.
Table 4. 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
Differencea
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 Workforce
$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
$8,036,993
$15,873,986
-$94,678
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
$9,297,736
$9,297,736
$18,595,472
$9,129,841
$9,129,841
$18,259,682
-$335,790
Government Reform
Rules
$3,130,281
$3,130,281
$6,260,562
$3,230,281
$3,230,281
$6,460,562
$200,000
Science, Space, and
$5,484,978
$5,484,978
$10,969,956
$5,484,978
$5,484,978
$10,969,956
$0
Technology
Small Business
$3,037,400
$3,249,637
$6,287,037
$3,037,400
$3,249,637
$6,287,037
$0
Transportation and
$8,655,500
$8,760,500
$17,416,000
$8,655,500
$8,760,500
$17,416,000
$0
Infrastructure
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Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
Veterans’ Affairs
$3,979,031
$3,979,031
$7,958,062
$3,979,031
$4,179,031
$8,158,062
$200,000
Ways and Means
$8,954,346
$8,986,346
$17,940,692
$8,954,346
$8,986,346
$17,940,692
$0
Permanent Select
$6,050,000
$6,050,000
$12,100,000
$6,050,000
$6,050,000
$12,100,000
$0
Intelligence
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 115th Congress (2017-2018); H.Res. 173, Committee Resolution
115-9 (providing funding for the Committee on Foreign Affairs) and Committee Resolution 115-19 (providing funding for the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs). The
reserve fund levels reflect the amount provided in H.Res. 173 and do not reflect any subsequent allocations from the fund.
Note:
a. The “Difference” column represents the value of the total “Authorization” minus the total “Request.” A negative number indicates the authorization for the
Congress was less than the request.
Table 5. 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
Differencea
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 Workforce
$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
$10,065,721
$11,055,721
$21,121,442
$1,590,000
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
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Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
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 Government
$9,029,841
$9,029,841
$18,059,682
$9,029,841
$9,029,841
$18,059,682
$0
Reform
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
Small Business
$3,128,750
$3,171,794
$6,300,544
$3,022,614
$3,022,614
$6,045,228
-$255,316
Transportation and
$8,360,900
$8,360,900
$16,721,800
$8,364,130
$8,364,130
$16,728,260
$6,460
Infrastructure
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 Intelligence
$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 for requests from individual committees is from committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 114th Congress (2015-2016); for
authorization levels, H.Res. 132; for adjustments to the initial authorization levels, Committee Resolution 114-10, Committee Resolution 114-19, and H.Res. 933 (all
providing additional funding for the Committee on Energy and Commerce). The reserve fund levels reflect the amount provided in H.Res. 132 and do not reflect any
subsequent allocations from the fund.
Note:
a. The “Difference” column represents the value of the total “Authorization” minus the total “Request.” A negative number indicates the authorization for the
Congress was less than the request.
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Table 6. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 113th Congress

Request
Authorization

1st
2nd
Committee
Session
Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Sessiona
Total
Differenceb
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 Workforce
-
-
-
$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 Government 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
-
Small 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 Intelligence
-
-
-
$4,389,758
$4,433,656
$8,823,414
-
Sources: H.Res. 115, 113th Congress; House Administration, Committee Resolution 113-7.
Notes: No individual committee funding resolutions were introduced during the 113th Congress.
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a. Committee Resolution 113-7 specified additional dol ar amounts for each committee for the second session, equivalent to a 1% increase over the original
authorization from H.Res. 115, from the reserve fund. The second session and total authorizations reflect this adjustment. The reserve fund established in H.Res.
115 did not contain a specified dol ar amount, but was equivalent to the difference between amounts made available for “House of Representatives—Committee
Employees, Standing Committees, Special and Select” in successive fiscal years.
b. No individual committee funding resolutions were introduced during the 113th Congress.
Table 7. 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
Differencea
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 Workforce
$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 Government 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
Small 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
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Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
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 Intelligence
$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 112th Congress (2011-2012), H.Res. 147, H.Res. 496. H.Res. 147
was the primary expense resolution. H.Res. 496 (agreed to 2/1/2012), 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.
Note: H.Res. 5 (112th Congress) changed the names of three committees:
•
Education and the Workforce (formerly Education and Labor);
•
Ethics (formerly Standards of Official Conduct); and
•
Science, Space, and Technology (formerly Science and Technology).
a. The “Difference” column represents the value of the total “Authorization” minus the total “Request.” A negative number indicates the authorization for the
Congress was less than the request.
Table 8. 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
Differencea
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
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 Government Reform
$11,445,179
$12,508,047
$23,953,226
$10,957,956
$11,385,317
$22,343,273
-$1,609,953
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Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
Rules
$3,538,663
$3,602,358
$7,141,021
$3,538,663
$3,602,358
$7,141,021
$0
Science and Technology
$7,233,535
$7,956,888
$15,190,423
$6,890,114
$7,158,828
$14,048,942
-$1,141,481
Small Business
$3,674,274
$4,246,445
$7,920,719
$3,548,839
$3,687,243
$7,236,082
-$684,637
Standards of Official Conduct
$2,735,247
$2,990,361
$5,725,608
$2,735,247
$2,841,922
$5,577,169
-$148,439
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 Intelligence
$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.
Note:
a. The “Difference” column represents the value of the total “Authorization” minus the total “Request.” A negative number indicates the authorization for the
Congress was less than the request.
Table 9. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 110th Congress

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Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
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
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
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Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
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 Government 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 and Technology
$6,475,402
$6,734,418
$13,209,820
$6,387,984
$6,575,791
$12,963,775
-$246,045
Small Business
$3,009,086
$3,248,324
$6,257,410
$2,939,758
$3,026,187
$5,965,945
-$291,465
Standards of Official Conduct
$2,996,561
$3,122,740
$6,119,301
$2,460,915
$2,533,266
$4,994,181
-$1,125,120
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 Intelligence
$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
-
-
-
$1,666,667
$2,058,800
$3,725,467
-
Warming
Sources: Data taken from individual committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 110th Congress (2007-2008); H.Res. 202.
Notes: H.Res. 6 (110th Congress) changed the names of five committees:
•
Education and Labor (formerly Education and Workforce);
•
Foreign Affairs (formerly International Relations);
•
Natural Resources (formerly Resources);
•
Oversight and Government Reform (formerly Government Reform); and
•
Science and Technology (formerly Science).
a. The “Difference” column represents the value of the total “Authorization” minus the total “Request.” A negative number indicates the authorization for the
Congress was less than the request.
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Table 10. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 109th Congress

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Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
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
$7,708,622
$7,784,664
$15,493,286
$7,705,970
$7,787,316
$15,493,286
$0
Workforce
Energy and
$10,297,200
$11,090,876
$21,388,076
$9,812,619
$10,113,068
$19,925,687
-$1,462,389
Commerce
Financial Services
$7,831,097
$8,296,880
$16,127,977
$7,427,648
$7,775,452
$15,203,100
-$924,877
Government
$10,624,500
$10,724,500
$21,349,000
$10,121,443
$10,375,642
$20,497,085
-$851,915
Reform
Homeland Security
$7,462,855
$8,324,639
$15,787,494
$6,100,026
$7,899,974
$14,000,000
-$1,787,494
House
$4,822,199
$5,278,953
$10,101,152
$4,648,683
$4,905,885
$9,554,568
-$546,584
Administration
International
$9,092,015
$9,777,770
$18,869,785
$7,946,084
$8,352,934
$16,299,018
-$2,570,767
Relations
Judiciary
$8,972,238
$9,290,962
$18,263,201
$7,461,565
$7,851,427
$15,312,992
-$2,950,209
Resources
$7,289,521
$7,516,413
$14,805,934
$7,178,224
$7,342,738
$14,520,962
-$284,972
Rules
$3,176,144
$3,189,456
$6,365,600
$3,074,229
$3,291,371
$6,365,600
$0
Science
$6,388,306
$6,758,546
$13,146,852
$6,101,648
$6,226,348
$12,327,996
-$818,856
Small Business
$2,987,331
$3,046,727
$6,034,058
$2,721,600
$2,865,373
$5,586,973
-$447,085
Standards of
$2,300,779
$2,467,955
$4,768,734
$1,891,890
$2,398,646
$4,290,536
-$478,198
Official Conduct
Transportation
$9,007,388
$9,574,717
$18,582,105
$8,856,869
$9,251,213
$18,108,082
-$474,023
and Infrastructure
Veterans’ Affairs
$3,832,415
$4,100,666
$7,933,081
$3,075,732
$3,398,686
$6,474,418
-$1,458,663
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Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
Ways and Means
$8,732,509
$9,086,985
$17,819,494
$8,674,514
$9,144,980
$17,819,494
$0
Permanent Select
$4,438,939
$5,436,490
$9,875,429
$4,500,653
$5,027,217
$9,527,870
-$347,559
Intelligence
Sources: Data taken from committee funding resolutions introduced in the House for the 109th Congress (2005-2006); H.Res. 224.
Notes:
a. The “Difference” column represents the value of the total “Authorization” minus the total “Request.” A negative number indicates the authorization for the
Congress was less than the request.
Table 11. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 108th Congress

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Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
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 Workforce
$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
Financial Services
$8,144,280
$8,851,207
$16,995,487
$6,601,085
$7,095,402
$13,696,487
-$3,299,000
Government Reform
$10,000,000
$10,400,000
$20,400,000
$9,740,963
$9,873,472
$19,614,435
-$785,565
Select 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
International Relations
$7,693,249
$8,344,746
$16,037,995
$6,993,645
$7,559,050
$14,552,695
-$1,485,300
Judiciary
$8,422,720
$8,825,346
$17,248,066
$6,957,554
$7,091,062
$14,048,616
-$3,199,450
Resources
$7,360,564
$7,549,963
$14,910,527
$6,492,029
$7,017,395
$13,509,424
-$1,401,103
Rules
$2,816,332
$2,852,979
$5,669,311
$2,797,898
$2,871,413
$5,669,311
$0
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Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
Science
$6,072,465
$6,229,225
$12,301,690
$5,711,401
$5,979,444
$11,690,845
-$610,845
Small Business
$3,080,591
$3,291,417
$6,372,008
$2,535,261
$2,585,041
$5,120,302
-$1,251,706
Standards of Official Conduct
$1,636,825
$1,806,325
$3,443,150
$1,527,825
$1,543,425
$3,071,250
-$371,900
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 Intelligence
$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.
a. The “Difference” column represents the value of the total “Authorization” minus the total “Request.” A negative number indicates the authorization for the
Congress was less than the request.
Table 12. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 107th Congress

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Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
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 Workforce
$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
Financial Services
$7,568,506
$7,526,923
$15,095,429
$5,705,025
$6,141,206
$11,846,231
-$3,249,198
Government Reform
$10,692,000
$11,150,000
$21,842,000
$9,810,000
$9,610,233
$19,420,233
-$2,421,767
House Administration
$3,765,460
$4,093,846
$7,859,306
$3,560,662
$3,857,383
$7,418,045
-$441,261
International Relations
$7,003,845
$7,491,411
$14,495,256
$6,202,095
$6,470,531
$12,672,626
-$1,822,630
Judiciary
$7,595,624
$7,894,624
$15,490,248
$6,339,902
$6,826,561
$13,166,463
-$2,323,785
Resources
$5,804,266
$6,175,994
$11,980,260
$5,595,266
$6,005,994
$11,601,260
-$379,000
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Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
Rules
$2,644,509
$2,726,264
$5,370,773
$2,644,509
$2,726,264
$5,370,773
$0
Science
$6,000,079
$6,254,222
$12,254,302
$5,172,668
$5,455,373
$10,628,041
-$1,626,260
Small Business
$2,312,344
$2,486,439
$4,798,783
$2,312,344
$2,486,439
$4,798,783
$0
Standards of Official Conduct
$1,383,708
$1,537,383
$2,921,091
$1,358,708
$1,512,383
$2,871,091
-$50,000
Transportation and
$7,873,320
$8,686,242
$16,559,562
$6,964,664
$7,514,887
$14,479,551
-$2,080,011
Infrastructure
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 Intelligence
$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.
Note: H.Res. 5 (107th Congress) changed the name of the Committee on Commerce to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The resolution also reconstituted
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services as the Committee on Financial Services.
a. The “Difference” column represents the value of the total “Authorization” minus the total “Request.” A negative number indicates the authorization for the
Congress was less than the request.
Table 13. House Committee Funding: Requests and Amounts Authorized by the House, 106th Congress

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Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
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
Banking and Financial Services
$4,782,996
$4,942,259
$9,725,255
$4,552,023
$4,755,498
$9,307,521
-$417,734
Budget
$4,970,000
$4,970,000
$9,940,000
$4,970,000
$4,970,000
$9,940,000
$0
Commerce
$7,597,758
$7,939,657
$15,537,415
$7,564,812
$7,720,301
$15,285,113
-$252,302
Education and Workforce
$6,427,328
$5,955,241
$12,382,570
$5,908,749
$5,291,748
$11,200,497
-$1,182,073
Government Reform
$10,301,933
$10,726,980
$21,028,913
$9,773,233
$9,997,000
$19,770,233
-$1,258,680
House Administration
$3,055,255
$3,251,965
$6,307,220
$2,980,255
$3,271,616
$6,251,871
-$55,349
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Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
International Relations
$5,776,761
$5,882,594
$11,659,355
$5,635,000
$5,678,531
$11,313,531
-$345,824
Judiciary
$6,523,985
$7,051,954
$13,575,939
$5,787,394
$6,364,881
$12,152,275
-$1,423,664
Resources
$5,530,746
$5,739,592
$11,270,338
$5,208,851
$5,359,057
$10,567,908
-$702,430
Rules
$2,488,522
$2,580,902
$5,069,424
$2,488,522
$2,580,902
$5,069,424
$0
Science
$4,453,861
$4,564,465
$9,018,326
$4,410,560
$4,521,166
$8,931,726
-$86,600
Small Business
$2,094,868
$2,304,167
$4,399,035
$2,037,466
$2,111,414
$4,148,880
-$250,155
Standards of Official Conduct
$1,382,916
$1,477,999
$2,860,915
$1,272,416
$1,360,499
$2,632,915
-$228,000
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 Intelligence
$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.
Note: H.Res. 5 (106th Congress) changed the name of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight to the Committee on Government Reform; the
Committee on House Oversight was returned to its former name, the Committee on House Administration; and the Committee on National Security was returned to
its former name, the Committee on Armed Services.
a. The “Difference” column represents the value of the total “Authorization” minus the total “Request.” A negative number indicates the authorization for the
Congress was less than the request.
Table 14. 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
Differencea
Agriculture
$3,851,039
$3,941,123
$7,792,162
$3,791,039
$3,865,123
$7,656,162
-$136,000
Banking and Financial Services
$4,568,817
$4,845,967
$9,414,785
$4,363,817
$4,537,800
$8,901,617
-$513,168
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Request
Authorization

Committee
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
1st Session
2nd Session
Total
Differencea
Budget
$4,970,000
$4,970,000
$9,940,000
$4,970,000
$4,970,000
$9,940,000
$0
Commerce
$7,179,440
$7,492,098
$14,671,538
$7,122,959
$7,412,447
$14,535,406
-$136,132
Education and the Workforce
$5,227,342
$5,341,815
$10,569,157
$5,002,127
$5,122,986
$10,125,113
-$444,044
Government Reform and Oversight
$11,702,573
$8,317,999
$20,020,572
$11,702,573
$8,317,999
$20,020,572
$0
House Oversight
$3,133,200
$3,027,746
$6,160,946
$3,042,603
$3,007,746
$6,050,349
-$110,597
International Relations
$5,433,555
$5,717,337
$11,150,892
$5,145,358
$5,223,000
$10,368,358
-$782,534
Judiciary
$5,732,403
$6,304,643
$12,037,046
$5,054,800
$5,549,241
$10,604,041
-$1,433,005
National Security
$5,145,928
$5,522,712
$10,668,640
$4,719,454
$5,002,291
$9,721,745
-$946,895
Resources
$5,058,524
$5,360,013
$10,418,537
$4,800,014
$5,076,536
$9,876,550
-$541,987
Rules
$2,306,407
$2,342,695
$4,649,102
$2,306,407
$2,342,695
$4,649,102
$0
Science
$4,519,172
$4,609,555
$9,128,727
$4,263,672
$4,414,158
$8,677,830
-$450,897
Small Business
$2,014,818
$2,084,999
$4,099,817
$1,936,471
$1,970,470
$3,906,941
-$192,876
Standards of Official Conduct
$1,237,300
$1,202,000
$2,439,300
$1,276,300
$1,180,000
$2,456,300
$17,000
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 Intelligence
$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.
Note: H.Res. 5 (105th Congress) changed the name of the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
a. The “Difference” column represents the value of the total “Authorization” minus the total “Request.” A negative number indicates the authorization for the
Congress was less than the request.
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Table 15. 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
Differencea
Agriculture
$3,961,388
$3,628,751
$7,590,139
$3,866,148
$3,540,751
$7,406,899
-$183,240
Banking and Financial Services
$4,286,579
$4,499,475
$8,786,054
$4,161,579
$4,483,475
$8,645,054
-$141,000
Budget
$5,013,000
$5,025,000
$10,038,000
$4,940,000
$4,972,000
$9,912,000
-$126,000
Commerce
$7,625,910
$8,022,667
$15,648,577
$6,663,227
$7,023,596
$13,686,823
-$1,961,754
Economic and Educational Opportunities
$4,815,332
$4,871,943
$9,687,275
$4,777,196
$4,844,343
$9,621,539
-$65,736
Government Reform and Oversight
$6,618,689
$7,021,168
$13,639,857
$6,576,369
$6,943,668
$13,520,037
-$119,820
House Oversight
$3,250,783
$3,143,338
$6,394,121
$3,092,920
$3,084,688
$6,177,608
-$216,513
International Relations
$5,097,254
$5,454,621
$10,551,875
$4,953,472
$5,074,621
$10,028,093
-$523,782
Judiciary
$4,672,187
$5,011,003
$9,683,190
$4,577,187
$4,976,003
$9,553,190
-$130,000
National Security
$4,769,362
$5,212,253
$9,981,615
$4,245,134
$4,840,609
$9,085,743
-$895,872
Resources
$5,210,815
$5,715,568
$10,926,383
$4,795,970
$4,792,983
$9,588,953
-$1,337,430
Rules
$2,200,567
$2,235,250
$4,435,817
$2,199,567
$2,234,250
$4,433,817
-$2,000
Science
$4,211,654
$4,431,172
$8,642,826
$3,991,154
$4,420,172
$8,411,326
-$231,500
Small Business
$1,873,290
$1,939,290
$3,812,580
$1,863,290
$1,928,290
$3,791,580
-$21,000
Standards of Official Conduct
$1,063,650
$1,026,500
$2,090,150
$1,009,450
$1,551,700
$2,561,150
$471,000
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 Intelligence
$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: Several committees were given new names for the 104th Congress pursuant to H.Res. 6. These include:
•
Banking and Financial Services (formerly Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs);
•
Commerce (formerly Energy and Commerce);
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Economic and Educational Opportunities (formerly Education and Labor);
•
Government Reform and Oversight (formerly Government Operations);
•
House Oversight (formerly House Administration);
•
International Relations (formerly Foreign Affairs);
•
National Security (formerly Armed Services);
•
Resources (formerly Natural Resources);
•
Science (formerly Science, Space, and Technology); and
•
Transportation and Infrastructure (formerly Public Works and Transportation).
a. The “Difference” column represents the value of the total “Authorization” minus the total “Request.” A negative number indicates the authorization for the
Congress was less than the request.
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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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