Minority News Releases
Committee Advances FY2019 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved the FY2019 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill, which provides $145.1 billion in funding to support federal agriculture, conservation, and nutrition programs. The measure was passed 31-0. The Senate legislation recommends $145.1 billion in discretionary and mandatory funding, $6.1 billion above the President's budget request and $710 million below the FY2018 enacted leve… Continue Reading
05.24.18
Committee Approves FY2019 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Appropriations Committee today advanced the FY2019 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that funds U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) programs and critical infrastructure projects administered by the Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation. The $43.766 billion measure, which funds programs to advance American energy security and economic competitiveness, is $566 million above the FY2018 enacted level and $7.24 billion above th… Continue Reading
05.22.18
Senate Subcommittee Approves FY2019 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development today approved a $43.766 billion measure to fund U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) programs and critical infrastructure projects administered by the Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation. The FY2019 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill totals $43.766 billion, $566 million above the FY2018 enacted level and $7.24 billion above the budget request. The measure is sch… Continue Reading
05.22.18
Senate Subcommittee Approves FY2019 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies today approved a $145.1 billion appropriations bill to support federal agriculture and nutrition programs in FY2019. The FY2019 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill is scheduled to be considered Thursday by the Senate Committee on Appropriations. The Senate legislation recommends $145.1 b… Continue Reading
05.18.18
Senate Appropriations Schedule for the Week of May 21, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The following is the schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of May 21, 2018. TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2018 FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE (James Lankford, Chairman) Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Department of the Treasury 10:00 a.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building Witnesses: The Honorable Steven T. MnuchinSecretaryU.S. Department of the Treasury The Honora… Continue Reading
05.15.18
Shelby Holds Subcommittee Hearing to Review FY19 Army Budget Request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Defense, today conducted a subcommittee hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Army. The Honorable Mark T. Esper, Secretary of the Army, and General Mark A. Milley, chief of staff of the Army, testified before the subcommittee.
Continue Reading05.14.18
Shelby, Leahy Announce Markup Schedule for FY2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) today announced the following markup schedule for the Senate Appropriations Committee for Fiscal Year 2019.
Continue Reading05.11.18
Senate Appropriations Schedule for the Week of May 14, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the hearing schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of May 14, 2018.
Continue Reading05.09.18
Shelby Chairs Hearing on Defense Dept. FY19 Budget Request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Defense, today conducted a subcommittee hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Continue Reading04.26.18
Shelby Holds Hearing to Consider Defense Health Program FY19 Budget Request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Defense, today conducted a subcommittee hearing to consider the Fiscal Year 2019 budget request for the Defense Health Program.
Continue Reading04.24.18
Shelby Subcommittee Reviews FY19 U.S. Navy & Marine Corps Budget Request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Defense, today conducted a subcommittee hearing to consider the Fiscal Year 2019 budget request for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.
Continue Reading04.17.18
Blunt Chairs Hearing on FY19 Department of Labor Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) today chaired a hearing of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee to review the proposed FY19 budget for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Continue Reading04.17.18
Shelby Chairs Hearing to Consider FY19 National Guard & Reserve Budget Request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Defense, today conducted a subcommittee hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 budget request for the National Guard and Reserve.
Continue Reading04.11.18
Shelby Chairs Hearing on FY19 Missile Defense Agency Budget Request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today chaired a Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 budget request for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. Lieutenant General Samuel Greaves, director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, testified during the hearing to provide an update on missile defense programs.
Continue Reading04.10.18
Shelby Selected as Senate Appropriations Chairman
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today received the approval of his Republican colleagues to serve as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the remainder of the 115th Congress.
Continue Reading04.05.18
Senate Appropriations Schedule for the Week of April 9, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the hearing schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of April 9, 2018.
Continue Reading03.21.18
FY2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill Released
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today endorsed passage of omnibus appropriations legislation that provides the largest funding increase for the American military in 15 years and makes significant investments in national priorities like infrastructure, border security and the opioid epidemic.
Continue Reading02.12.18
Cochran Statement on President Trump's Budget Request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s FY2019 budget request.
Continue Reading02.09.18
Cochran: Cooperative, Bipartisan Effort Needed to Complete FY2018 Appropriations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today said Congress will need to work in a cooperative and bipartisan fashion over the next several weeks to complete the FY2018 appropriations process successfully.
Continue Reading02.08.18
Links to Budget Agreement Text, CR Summary, Disaster Relief Summary
Continuing Resolution Summary: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/download/continuing-resolution-summary Disaster Relief Summary: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/download/supplemental-appropriations-summary Legislative Text: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/download/bipartisan-budget-act-of-2018-text… Continue Reading