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April 12, 2024
Op-Eds

ICYMI, State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) wrote an op-ed for The Miami Herald, noting how the recently-enacted Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 reestablishes American leadership.


April 11, 2024
Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today announced changes to the slate of subcommittee chairs for the 118th Congress. Additional changes to the lineup are forthcoming.

April 11, 2024

Dear Colleague,

On my first day as Chairman, I am pleased to provide information to begin the Fiscal Year 2025 House appropriations process.

Starting today, Members can begin making programmatic and language requests for federal programs in the Committee’s database: https://AppropriationsSubmissions.house.gov. Requests may include specific funding levels, report language, or bill language.


April 11, 2024

Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today released guidance for Fiscal Year 2025 programmatic and language requests. Member request deadlines and Community Project Funding guidance are forthcoming.


April 10, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Incoming House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today announced the Committee’s senior staff team for the 118th Congress.

April 9, 2024

WASHINGTON - Today, House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger released the following statement regarding the Republican Steering Committee's recommendation that Rep. Tom Cole serve as the new Chair of the House Appropriations Committee.


March 25, 2024
WASHINGTON – The Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold American Indian and Alaska Native public witness hearings on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 and Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

March 22, 2024

WASHINGTON - Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Kay Granger provided the following letter to the Speaker of the House, the Honorable Mike Johnson, and announces that, following the completion of the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills, she is requesting the GOP Steering Committee and Conference select a new Chair of the Appropriations Committee to serve out the remainder of the 118th Congress. She will remain on the Appropriations Committee as Chair Emeritus.


March 22, 2024
WASHINGTON - Today, the House of Representatives met to consider H.R. 2882, The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. The measure was approved with a vote of 286 to 134.

March 22, 2024
Op-Eds
Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Kay Granger (TX) and Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (CA), wrote an op-ed for Defense News, championing Congress' efforts to invest in a more modern, innovative, and ready fighting force.