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April 17, 2024

Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), joined by Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA) and State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) as original cosponsors, today released a series of critical security supplemental bills that provide much-needed defense assistance to our allies and partners around the world.


April 16, 2024

Washington, D.C. - House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA), House Appropriations State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) released a statement in support of Speaker Johnson’s plan to pass the full national security supplemental.


April 16, 2024

Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today announced that Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) will join the Defense Subcommittee. Additional changes to the subcommittee rosters are forthcoming.


April 12, 2024

Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today announced the final slate of subcommittee chairs for the 118th Congress, officially announcing that Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) will chair the Homeland Security Subcommittee.


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.