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July 9, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, the full committee met to consider the fiscal year 2021 subcommittee allocations, known as "302(b)" allocations. The appropriations bills for the subcommittees on State and Foreign Operations; Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Food and Drug Administration; and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs were also considered. Committee Republicans were unable to support the allocations or the individual bills due to a total spending level that is well above the current budget agreement and controversial policy provisions that are in the bills.


July 8, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, the subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, and Science; Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development; Financial Services and General Government; and Defense met to consider their appropriations bills for fiscal year 2021. The measures were reported out to the full committee with concerns raised by Republicans.


July 7, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, the subcommittees on Homeland Security; Interior and Environment; Legislative Branch; Energy and Water Development; and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education met to consider their appropriations bills for fiscal year 2021. The measures were reported out to the full committee with concerns raised by Republicans.


July 6, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, the subcommittees on State and Foreign Operations; Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Food and Drug Administration; and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs met to consider their appropriations bills for fiscal year 2021. The measures were reported out to the full committee with concerns raised by Republicans.


May 15, 2020

WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX), the Republican Leader of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement today after the House passed a partisan coronavirus bill introduced by Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats.


April 21, 2020
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Kay Granger (TX-12), the lead Republican on the House Appropriations Committee and a member of the President's task force on reopening the economy, issued the following statement praising the next coronavirus spending package.

April 18, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, Top Republican on the Appropriations Committee Kay Granger (R-TX) released the following statement on the Democrats' inaction to further support small businesses through the Small Businesses Administration's successful, and now unfortunately unfunded, Paycheck Protection Program.


April 16, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Kay Granger (TX-12), Republican Leader of the Appropriations Committee, was appointed by President Trump to serve on the President's Task Force on Reopening the Economy – a bipartisan task force addressing when and how to reopen the American economy amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.


April 16, 2020

WASHINGTON – Top House Republican Appropriator Kay Granger (R-TX) issued the following statement today on President Trump's announcement that he is suspending funds to the World Health Organization (WHO) for 60 days while the Administration conducts a review of their role in the coronavirus outbreak and allegations that they protected China and allowed them to downplay the severity of the situation.


April 7, 2020

WASHINGTON – Top Appropriations Committee Republican Kay Granger (R-TX) released the following statement on the Administration's request for more funding for the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program.