Full committee
February 18, 2016
House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers, State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairwoman Kay Granger, and Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee Chairman Tom Cole sent a letter today to Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan, urging the Administration to pursue the use of current unobligated funds, including Ebola funds, to meet the immediate needs of response to the Zika outbreak.
February 9, 2016
“The President’s final budget unfortunately doesn’t look much different than other years – it is a spending wish list that doesn’t reflect our real budgetary constraints and that would saddle hard-working Americans with additional taxes and fees."
January 12, 2016
"The President continues to propose new programs and more spending without offering a true way to pay for it. In contrast, I’m proud to say that this Republican-led Congress and the Appropriations Committee, together, have led the charge to reduce spending — $175 billion over the last five years — while improving transparency, making good investments, and expanding critical and effective programs across the country."
December 17, 2015
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers gave the following statement on the House floor today in support of the full-year Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2016.
December 17, 2015
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers spoke on the House floor today in support of H.J.Res. 78, a short-term continuing resolution providing funding for the federal government through December 22, 2015. The bill was adopted on a voice vote.
Chairman Rogers' statement follows:
"Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present H.J. Res.78, a short-term continuing resolution that will fund the government through December 22.
"Last night, we posted a full-year Omnibus funding bill. This bill will responsibly fund the government for the remainder of the 2016 fiscal year, at the levels set by the Bipartisan Budget Act passed in October. We are set to consider it later this week.
"However, our current funding mechanism expires today at midnight.
December 11, 2015
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers spoke today on the House floor in support of H.R. 2250, a short-term continuing resolution that provides funding for the federal government through December 16.
December 9, 2015
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers today introduced a short term Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the federal government for an additional five days, until midnight on December 16, 2015 (H.J. Res. 75). With current funding for the federal government due to expire on December 11, the new resolution today will prevent a shutdown and allow for additional time for Congress to negotiate and pass a year-long Omnibus funding bill. The new resolution will maintain existing funding levels.
October 29, 2015
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers today released the following statement congratulating Congressman Paul Ryan on his election to the office of Speaker of the House.
October 28, 2015
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers today commended the passage of a bipartisan budget bill that will provide a framework for federal funding legislation for the next two fiscal years.
October 28, 2015
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers today gave the following statement on the House floor in support of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2015.
