Which Subcommittee is it Anyway? Determining Who Funds Your Issue

Who decides how money is allocated for the issue most important to you? The Senate and House Appropriations Committees determine how your tax dollars are spent. Appropriations committees rely on appropriations subcommittees to determine funding levels for individual programs. Subcommittee jurisdiction can often be confusing, but generally corresponds to a federal department. For example, the Subcommittee on Homeland Security determines funding levels for programs in the Department of Homeland Security.

Find out which subcommittees you should be contacting to make sure that your priorities are fully funded. Use the list below to find your issue of choice. Then use the links provided to find out if your senator or representative is on one of the relevant subcommittees.

Children's Health Insurance

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Servies, Education and Related Agencies  Senate   House

Energy and Environment

Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development  Senate   House

Subcommittee on Agriculture Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies  Senate   House

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies  Senate   House

Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies  Senate   House

Food Assistance

Subcommittee on Agriculture Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies  Senate   House

Housing

Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies  Senate   House

Immigration

Subcommittee on Homeland Security  Senate   House

International Aid

Includes: Money for Darfur

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs  Senate   House

Iraq/Iran

Subcommittee on Defense  Senate  House

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs  Senate  House

Military

Includes: Iraq/Iran, cluster munitions, landmines, military assistance

Subcommittee on Defense  Senate   House

Native American Issues

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies  Senate   House

Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies  Senate   House

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Servies, Education and Related Agencies  Senate   House

Nuclear Disarmament

Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development  Senate   House

United Nations

Includes diplomacy, international affairs

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs  Senate   House