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SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 119TH CONGRESS

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On 2026-04-13, Senator Susan M. Collins (R-ME) delivered a floor speech titled "SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 119TH CONGRESS" in the Senate. The speech addressed taxes and also covered the environment, foreign policy. It referenced legislation: S1708.

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SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 119TH CONGRESS

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 64 (Monday, April 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 64 (Monday, April 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1708] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 119TH CONGRESS Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the revised memberships on the 12 subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations for the 119th Congress be printed in the Record. The new assignments reflect Senator Deb Fischer's selection as chair of the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch and Senator Jon Husted's selection as a member of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government; Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies; Subcommittee on Legislative Branch; and Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, all for the remainder of this Congress. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Subcommittee Assignments Senator Collins, as Chair of the Committee, and Senator Murray, as Vice Chair of the Committee, are ex officio members of all subcommittees of which they are not regular members. agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies Senators Hoeven (chair), McConnell, Collins, Moran, Hyde- Smith, Fischer, Rounds, Husted, Shaheen (ranking member), Merkley, Baldwin, Heinrich, Peters, Gillibrand, and Ossoff. (8-7) commerce, justice, science, and related agencies Senators Moran (chair), Murkowski, Collins, Graham, Capito, Kennedy, Hagerty, Britt, Fischer, Van Hollen (ranking member), Reed, Shaheen, Coons, Schatz, Merkley, Peters, and Gillibrand. (9-8) department of defense Senators McConnell (chair), Collins, Murkowski, Graham, Moran, Hoeven, Boozman, Capito, Kennedy, Coons (ranking member), Durbin, Murray, Reed, Schatz, Baldwin, Shaheen, and Murphy. (9-8) energy and water development Senators Kennedy (chair), McConnell, Murkowski, Graham, Hoeven, Hyde-Smith, Hagerty, Britt, Rounds, Murray (ranking member), Durbin, Merkley, Coons, Baldwin, Heinrich, Peters, and Ossoff. (9-8) financial services and general government Senators Hagerty (chair), Boozman, Collins, Fischer, Husted, Reed (ranking member), Durbin, Coons, and Van Hollen. (5-4) department of homeland security Senators Britt (chair), Murkowski, Capito, Kennedy, Hyde- Smith, Hagerty, Murphy (ranking mernber), Murray, Shaheen, Peters, and Van Hollen. (6-5) department of the interior, environment, and related agencies Senators Murkowski (chair), McConnell, Capito, Hoeven, Fischer, Rounds, Husted, Merkley (ranking member), Van Hollen, Heinrich, Baldwin, Gillibrand, and Ossoff. (7-6) departments of labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies Senators Capito (chair), Graham, Moran, Kennedy, Hyde- Smith, Boozman, Britt, Rounds, Husted, Baldwin (ranking member), Murray, Durbin, Reed, Shaheen, Merkley, Schatz, and Murphy. (9-8) legislative branch Senators Fischer (chair), Rounds, Husted, Heinrich (ranking member), and Ossoff. (3-2) military construction, veterans affairs, and related agencies Senators Boozman (chair), McConnell, Murkowski, Hoeven, Collins, Hagerty, Fischer, Rounds, Hyde-Smith, Ossoff (ranking member), Murray, Reed, Schatz, Baldwin, Heinrich, Peters, and Gillibrand. (9-8) state, foreign operations, and related programs Senators Graham (chair), McConnell, Boozman, Moran, Hagerty, Britt, Husted, Schatz (ranking member), Durbin, Shaheen, Coons, Merkley, and Murphy. (7-6) transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies Senators Hyde-Smith (chair), Collins, Boozman, Capito, Graham, Hoeven, Kennedy, Moran, Britt, Gillibrand (ranking member), Murray, Durbin, Reed, Coons, Schatz, Murphy, and Van Hollen. (9-8) ____________________

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SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 119TH CONGRESS Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 64 (Monday, April 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 64 (Monday, April 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1708] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 119TH CONGRESS Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the revised memberships on the 12 subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations for the 119th Congress be printed in the Record. The new assignments reflect Senator Deb Fischer's selection as chair of the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch and Senator Jon Husted's selection as a member of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government; Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies; Subcommittee on Legislative Branch; and Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, all for the remainder of this Congress. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Subcommittee Assignments Senator Collins, as Chair of the Committee, and Senator Murray, as Vice Chair of the Committee, are ex officio members of all subcommittees of which they are not regular members. agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies Senators Hoeven (chair), McConnell, Collins, Moran, Hyde- Smith, Fischer, Rounds, Husted, Shaheen (ranking member), Merkley, Baldwin, Heinrich, Peters, Gillibrand, and Ossoff. (8-7) commerce, justice, science, and related agencies Senators Moran (chair), Murkowski, Collins, Graham, Capito, Kennedy, Hagerty, Britt, Fischer, Van Hollen (ranking member), Reed, Shaheen, Coons, Schatz, Merkley, Peters, and Gillibrand. (9-8) department of defense Senators McConnell (chair), Collins, Murkowski, Graham, Moran, Hoeven, Boozman, Capito, Kennedy, Coons (ranking member), Durbin, Murray, Reed, Schatz, Baldwin, Shaheen, and Murphy. (9-8) energy and water development Senators Kennedy (chair), McConnell, Murkowski, Graham, Hoeven, Hyde-Smith, Hagerty, Britt, Rounds, Murray (ranking member), Durbin, Merkley, Coons, Baldwin, Heinrich, Peters, and Ossoff. (9-8) financial services and general government Senators Hagerty (chair), Boozman, Collins, Fischer, Husted, Reed (ranking member), Durbin, Coons, and Van Hollen. (5-4) department of homeland security Senators Britt (chair), Murkowski, Capito, Kennedy, Hyde- Smith, Hagerty, Murphy (ranking mernber), Murray, Shaheen, Peters, and Van Hollen. (6-5) department of the interior, environment, and related agencies Senators Murkowski (chair), McConnell, Capito, Hoeven, Fischer, Rounds, Husted, Merkley (ranking member), Van Hollen, Heinrich, Baldwin, Gillibrand, and Ossoff. (7-6) departments of labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies Senators Capito (chair), Graham, Moran, Kennedy, Hyde- Smith, Boozman, Britt, Rounds, Husted, Baldwin (ranking member), Murray, Durbin, Reed, Shaheen, Merkley, Schatz, and Murphy. (9-8) legislative branch Senators Fischer (chair), Rounds, Husted, Heinrich (ranking member), and Ossoff. (3-2) military construction, veterans affairs, and related agencies Senators Boozman (chair), McConnell, Murkowski, Hoeven, Collins, Hagerty, Fischer, Rounds, Hyde-Smith, Ossoff (ranking member), Murray, Reed, Schatz, Baldwin, Heinrich, Peters, and Gillibrand. (9-8) state, foreign operations, and related programs Senators Graham (chair), McConnell, Boozman, Moran, Hagerty, Britt, Husted, Schatz (ranking member), Durbin, Shaheen, Coons, Merkley, and Murphy. (7-6) transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies Senators Hyde-Smith (chair), Collins, Boozman, Capito, Graham, Hoeven, Kennedy, Moran, Britt, Gillibrand (ranking member), Murray, Durbin, Reed, Coons, Schatz, Murphy, and Van Hollen. (9-8) ____________________