Patty Murray

Committee assignments

Current assignments in the Senate. Listed for context only: nothing on this page connects a trade to committee business.

• Senate Committee on AppropriationsRanking Member

  The Senate Committee on Appropriations is responsible for legislation allocating federal funds prior to expenditure from the treasury. Appropriations are generally limited to the levels set by the Budget Resolution drafted by the Senate Committee on the Budget. The Committee is also responsible for supplemental spending bills, which are sometimes needed in the middle of a fiscal year to compensate for emergency expenses.

  Subcommittees: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Ex Officio) · Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (Ex Officio) · Department of Defense · Department of Homeland Security · Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Ex Officio) · Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies · Energy and Water Development (Ranking Member) · Financial Services and General Government (Ex Officio) · Legislative Branch (Ex Officio) · Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies · State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Ex Officio) · Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsMember

  The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions has jurisdiction over most of the agencies, institutes, and programs of the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Administration on Aging, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

  Subcommittees: Education and the American Family · Primary Health and Retirement Security

• Senate Committee on the BudgetMember

  The Senate Committee on the Budget is responsible for drafting a concurrent resolution on the budget for congressional action on spending, revenue, and debt-limit legislation. The Budget Resolution must be jointly agreed to by both the House and the Senate, but does not need to be signed by the President. The Committee is also responsible for enforcing the Budget Resolution by informing senators of violations to the budget, and by working with other committees, such as the Committee on Appropriations, to prevent potential violations.

• Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsMember

  The Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs has legislative jurisdiction over matters relating to veterans compensation and veterans generally, as well as matters relating to the vocational rehabilitation, education, medical care, civil relief, and civilian readjustment of veterans.

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