United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee

U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs is one of twelve subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Jurisdiction

This subcommittee is responsible for funding the Department of Veterans Affairs and all construction activities within the Department of Defense, including military family housing. It also funds activities related to base closures and realignments, the American Battle Monuments Commission, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Members, 110th Congress

The Committee is currently chaired by Democrat Tim Johnson^[1] of South Dakota, and the Ranking Minority Member is Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, of Texas.

Majority
Member		State
	Tim Johnson, Chairman	South Dakota
	Daniel Inouye	Hawaii
	Mary Landrieu	Louisiana
	Robert Byrd	West Virginia
	Patty Murray	Washington
	Jack Reed	Rhode Island
	Ben Nelson	Nebraska

Minority
Member		State
	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member	Texas
	Larry Craig	Idaho
	Sam Brownback	Kansas
	Wayne Allard	Colorado
	Mitch McConnell	Kentucky
	Robert F. Bennett	Utah

External links

U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies official web site

References

↑ Jack Reed (D-RI) is interim chairman of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee while Tim Johnson undergoes rehabilitation for his medical condition

Current United States congressional committees

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Joint (list)	(Conference) Economic Inaugural Ceremonies (Special) Library Printing Taxation

Standing committees, Defunct committees

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