Jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of the Committee on Appropriations is straightforward: it has jurisdiction over the appropriation of the revenue for the support of the Government, rescission of appropriations contained in appropriation Acts, all concurrent resolutions on the budget, and such other measures as the committee may be required to consider under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Broadly this means that the Appropriations Committee has authority over:
all appropriations bills, which set the discretionary budget of the government;
all appropriations within bills - if a bill appro…
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