Senate Committee on Appropriations
The United States Senate Committee on Appropriations has jurisdiction over all legislation related to discretionary spending. This includes writing legislation that allocates federal funds to the numerous government agencies, departments and organizations on an annual basis. The committee is split into twelve subcommittees that draft legislation to allocate funding to departments that fall within their jurisdiction.
Senator Rounds serves on the following Appropriations subcommittees:
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
- Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
- Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Senate Armed Services Committee
The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services (SASC) is empowered with legislative oversight of the nation's military, including the Department of Defense, military research and development, nuclear energy, benefits for members of the military, the Selective Service System and other matters related to defense policy. Considered one of the most powerful Senate committees, its broad mandate allowed it to report some of the most extensive and revolutionary legislation during the Cold War years, including the National Security Act of 1947.
Senator Rounds serves on the following SASC subcommittees:
- Subcommittee on Cybersecurity (Chairman)
- Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
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Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
The United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has jurisdiction over matters related to banks and banking, price controls, deposit insurance, export promotion and controls, federal monetary policy, financial aid to commerce and industry, issuance of redemption of notes, currency and coinage, public and private housing, urban development and mass transit and government contracts.
Senator Rounds serves on the following Banking subcommittees:
- Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment (Chairman)
- Subcommittee on Economic Policy
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Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
The United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has the authority to help resolve issues that face the American Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native peoples in the United States. The Indian Affairs Committee may address issues that include, but are not limited to, Indian education, economic development, land management, trust responsibilities, health care and claims against the United States.
SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE
The United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence provides crucial oversight of the nation's intelligence networks and reconnaissance programs. This committee makes certain that our nation has the tools it needs to protect itself, while also affirming that those tools and practices conform with U.S. law and the Constitution.