Rounds Announces Appropriations Subcommittee Memberships for 119th Congress

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that he will serve on the following Subcommittees housed in the Senate Committee on Appropriations:

• Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies: Oversees funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (except the U.S. Forest Service) and the FDA.
• Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development: Oversees funding for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Oversees funding for the U.S. Department of Interior, the U.S. Forest Service and other agencies.
• Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education, and Related Agencies: Oversees funding for the U.S. Departments of Labor, HHS and Education.
• Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch: Oversees funding for the United States Senate, the Architect of the Capitol, the Library of Congress and other legislative branch agencies.
• Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: Oversees funding for military construction projects as well as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

“I am pleased to be serving on six key Appropriations subcommittees on behalf of the people of South Dakota,” said Rounds. “These assignments will provide an opportunity to secure funding for programs and projects that are important for our state, including construction projects at Ellsworth Air Force Base which is under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies. I am excited to get to work with my colleagues on each subcommittee to return commonsense fiscal conservatism to the federal government.”

Rounds’ membership on the Senate Committee on Appropriations was announced in December 2024. For a full list of Rounds’ committee memberships for the 119th Congress, click HERE. For full lists of each subcommittee’s jurisdiction, click HERE.

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