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 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