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Questions about the Senate Committee on Appropriations
Who sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and who chairs it?
Susan M. Collins chairs the Senate Committee on Appropriations and Patty Murray is the ranking member; its 28 members are 14 Republicans and 14 Democrats, as of Nov 1, 2026.
| Member | Role |
|---|---|
| RSusan M. Collins | Chairman |
| DPatty Murray | Ranking Member |
| RMitch McConnell | Majority |
| RLisa Murkowski | Majority |
| RJerry Moran | Majority |
| RJohn Hoeven | Majority |
| RJohn Boozman | Majority |
| RShelley Moore Capito | Majority |
| RJohn Kennedy | Majority |
| RCindy Hyde-Smith | Majority |
| RBill Hagerty | Majority |
| RKatie Boyd Britt | Majority |
| RDeb Fischer | Majority |
| RMike Rounds | Majority |
| RJon Husted | Majority |
| DRichard J. Durbin | Minority |
| DJack Reed | Minority |
| DJeanne Shaheen | Minority |
| DJeff Merkley | Minority |
| DChristopher A. Coons | Minority |
| DBrian Schatz | Minority |
| DTammy Baldwin | Minority |
| DChristopher Murphy | Minority |
| DChris Van Hollen | Minority |
| DMartin Heinrich | Minority |
| DGary C. Peters | Minority |
| DKirsten E. Gillibrand | Minority |
| DJon Ossoff | Minority |
Source: senate.gov committee rosters · congress-legislators · Updated Nov 1, 2026
How does the Senate Appropriations Committee vote compared to the full Senate?
The committee’s members voted with their party on a median 99% of party-line votes (Senate median 99%) and the same way as the other party on a median 9% of contested votes (Senate median 9%) in the 119th Congress, as of Nov 1, 2026.
28 of the committee’s members have a long enough record to compare; each figure is the middle value among them, beside the middle value for the whole Senate.
| Measure | Committee median | Senate median |
|---|---|---|
| With own party, party-line votes | 99% | 99% |
| Same vote as the other party | 9% | 9% |
| Attendance | 98% | 98% |
| Republicans: with own party | 99% | 100% |
| Democrats: with own party | 96% | 96% |
Source: Voteview roll calls (UCLA) · How we measure · Updated Nov 1, 2026
Which members of the Senate Appropriations Committee are up for reelection?
10 of the committee’s 28 members are running for re-election on Nov 3, 2026 (2 of them on ballots checked against an official list); 4 are not running for their seats again; 14 senators’ seats are not up until 2028 and 2030, as of Nov 1, 2026.
“Filed for re-election” means registered with the FEC for the seat; for races outside the open-or-close list Oathstar has not compiled who won the primaries.
Source: FEC candidate filings · state ballot lists (linked per race) · Who is retiring · Updated Nov 1, 2026