Torres Appointed to Three Key Subcommittees on House Appropriations Committee
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Norma J. Torres (D-CA) released the following statement after being appointed to serve on the House Appropriations Subcommittees on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD); State Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPs); and Financial Services and General Government:
"I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to serve on these subcommittees, where I will be poised to be a champion for the Inland Empire. From securing funding for vital infrastructure projects in the 35th district to fighting drug trafficking, and conducting oversight of the Trump Administration, the Appropriations Committee will better allow me to address the most pressing challenges facing California and our nation."
The Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies has jurisdiction over the Department of Housing and Urban Development; the Department of Transportation; and Related Agencies (Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, Federal Maritime Commission, National Transportation Safety Board, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority).
The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs has jurisdiction over Diplomacy and Development (Department of State; United States Agency for International Development; Peace Corps; and Millennium Challenge Corporation); Export and Trade (Export-Import Bank; Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and Trade and Development Agency); Department of the Treasury (International Affairs Technical Assistance and International Financial Institutions); and Related Agencies and Programs (African Development Foundation; The Asia Foundation; Broadcasting Board of Governors; Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund; East-West Center; Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program; Inter-American Foundation; Israeli Arab Scholarship Program; National Endowment for Democracy; and United States Institute of Peace); Commissions (Border Environment Cooperation Commission; Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad; Commission on International Religious Freedom; Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China; International Boundary Commission; International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; International Fisheries Commissions; International Joint Commission; and United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission).
The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government has jurisdiction over the Department of the Treasury; the District of Columbia; The Judiciary; the Executive Office of the President (Compensation of the President, Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Residence at the White House, Federal Drug Control Programs, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, National Security Council, Office of Administration, Office of Management and Budget, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Office of Policy Development, Official Residence of the Vice President, Special Assistance to the President, Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, Unanticipated Needs, White House Office, White House Repair and Restoration); Independent Agencies (Administrative Conference of the United States; Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Election Assistance Commission; Federal Communications Commission; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Inspector General; Federal Election Commission; Federal Labor Relations Authority; Federal Trade Commission; General Services Administration; Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation; Merit Systems Protection Board; Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation; National Archives and Records Administration; National Credit Union Administration; National Historical Publications and Records Commission; Office of Government Ethics; Office of Personnel Management and Related Trust Funds; Office of Special Counsel; Securities and Exchange Commission; Selective Service System; Small Business Administration; United States Postal Service, Payment to the Postal Service Fund, Postal Regulatory Commission and Office of Inspector General; and United States Tax Court); and General Provisions, Governmentwide.
Established in 1865, the Appropriations Committee has one of the broadest jurisdictions of any committee in Congress. It is responsible for appropriating funding for most of the functions of the federal government. In the 116th Congress, the Appropriations Committee has 12 subcommittees that each have jurisdiction over a specific part of the federal government. Learn more about the Appropriations Committee here.