Carter Elected Chairman of Homeland Security Appropriations

Today, the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Rodney Frelinghuysen, announced the 12 Appropriations Subcommittee Chairs for the 115^th Congress. Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31) has been elected to the position of Chairman of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, which appropriates all funding for the Department of Homeland Security and its agencies.  Two other Texans were also named as subcommittee chairs: Kay Granger will chair Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and John Culberson will continue his chairmanship of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee.

“It is a great honor to represent central Texans in the House of Representatives, and to be elected by my peers to serve in this important position,” said Carter. “I bring common sense Texas values to the appropriations process and, as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, I will continue to be a stalwart for our nation’s security, for the taxpayers’ money, and for the people that work every day to ensure we remain safe.”

Below is a full list of the subcommittee chairs of the House Appropriations Committee:

The subcommittee Chairs are as follows:

Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development – Chairman Robert Aderholt

Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science – Chairman John Culberson

Subcommittee on Defense – Chairwoman Kay Granger

Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development – Chairman Mike Simpson

Subcommittee on Financial Services – Chairman Tom Graves

Subcommittee on Homeland Security – Chairman John Carter

Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment – Chairman Ken Calvert

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education – Chairman Tom Cole

Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch – Chairman Kevin Yoder

Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs – Chairman Charlie Dent

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations – Chairman Hal Rogers

Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development – Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart

Rep. Carter represents Texas District 31, which includes Fort Hood, the largest active duty armored military installation in the free world. He serves as Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Appropriations, co-chairman of the House Army Caucus, is on the Subcommittee for Commerce, Justice and Science and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.

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