Typically, separate Congressional committees have jurisdiction over authorization and appropriations. This bill eventually passed as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018. He served on the House Appropriations and Budget Committees. The exemption was struck from the Senate version of the appropriations bill. He had crosscutting responsibilities to coordinate Clinton administration efforts on budget and appropriations matters. AECL is funded through a combination of federal government appropriations and commercial revenue. He served as the ranking member of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee. Scholars use it as a technical term regarding legislative control of local appropriations. Sessions's legislation was accepted in the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2005. Privately, other Republican Senators pressured McConnell to stop blocking appropriations legislation. Inouye also chaired various Senate Committees, including those on Intelligence, Commerce and Appropriations. Kevin Wallace serves as the chairman of the Appropriations and Budget Committee. Kagan worked on topics like budget appropriations, campaign finance reform, and social welfare issues. Walcott suggested the tactic of adding the resolution to the Naval Appropriations Bill. He also served on the Appropriations and Technology and Economic Development committees.