Legislative Summary: Appropriations

Table of appropriation bills, 87th Congress, 1st Session

Includes indefinites.

  Bill No.    
 


Title 
 
 

 Budget estimates 
 

Amount as passed  
 


 Final action,
amount 
as approved
 

Increase or
decrease 
compared to 
budget estimate

Public laws

 House

 Senate

  1961 SUPPLEMENTALS              
H.R. 5188 3d supplemental

$5,275,213,127

$803,506,119

$4,637,419,970 

 $1,694,055,637

  - $3,581,157,490

87-14

H.R. 6518 Inter-American program

 600,000,000

 600,000,000

 600,000,000

600,000,000

---

 87-41

H.R. 7712 4th supplemental

88,024,000

47,214,000

47,214,000

47,214,000

-40,810,000

87-74

    Total, 1961 supplementals

 5,963,237,127

 1,450,720,119

 5,284,633,970

2,341,269,637

-3,621,967,490

   
   1962 APPROPRIATIONS                      
H.R. 5954 Treasury-Post Office

5,371,801,000

5,281,865,000

5,327,631,000

5,298,765,000

-73,036,000

87-159

H.R. 6345 Interior

782,387,000

753,319,000

813,399,850

779,158,650

-3,228,350

87-122

H.R. 7035 Labor-HEW

5,004,281,081

4,327,457,000

5,161,380,000

4,915,965,000

-88,316,081

87-290

H.R. 7208 Legislative

136,082,802

104,353,335

135,432,065

135,432,065

-650,737

87-130

H.R. 7371 State, Justice, Judiciary

795,891,202

751,300,050

762,038,550

756,422,550

-39,468,652

87-264

H.R. 7444 Agriculture

6,089,244,000

5,948,466,000

5,967,457,500

5,967,494,500

-121,749,500

87-112

    Loan authorizations

(612,000,000)

(629,900,000)

(725,500,000)

(725,500,000)

(+113,500,000)

         

H.R. 7445 Independent offices

9,174,561,000

8,404,098,000

9,098,769,500

8,966,285,000

-208,276,000

87-141

H.R. 7577 General Government-Commerce

666,278,000

626,958,000

650,438,200

641,135,800

-25,142,200

87-125

H.R. 7851 Defense

46,396,945,000

   42,711,105,000

46,848,292,000

46,662,556,000

+265,611,000

87-144

H.R. 8072
 
District of Columbia

(292,827,398)

(268,122,400)

(270,438,360)

(270,067,897)

(-22,759,501)

87-265

    Loan authorizations

(24,600,000)

(29,000,000)

(29,000,000)

(29,000,000)

(+4,400,000)

  
    Federal payment

39,753,000

32,753,000

32,753,000

32,753,000

-7,000,000

  
H.R. 8302 Military construction

1,047,568,000

88,359,000

1,020,146,750

951,690,750

-95,877,250

87-302

H.R. 9033 Foreign assistance

4,993,991,000

3,835,245,000

4,416,091,000

4,123,345,000

-870,646,000

87-329

H.R. 9076 Public works

4,000,788,000

3,662,701,380

3,940,926,880

3,908,880,980

-91,907,020

87-330

H.R. 9169 Supplemental

1,134,639,841

573,040,923

1,068,503,903

1,125,333,341

-9,306,500

87-332

    Total, 1962 appropriations

85,634,210,926

77,896,020,688

85,243,260,198

84,265,217,636

-1,368,993,290

  
    Total, all appropriations

91,597,448,053

 79,346,740,807

90,527,894,168

86,606,487,273

-4,990,960,780

   
    Total, loan authorizations

636,600,000

658,900,000

754,500,000

754,500,000

+117,900,000

  

 

Table of appropriation bills, 87th Congress, 2nd Session

Does not include any back-door appropriation bills. Also excludes permanent appropriations.

 Bill No.          

Title 

Budget estimates to House 

Amount as passed House 

Budget estimates Senate 

Amount passed Senate

Final action: Amount as approved

Increase or decrease 
compared to budget estimates to Senate

   1962 SUPPLEMENTALS                   
H.J. Res. 612  Veteran's Administration

$151,200,00, 

$55,000,000 

$151,200,000 

$55,000,000

$55,000,000

-$96,200,000

H.R. 11038  2d supplemental 

503,265,000 

447,514,000 

522,231,929 

560,008,344

373,550,689

-148,681,240

H.J. Res. 745  Supplemental

---

(133,259,929) 

     

(277,222,429)

   

     

    Total, 1962 supplementals        

654,465,000 

502,514,000 

673,431,929 

615,008,344

428,550,689

-244,881,240

   1963 APPROPRIATIONS                               
H.R. 10526 Treasury- Post Office

5,575,386,000

5,461,671,000

5,575,386,000

5,526,558,000

5,489,781,000

-85,605,000

H.R. 10802 Interior

960,674,000

868,595,000

932,674,000

922,560,820

885,362,000

-47312,000

H.R. 10904 Labor-HEW

5,284,831,000

5,170,788,000

5386,363,100

5,380,958,000

5,334,609,500

-51,753,600

H.R. 11151 Legislative

114,078,425

113,733,890

146,913,210

146,690,690

146,477,270

-435,940

H.R. 11289 Defense

47,907,000,000

47,839,491,000

47,907,000,000

48,429,221,000

48,136,247,000

+229,247,000

H.R. 12276
 
District of Columbia

(299,134,478)

(290,059,000)

(300,161,478)

(289,253,300)

(288,986,350)

(-11,175,128

    Federal payment

35,199,000

33,199,000

35,199,000

33,199,000

33,199,000

-2,000,000

    Loan authorizations

(26,042,000)

(26,042,000)

(26,042,000)

(26,042,000)

(26,042,000)

---

H.R. 12580 State, Justice, Commerce, Judiciary

2,004,178,000

1,901,215,700

2,123,248,000

2,036,808,700

2,025,895,700

-97,352,300

H.R. 12648 Agriculture

6,354,783,000

5,475,842,500

6,354,783,000

4,774,983,000

5,487,029,500

-867,753,500

    Loan authorizations

(805,000,000)

(805,000,000)

(805,000,000)

(820,000,000)

(820,000,0000

(+15,000,000)

H.R. 12711 Independent offices

12,560,063,500

11,501,141,000

12,580,269,500

11,801,590,000

11,631,792,100

-948,477,400

H.R. 12870 Military construction

1,594,729,500

1,369,741,000

1,594,729,500

1,350,501,000

1,319,114,500

-275,615,000

H.R. 12900 Public works

4745,332,000

4,613,807,900

5,651,751,000

5,211,271,400

5,069,134,400

-582,616,600

H.R. 13175 Foreign assistance

7,335,029,000

5,956,852,000

7,335,029,000

6,781,402,000

6,278,962,000

-1,056,067,000

H.R. 13290 Supplemental

543,728,980

404,747,880

631,785,376

550,668,376

---

-631,785,376

    Total, 1963 appropriations

94,985,012,405

90,710,825,870

96,255,130,686

92,946,411,986

91,837,603,970

-4,417,526,716

    Total, all appropriations

95,639,477,405,

91,213,339,870

96,928,562,612

93,561,420,330

92,266,154,659

-4,662,407,956

    Total, loan authorizations

(831,042,000)

(831,042,000)

(831,042,000)

(846,420,000)

(846,042,000)

(+16,000,000)

 

Table of appropriation bills, 88th Congress, 1st Session

Does not include back-door appropriations, or permanent appropriations under previous legislature. Does not include indefinite appropriations carried in annual appropriation bills.

 Bill No.             
 

Title 
 

Budget estimates
to House 
 

Amount as 
passed House 
 

Budget estimates
to Senate 
 

Amount as
passed Senate 
 

Conference

Public Law

Amount as 
approved   

Increase or 
decrease compared 
to budget 
estimates to date

Number

Date 
approved

    1963 SUPPLEMENTALS                             
H.J. Res. 284 Supplemental, agriculture 

$508,172,00

$508,172,000 

$508,172,000 

$508,172,000 

$508,172,000

---

88-1

Mar. 26

   Supplemental

1,641,507,106 

 1,438,691,506

 1,652,300,456

 1,488,683,841

1,467,430,491

$184,869,965

88-25

May 17

 H.R. 5517
 
     Public works acceleration

 (500,000,000)

 (450,000,000)

 (500,000,000)

 (450,000,000)

(450,000,000)

(-50,000,000)

---

  

     All other

 (1,141,507,106)

 (988,691,506)

 (1,152,300,456)

 (1,038,683,841)

(1,017,430,491)

(-134,869,965)

---

  

Total, 1963 supplementals

2,149,679,106

1,946,863,506

2,160,472,456

1,996,855,841

1,975,602,491

-184,869,965

---

  
   1964 APPROPRIATIONS                          
H.R. 5279 Interior

998,009,000

922,625,200

998,009,000

979,693,400

952,456,500

-45,552,500

88-79

July 26

    Loan authorizations

(13,000,000)

(6,000,000)

(13,000,000)

(6,000,000)

(6,000,000)

(-7,000,0000

---

  

    Contract authority

(17,500,000)

---

(17,500,000)

---

---

(-17,500,000)

---

H.R. 5366 Treasury-Post Office

6,146,842,000

5,997,026,000

6,146,842,000

6,069,466,250

6,045,466,000

-101,376,000

88-39

June 13

H.R. 5888 Labor-HEW

5,759,489,000

5,449,981,000

5,759,489,000

5,495,827,250

5,471,087,500

-288,401,500

88-136

Oct. 11

H.R. 6754

Agriculture

6,368,755,000

5,979,457,000

6,368,755,000

6,047,988,430

6,224,370,215

-144,384,785

88-250

Dec. 30

    Loan authorizations

(855,000,000)

(855,000,000)

(855,000,000)

(880,000,000)

(855,000,000)

---

---

  
H.R. 6868 Legislative

148,580,245

140,038,919

182,218,450

168,273,069

168,293,069

-13,925,381

88-248

Dec. 30

H.R. 7063 State, Justice, Commerce, Judiciary

2,159,891,900

1,851,269,900

2,159,891,900

1,821,343,000

1,820,093,000

-339,798,900

85-245

Dec. 30

H.R. 7179 Defense

49,014,237,000

47,082,009,000

49,014,237,000

47,339,707,000

47,220,010,000

-1,794,227,000

88-149

Oct. 17

H.R. 7431 District of Columbia

(289,581,800)

(284,286,800)

(328,724,000)

(319,587,785)

(313,093,424)

(-15,630,576)

88-252

Dec. 30

    Federal payments

34,868,000

32,868,000

52,868,000

47,868,000

40,368,000

-12,500,000

---

  
    Loan authorizations

(8,000,000)

(8,000,000)

(20,800,000)

(20,800,000)

(19,300,000)

(-1,500,000)

---

H.R. 8747 Independent offices

14,658,588,000

13,102,718,700

14,658,588,00

13,300,214,650

13,224,518,050

-1,434,069,950

88-215

Dec. 19

H.R. 9139 Military construction

1,966,400,000

1,562,964,000

1,966,400,000

1,617,489,000

1,585,880,000

-380,520,000

88-220

Dec. 21

H.R. 9140 Public works

4,561,747,000

4,276,116,400

4,561,957,000

4,500,963,200

4,406,272,700

-155,684,300

88-257

Dec. 31

H.R. 9499 Foreign aid

4,874,400,330

3,113,100,370

4,874,550,330

3,578,058,607

3,298,705,607

-1,575,844,723

88-258

Jan. 6

H.J. Res. 875 Supplemental, mental retardation

41,886,000

41,886,000

41,886,000

258,090,000

---

-41,886,000

---

  
   Total, 1964 appropriations

96,766,693,475

89,552,060,489

96,785,691,680

91,224,981,766

90,457,520,641

-6,328,171,039

---

   
   Total, all appropriations

98,883,372,581

91,498,923,995

98,946,164,136

93,221,837,607

92,433,123,132

-6,513,041,004

---

  
   Total, loan authorizations

(876,000,000)

(869,000,000)

(888,800,000)

(906,800,000)

(880,300,000)

(-8,500,000)

---

  
   Total, contract authority

(17,500,000)

---

(17,500,000)

---

---

(17,500,0000

---

  

 

Joint Committee on the Budget
S. 537— Passed Senate May 20; pending in House Rules Committee
Establishes a 14-member Joint Committee on the Budget composed of 7 members from each Appropriation Committee, 4 to 3 split.

Authorizes the Joint Committee to select a new chairman and vice chairman at the first regular meeting of each session with the House and Senate rotating Senate chairman in even-numbered years and House odd-numbered years, with the vice chairman from the opposite branch.

Purposes of the Joint Committee is to serve the Appropriations Committee year round with the same expertise as the Bureau of Budget for the executive branch.  That is, the Joint Committee is to "know-all" about the budget and expenditures of the agencies of the Government, including borrowing authority, contract obligational authority, estimated revenues, et cetera.

Permits the Joint Committee to report on and recommend appropriate legislative changes, recommend cutbacks, or anything that would promote greater efficiency and economy in Government.

Authorizes the Joint Committee to hold hearings, issue subpoenas, and take testimony; and to recommend joint hearings by the Appropriations Committees and subcommittees to expedite action on appropriation measures.

Committee will be staffed with a staff director, associate staff director, and such other professional, technical, and clerical employees as necessary.  Staff director to be appointed and responsible to majority party members; associate staff director by minority.