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Creation of House Appropriations Committee

When: December 11, 1865
Where: Washington, D.C., seat of the 39th Congress
Part of: Congress creates the House Appropriations Committee

The House Committee on Appropriations was created on December 11, 1865, as part of a post-Civil War reorganization of congressional committees.

The Committee on Appropriations was created on December 11, 1865. This action reduced the tasks of the House Ways and Means Committee, which had previously held the power of appropriating. The new committee is responsible for passing appropriation bills regulating government expenditures. The 39th Congress met in Washington, D.C., where this action was taken.

Sources

United States House Committee on Appropriations Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
39th United States Congress Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-23

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