Question

The Appropriations committee is the largest Senate committee and is responsible for discretionary spending. This committee also contains subcommittees, who concentrate on government agencies such as Homeland Security and Defense. Two major responsibilities of this committee are to create spending bills and to make funding recommendations for the federal budget.

What information about the committee did you include in your response? Check any that apply.

The kinds of laws it works on
What type of committee it is
Committee membership

Answer 1

Included:
- The kinds of laws it works on (spending bills / discretionary spending)
- What type of committee it is (a Senate committee — the largest Senate committee)

Not included:
- Committee membership (no members or membership details were given)