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Agency Committee on Appropriations Acronym Hierarchy Congress. Senate. Docs URL http://www.senate.gov/~appropriations/ Notes Thirteen subcommittees are tasked with drafting legislation to allocate funds to government agencies within their jurisdictions. These subcommittees are responsible for reviewing the President's budget request, hearing testimony from government officials, and drafting the spending plans for the coming fiscal year. Their work is passed on to the full Senate Appropriations Committee, which may review and modify the bills and forward them to the full Senate for consideration. Subjects APPROPRIATIONS