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19-568: The largest islands in the group are Gravina Island , Annette Island , Duke Island , and Mary Island . The Spanish explorer Jacinto Caamaño named the Gravina Islands group in 1792, in honor of Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli . 55°10′N 131°35′W  /  55.167°N 131.583°W  / 55.167; -131.583 This article about a location in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

38-700: A draft appropriations bill covering each agency under its jurisdiction based on the Congressional Budget Resolution , which is drafted by an analogous Senate Budget committee . Each subcommittee must adhere to the spending limits set by the budget resolution and allocations set by the full Appropriations Committee, though the full Senate may vote to waive those limits if 60 senators vote to do so. The committee also reviews supplemental spending bills (covering unforeseen or emergency expenses not previously budgeted). Each appropriations bill must be passed by both houses of Congress and signed by

57-472: A land area of 94.81 square miles (245.6 km ). The island had a population of 50 people at the 2000 census . The Spanish explorer Jacinto Caamaño named the Gravina Islands group in 1792. George Vancouver applied the name to Gravina Island itself in 1793. The name honors Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli which was originated in the town of Gravina in Puglia , Italy . Ketchikan International Airport

76-609: A previous or concurrently-serving member of the Appropriations Committee: Tom Daschle (committee member, 1991–1999; majority leader, 2001–2003), Bill Frist (committee member, 1995–2002; majority leader, 2003–2007), Harry Reid (committee member, 1989–2006; majority leader, 2007–2015), Mitch McConnell (current committee member; majority leader, 2015–2021). The federal budget is divided into two main categories: discretionary spending and mandatory spending . Each appropriations subcommittee develops

95-596: Is a standing committee of the United States Senate . It has jurisdiction over all discretionary spending legislation in the Senate. The Senate Appropriations Committee is the largest committee in the U.S. Senate, with 30 members in the 117th Congress . Its role is defined by the U.S. Constitution , which requires "appropriations made by law" prior to the expenditure of any money from the Treasury, and

114-600: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in the Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gravina Island Gravina Island is an island in the Gravina Islands of the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska . It is 21 miles (34 km) long and about 9.5 miles (15.3 km) wide, with

133-496: Is located on Gravina Island across the Tongass Narrows (½ mile) from Ketchikan and is reached by a ferry service which takes between three and seven minutes and runs at least every half-hour. A bridge to the island was first proposed in 2002. Its high cost, combined with the island's low population, resulted in critics calling it the bridge to nowhere . The U.S. Congress slashed funding in 2005, and permanently cancelled

152-647: Is the foundation for the congressional appropriations process and the fundamental source of the Senate Appropriations Committee's institutional power – as is the same with its counterpart in the lower house . In other words, Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution charges the United States Congress with the legislative duty of controlling government spending separate from

171-641: The House Transportation Committee and were supported by the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee , Alaska's Senator Stevens. This bridge, nicknamed "The Bridge to Nowhere" by critics, was intended to replace the auto ferry which is currently the only connection between Ketchikan and its airport. While the federal earmark was withdrawn after meeting opposition from Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn , though

190-544: The committee is therefore one of the most powerful committees in the Senate. The committee was first organized on March 6, 1867, when power over appropriations was taken out of the hands of the Finance Committee . The chairman of the Appropriations Committee has enormous power to bring home special projects (sometimes referred to as " pork barrel spending ") for their state as well as having

209-589: The executive branch of government – a significant check and balance in the American constitutional system. At the outset of the 110th Congress, Chairman Robert Byrd and Chairman Dave Obey , his counterpart on the House Appropriations Committee , developed a committee reorganization plan that provided for common subcommittee structures between both houses, a move that both the chairmen hope will allow Congress to "complete action on each of

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228-563: The final say on other senators' appropriation requests. For example, in fiscal year 2005 per capita federal spending in Alaska, the home state of then-Chairman Ted Stevens , was $ 12,000, double the national average. Alaska has 11,772 special earmarked projects for a combined cost of $ 15,780,623,000. This represents about four percent of the overall spending in the $ 388 billion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 passed by Congress. From 2001 to 2021, every Senate Majority Leader has been

247-691: The following subjects is referred to the Senate Committee on Appropriations: Likewise, Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution, clearly vesting the power of the purse in Congress , states: "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law...and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time." This clause

266-541: The government funding on time for the first time since 1994." The subcommittees were last overhauled between the 107th and 108th Congresses , after the creation of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security and again during the 109th Congress , when the number of subcommittees was reduced from 13 to 12. A key part of the new subcommittee organization was the establishment of a new Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government , which consolidates funding for

285-532: The idea. Eventually, the corporation's prison plans led to the exposure of the wide-ranging Alaska political corruption probe , which eventually ensnared U.S. Senator Ted Stevens . The bridge idea persisted. The 2005 Highway Bill provided for $ 223 million to build the Gravina Island Bridge between Gravina Island and nearby Ketchikan , on Revillagigedo Island . The provisions and earmarks were negotiated by Alaska's Rep. Don Young , who chaired

304-544: The president prior to the start of the federal fiscal year, October 1. If that target is not met, as has been common in recent years, the committee drafts a continuing resolution , which is then approved by Congress and signed by the president to keep the federal government operating until the individual bills are approved. In accordance of Rule XXV of the United States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to

323-534: The project in 2015. Gravina Island first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated area. This was the only time it appeared on the census as a separate community. A variety of wildlife and vegetation are found on Gravina Island including a disjunctive population of the Crater Lake Newt , a subspecies of the Rough-skinned Newt , whose northern range is in Alaska. In 2002, it

342-621: The state of Alaska received $ 300 million in transportation funding, the state of Alaska continued to study improvements in access to the airport, which could conceivably include improvements to the ferry service. Despite the demise of the bridge proposal, Governor Sarah Palin spent $ 26 million in transportation funding for the planned access road on Gravina Island that ultimately had little use. 55°18′14″N 131°47′11″W  /  55.30389°N 131.78639°W  / 55.30389; -131.78639 Senate Appropriations Committee The United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

361-473: Was proposed that a for-profit prison corporation, Cornell Corrections , build a prison on the island. To connect the island with Ketchikan, it was originally planned that the federal government spend $ 175 million on building a bridge to the island, and another $ 75 million to connect it to the power grid with an electrical intertie. The Ketchikan Borough Assembly turned the proposal down when the administration of Governor Tony Knowles also expressed its disfavor to

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