Kay Granger steps down as appropriations chairwoman after penning $1.2 trillion deal

By Rachel Schilke

Published March 22, 2024 3:02pm ET

Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) is stepping down from her role as chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee just hours after the chamber passed the final spending deal for fiscal 2024.

Granger wrote in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Friday that she is requesting that the GOP Steering Committee and Conference select a new appropriations chairperson “as soon as possible.”