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SRES 94 Agreed to

Authorizes Senate committees to spend a combined $311,959,646 from the Senate's contingent fund for the period from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027.

Official title: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the periods March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, and October 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027.

Outcome Agreed to by the Senate
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
Senate
Introduced 25-FEB-2025
Reported 25-FEB-2025
On the calendar 25-FEB-2025
Passed 27-FEB-2025
Key points
  • Sets an aggregate authorization of $90,988,230 for March 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025, $155,979,823 for October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, and $64,991,593 for October 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027.
  • Sets separate expense ceilings for each standing committee, the Special Committee on Aging, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Indian Affairs, along with limits on consultant and staff training spending.
  • Allows committees to hire personnel and, with approval from the Committee on Rules and Administration, borrow services from executive branch agencies.
  • Creates a special reserve that committees can draw on for unpaid obligations, with approval from the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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Sponsor Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Cosponsors · 0

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