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4	4	STSESSION S. RES. 63
5	5	Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Finance.
6	6	IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
7	7	FEBRUARY6 (legislative day, FEBRUARY5), 2025
8	8	Mr. C
9	9	RAPO, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following original
10	10	resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration
11	11	RESOLUTION
12	12	Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Finance.
13	13	Resolved, 1
14	14	SECTION 1. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 2
15	15	In carrying out its powers, duties, and functions 3
16	16	under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance 4
17	17	with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of the Standing Rules 5
18	18	of the Senate, including holding hearings, reporting such 6
19	19	hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 7
20	20	paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 8
21	21	of the Senate, the Committee on Finance (in this resolu-9
22	22	tion referred to as the ‘‘committee’’) is authorized from 10
23	23	March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027, in its discre-11
24	24	tion, to— 12
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27	27	•SRES 63 IS
28	28	(1) make expenditures from the contingent fund 1
29	29	of the Senate; 2
30	30	(2) employ personnel; and 3
31	31	(3) with the prior consent of the Government 4
32	32	department or agency concerned and the Committee 5
33	33	on Rules and Administration, use on a reimbursable 6
34	34	or nonreimbursable basis the services of personnel of 7
35	35	any such department or agency. 8
36	36	SEC. 2. EXPENSES. 9
37	37	(a) E
38	38	XPENSES FORPERIODENDINGSEPTEMBER30, 10
39	39	2025.—The expenses of the committee for the period 11
40	40	March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, under this 12
41	41	resolution shall not exceed $7,638,723, of which amount— 13
42	42	(1) not to exceed $17,500 may be expended for 14
43	43	the procurement of the services of individual consult-15
44	44	ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec-16
45	45	tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 17
46	46	1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 18
47	47	(2) not to exceed $5,833 may be expended for 19
48	48	the training of the professional staff of the com-20
49	49	mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 21
50	50	of that Act). 22
51	51	(b) E
52	52	XPENSES FORFISCALYEAR2026 PERIOD.— 23
53	53	The expenses of the committee for the period October 1, 24
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56	56	•SRES 63 IS
57	57	2025, through September 30, 2026, under this resolution 1
58	58	shall not exceed $13,094,954, of which amount— 2
59	59	(1) not to exceed $30,000 may be expended for 3
60	60	the procurement of the services of individual consult-4
61	61	ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec-5
62	62	tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 6
63	63	1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 7
64	64	(2) not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for 8
65	65	the training of the professional staff of the com-9
66	66	mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 10
67	67	of that Act). 11
68	68	(c) E
69	69	XPENSES FORPERIODENDINGFEBRUARY28, 12
70	70	2027.—The expenses of the committee for the period Oc-13
71	71	tober 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, under this res-14
72	72	olution shall not exceed $5,456,231, of which amount— 15
73	73	(1) not to exceed $12,500 may be expended for 16
74	74	the procurement of the services of individual consult-17
75	75	ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec-18
76	76	tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 19
77	77	1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 20
78	78	(2) not to exceed $4,166 may be expended for 21
79	79	the training of the professional staff of the com-22
80	80	mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 23
81	81	of that Act). 24
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84	84	•SRES 63 IS
85	85	SEC. 3. EXPENSES AND AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS. 1
86	86	(a) E
87	87	XPENSES OF THECOMMITTEE.— 2
88	88	(1) I
89	89	N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-3
90	90	graph (2), expenses of the committee under this res-4
91	91	olution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the 5
92	92	Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of 6
93	93	the committee. 7
94	94	(2) V
95	95	OUCHERS NOT REQUIRED .—Vouchers shall 8
96	96	not be required for— 9
97	97	(A) the disbursement of salaries of employ-10
98	98	ees paid at an annual rate; 11
99	99	(B) the payment of telecommunications 12
100	100	provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 13
101	101	and Doorkeeper; 14
102	102	(C) the payment of stationery supplies pur-15
103	103	chased through the Keeper of the Stationery; 16
104	104	(D) payments to the Postmaster of the 17
105	105	Senate; 18
106	106	(E) the payment of metered charges on 19
107	107	copying equipment provided by the Office of the 20
108	108	Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper; 21
109	109	(F) the payment of Senate Recording and 22
110	110	Photographic Services; or 23
111	111	(G) the payment of franked and mass mail 24
112	112	costs by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. 25
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116	116	(b) AGENCYCONTRIBUTIONS.—There are authorized 1
117	117	to be paid from the appropriations account for ‘‘Expenses 2
118	118	of Inquiries and Investigations’’ of the Senate such sums 3
119	119	as may be necessary for agency contributions related to 4
120	120	the compensation of employees of the committee— 5
121	121	(1) for the period March 1, 2025, through Sep-6
122	122	tember 30, 2025; 7
123	123	(2) for the period October 1, 2025, through 8
124	124	September 30, 2026; and 9
125	125	(3) for the period October 1, 2026, through 10
126	126	February 28, 2027. 11
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