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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. RES. 63
Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Finance.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY6 (legislative day, FEBRUARY5), 2025
Mr. C
RAPO, from the Committee on Finance, reported the following original
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration
RESOLUTION
Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Finance.
Resolved, 1
SECTION 1. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 2
In carrying out its powers, duties, and functions 3
under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance 4
with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of the Standing Rules 5
of the Senate, including holding hearings, reporting such 6
hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 7
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 8
of the Senate, the Committee on Finance (in this resolu-9
tion referred to as the ‘‘committee’’) is authorized from 10
March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027, in its discre-11
tion, to— 12
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(1) make expenditures from the contingent fund 1
of the Senate; 2
(2) employ personnel; and 3
(3) with the prior consent of the Government 4
department or agency concerned and the Committee 5
on Rules and Administration, use on a reimbursable 6
or nonreimbursable basis the services of personnel of 7
any such department or agency. 8
SEC. 2. EXPENSES. 9
(a) E
XPENSES FORPERIODENDINGSEPTEMBER30, 10
2025.—The expenses of the committee for the period 11
March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, under this 12
resolution shall not exceed $7,638,723, of which amount— 13
(1) not to exceed $17,500 may be expended for 14
the procurement of the services of individual consult-15
ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec-16
tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 17
1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 18
(2) not to exceed $5,833 may be expended for 19
the training of the professional staff of the com-20
mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 21
of that Act). 22
(b) E
XPENSES FORFISCALYEAR2026 PERIOD.— 23
The expenses of the committee for the period October 1, 24
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2025, through September 30, 2026, under this resolution 1
shall not exceed $13,094,954, of which amount— 2
(1) not to exceed $30,000 may be expended for 3
the procurement of the services of individual consult-4
ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec-5
tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 6
1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 7
(2) not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for 8
the training of the professional staff of the com-9
mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 10
of that Act). 11
(c) E
XPENSES FORPERIODENDINGFEBRUARY28, 12
2027.—The expenses of the committee for the period Oc-13
tober 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, under this res-14
olution shall not exceed $5,456,231, of which amount— 15
(1) not to exceed $12,500 may be expended for 16
the procurement of the services of individual consult-17
ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec-18
tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 19
1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 20
(2) not to exceed $4,166 may be expended for 21
the training of the professional staff of the com-22
mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 23
of that Act). 24
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SEC. 3. EXPENSES AND AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS. 1
(a) E
XPENSES OF THECOMMITTEE.— 2
(1) I
N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-3
graph (2), expenses of the committee under this res-4
olution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the 5
Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of 6
the committee. 7
(2) V
OUCHERS NOT REQUIRED .—Vouchers shall 8
not be required for— 9
(A) the disbursement of salaries of employ-10
ees paid at an annual rate; 11
(B) the payment of telecommunications 12
provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 13
and Doorkeeper; 14
(C) the payment of stationery supplies pur-15
chased through the Keeper of the Stationery; 16
(D) payments to the Postmaster of the 17
Senate; 18
(E) the payment of metered charges on 19
copying equipment provided by the Office of the 20
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper; 21
(F) the payment of Senate Recording and 22
Photographic Services; or 23
(G) the payment of franked and mass mail 24
costs by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. 25
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(b) AGENCYCONTRIBUTIONS.—There are authorized 1
to be paid from the appropriations account for ‘‘Expenses 2
of Inquiries and Investigations’’ of the Senate such sums 3
as may be necessary for agency contributions related to 4
the compensation of employees of the committee— 5
(1) for the period March 1, 2025, through Sep-6
tember 30, 2025; 7
(2) for the period October 1, 2025, through 8
September 30, 2026; and 9
(3) for the period October 1, 2026, through 10
February 28, 2027. 11
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