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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. RES. 71
Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY11, 2025
Ms. E
RNST, from the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, re-
ported the following original resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration
RESOLUTION
Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small
Business and Entrepreneurship.
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 Small Business and En-9
trepreneurship (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘com-10
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mittee’’) is authorized from March 1, 2025, through Feb-1
ruary 28, 2027, in its discretion, to— 2
(1) make expenditures from the contingent fund 3
of the Senate; 4
(2) employ personnel; and 5
(3) with the prior consent of the Government 6
department or agency concerned and the Committee 7
on Rules and Administration, use on a reimbursable 8
or nonreimbursable basis the services of personnel of 9
any such department or agency. 10
SEC. 2. EXPENSES. 11
(a) E
XPENSES FORPERIODENDINGSEPTEMBER30, 12
2025.—The expenses of the committee for the period 13
March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, under this 14
resolution shall not exceed $2,769,908, of which amount— 15
(1) not to exceed $50,000 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 $10,000 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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(b) EXPENSES FORFISCALYEAR2026 PERIOD.— 1
The expenses of the committee for the period October 1, 2
2025, through September 30, 2026, under this resolution 3
shall not exceed $4,748,413, of which amount— 4
(1) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for 5
the procurement of the services of individual consult-6
ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec-7
tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 8
1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 9
(2) not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for 10
the training of the professional staff of the com-11
mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 12
of that Act). 13
(c) E
XPENSES FORPERIODENDINGFEBRUARY28, 14
2027.—The expenses of the committee for the period Oc-15
tober 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, under this res-16
olution shall not exceed $1,978,505, of which amount— 17
(1) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for 18
the procurement of the services of individual consult-19
ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec-20
tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 21
1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 22
(2) not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for 23
the training of the professional staff of the com-24
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mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 1
of that Act). 2
SEC. 3. EXPENSES AND AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS. 3
(a) E
XPENSES OF THECOMMITTEE.— 4
(1) I
N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-5
graph (2), expenses of the committee under this res-6
olution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the 7
Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of 8
the committee. 9
(2) V
OUCHERS NOT REQUIRED .—Vouchers shall 10
not be required for— 11
(A) the disbursement of salaries of employ-12
ees paid at an annual rate; 13
(B) the payment of telecommunications 14
provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 15
and Doorkeeper; 16
(C) the payment of stationery supplies pur-17
chased through the Keeper of the Stationery; 18
(D) payments to the Postmaster of the 19
Senate; 20
(E) the payment of metered charges on 21
copying equipment provided by the Office of the 22
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper; 23
(F) the payment of Senate Recording and 24
Photographic Services; or 25
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(G) the payment of franked and mass mail 1
costs by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. 2
(b) A
GENCYCONTRIBUTIONS.—There are authorized 3
to be paid from the appropriations account for ‘‘Expenses 4
of Inquiries and Investigations’’ of the Senate such sums 5
as may be necessary for agency contributions related to 6
the compensation of employees of the committee— 7
(1) for the period March 1, 2025, through Sep-8
tember 30, 2025; 9
(2) for the period October 1, 2025, through 10
September 30, 2026; and 11
(3) for the period October 1, 2026, through 12
February 28, 2027. 13
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