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SRES 78

An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget.

119th Congress Introduced by Lindsey Graham

Authorizes the Senate Budget Committee to spend funds, hire staff, and use agency services from Mar 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2027 to conduct hearings and investigations.

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Bill Summary · SRES 78

Summary of S. Res. 78 — Original Resolution Authorizing Expenditures by the Committee on the Budget

Overview

S. Res. 78 is an original Senate resolution introduced on February 13, 2025, sponsored by Senator Lindsey Graham. The measure would authorize the Senate Committee on the Budget to incur expenditures and obtain staff support for a specified two-year period, enabling the committee to carry out its duties under the Standing Rules.

Purpose and Intent

  • Provide the Committee on the Budget with explicit authority to fund its operations, hire personnel, and utilize services from other government departments or agencies as needed.
  • Ensure the committee can conduct hearings, report on those hearings, and perform investigations in line with its constitutional and statutory responsibilities.

Key Provisions

The resolution authorizes the committee, from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027, at its discretion, to:
1) Make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate.
2) Employ personnel.
3) With the prior consent of the relevant government department or agency and the Committee on Rules and Administration, use on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis the services of personnel of such department or agency.

Timing, Scope, and Process

  • Duration: March 1, 2025 – February 28, 2027.
  • Nature: A Senate resolution (not a statute) granting operating funding and staffing authority.
  • Procedural status:
    • Introduced: February 13, 2025.
    • Referred to: Committee on Rules and Administration.
    • Committee action: The Budget Committee reported the original measure to the Senate (without a written report).
  • Sponsor: Primary sponsor Lindsey Graham.

Affected Parties

  • Primary: Senate Committee on the Budget (receiving funding, staffing, and potential access to other agencies’ personnel).
  • Secondary: Other federal departments/agencies whose personnel may be made available to the Budget Committee, but only with prior consent of the agency and the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Potential Impact

  • Administrative: Provides clear fiscal authority to fund and staff the Budget Committee, improving its capacity to conduct hearings, analyses, and investigations.
  • Operational: Enables interagency support on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, subject to consent, potentially expanding the committee’s access to specialized expertise.
  • Oversight: Maintains discretionary control within the committee and requires coordination with the Rules Committee and involved agencies.

Next Steps

If enacted, the resolution would become operative on March 1, 2025, and expire on February 28, 2027, unless extended or modified by subsequent congressional action.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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