Summary#
This resolution authorizes the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship to spend money, hire staff, hold hearings, and use other departments’ staff (with consent) while carrying out its Senate duties. It covers the period from March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2027. The resolution sets specific spending limits for three time periods and describes which payments do not require vouchers. It also authorizes certain agency contributions for committee employee compensation.
What it means for you#
The resolution allows the committee to operate and pay for its work during the stated dates. It provides money limits and rules for hiring staff, using consultants, and getting help from other federal departments. The text does not describe changes to programs or services for the public.
Expenses#
- March 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025: total not to exceed $2,769,908. Within this amount, up to $50,000 may be used for individual consultants or organizations, and up to $10,000 for professional staff training.
- October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026: total not to exceed $4,748,413, with up to $50,000 for consultants and $10,000 for staff training.
- October 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027: total not to exceed $1,978,505, with up to $50,000 for consultants and $10,000 for staff training.
Other details: most committee expenses are to be paid from the Senate contingent fund on vouchers approved by the committee chair. The resolution lists categories that do not require vouchers (for example, annual salary disbursements, certain telecommunications, stationery, postal services, certain copying charges, Senate recording and photographic services, and franked mail costs). It also authorizes payments from the Senate account for "Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations" for agency contributions related to committee employee compensation for each period.
Proponents' View#
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Opponents' View#
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