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An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Finance.

Source: Congress.gov · 911 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This resolution authorizes the Senate Committee on Finance to spend money and hire staff during three time periods between March 2023 and February 2025. The committee can use these funds to hold hearings, report on those hearings, and conduct investigations as allowed by Senate rules.

Who It Affects

The Senate Committee on Finance and the employees it hires during the authorized time periods.

Key Provisions

* The Committee on Finance may spend money from the Senate's contingent fund (a special account set aside for Senate expenses), hire personnel, and borrow staff from government departments or agencies with permission from those departments and the Senate Rules Committee (Sec. 1) * For the period March 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023, the committee cannot spend more than $6,820,289 total, with a maximum of $17,500 for consultants and $5,833 for staff training (Sec. 2) * For the period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, the committee cannot spend more than $11,691,923 total, with a maximum of $30,000 for consultants and $10,000 for staff training (Sec. 2) * For the period October 1, 2024 through February 28, 2025, the committee cannot spend more than $4,871,634 total, with a maximum of $12,500 for consultants and $4,166 for staff training (Sec. 2) * Most payments require approval from the committee chairman, except for salaries, phone services, office supplies, mail costs, and copying fees (Sec. 3)

What Changes

The Committee on Finance gains authorization to spend specific amounts of money and hire staff during three defined time periods. These activities are now officially approved under Senate rules.

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

Effective Date

March 1, 2023.

III 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 50 Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Finance. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 9, 2023 Mr. WYDEN, 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 That, in carrying out its powers, duties, and func- 3 tions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accord- 4 ance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, 5 including holding hearings, reporting such hearings, and 6 making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 7 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 8 Committee on Finance is authorized from March 1, 2023, 9 through September 30, 2023; October 1, 2023, through 10 September 30, 2024; and October 1, 2024, through Feb- 11 ruary 28, 2025, in its discretion (1) to make expenditures 12 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:19 Feb 10, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR50.IS SR50 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •SRES 50 IS from the contingent fund of the Senate, (2) to employ per- 1 sonnel, and (3) with the prior consent of the Government 2 department or agency concerned and the Committee on 3 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable or 4 non-reimbursable basis the services of personnel of any 5 such department or agency. 6 SEC. 2. EXPENSES. 7 (a) The expenses of the committee for the period 8 March 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023, under this 9 resolution shall not exceed $6,820,289, of which amount 10 (1) not to exceed $17,500 may be expended for the pro- 11 curement of the services of individual consultants, or orga- 12 nizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 13 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and 14 (2) not to exceed $5,833 may be expended for the training 15 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce- 16 dures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorga- 17 nization Act of 1946). 18 (b) For the period October 1, 2023, through Sep- 19 tember 30, 2024, expenses of the committee under this 20 resolution shall not exceed $11,691,923 of which amount 21 (1) not to exceed $30,000 may be expended for the pro- 22 curement of the services of individual consultants, or orga- 23 nizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 24 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:19 Feb 10, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR50.IS SR50 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •SRES 50 IS (2) not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for the train- 1 ing of the professional staff of such committee (under pro- 2 cedures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reor- 3 ganization Act of 1946). 4 (c) For the period October 1, 2024, through Feb- 5 ruary 28, 2025, expenses of the committee under this res- 6 olution shall not exceed $4,871,634, of which amount (1) 7 not to exceed $12,500 may be expended for the procure- 8 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza- 9 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis- 10 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) 11 not to exceed $4,166 may be expended for the training 12 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce- 13 dures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorga- 14 nization Act of 1946.) 15 SEC. 3. EXPENSES AND AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS. 16 (a) Expenses of the committee under this resolution 17 shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon 18 vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee, ex- 19 cept that vouchers shall not be required (1) for the dis- 20 bursement of salaries of employees paid at an annual rate, 21 or (2) for the payment of telecommunications provided by 22 the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 23 United States Senate, or (3) for the payment of stationery 24 supplies purchased through the Keeper of the Stationery, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:19 Feb 10, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR50.IS SR50 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 •SRES 50 IS United States Senate, or (4) for payments to the Post- 1 master, United States Senate, or (5) for the payment of 2 metered charges on copying equipment provided by the Of- 3 fice of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United 4 States Senate, or (6) for the payment of Senate Recording 5 and Photographic Services, or (7) for payment of franked 6 and mass mail costs by the Sergeant at Arms and Door- 7 keeper, United States Senate. 8 (b) There are authorized such sums as may be nec- 9 essary for agency contributions related to the compensa- 10 tion of employees of the committee from March 1, 2023, 11 through September 30, 2023, October 1, 2023 through 12 September 30, 2024; and October 1, 2024 through Feb- 13 ruary 28, 2025, to be paid from the Appropriations ac- 14 count for Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:19 Feb 10, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR50.IS SR50 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB

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