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  • The resolution S. RES. 71 in the 119th Congress authorizes the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship to spend money and hire staff as they carry out their responsibilities. From March 2025 to February 2027, the committee can use funds from the Senate's contingent...

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    The resolution lets a Senate committee spend money to do its work, but some rules about how they can spend it might lead to problems with spending too much or not being careful with the money.

  • S. RES. 73 authorizes the Select Committee on Intelligence to spend money, hire staff, and use the services of other government departments and agencies from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027. The resolution specifies spending limits for three periods: up to $5,261,497 for March to...

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    The Select Committee on Intelligence gets permission to spend a lot of money and hire people to help them from March 2025 to February 2027, but there are concerns that they might not have enough rules in place to make sure they're spending it wisely.

  • S. RES. 63 authorizes the Committee on Finance to spend money, hire staff, and use government personnel with permission from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027. The resolution details specific financial limits for different time periods within this span and outlines...

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    The bill lets a group of grown-ups in charge of money things plan how much they can spend from March 2025 to February 2027, like hiring helpers and buying supplies, but there are questions about whether they have enough rules to make sure they spend wisely.

  • S. RES. 90 is a resolution that allows the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to spend money, employ staff, and use personnel from other government departments from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027. The resolution outlines specific budgets for different periods and limits on how much...

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    This bill lets a group of people in the Senate, called the Committee on Foreign Relations, spend money, hire staff, and work with other helpers from March 2025 to February 2027 to do their job well and cover important expenses.

  • The resolution S. RES. 70 authorizes the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the U.S. Senate to spend money and hire staff between March 1, 2025, and February 28, 2027, for its activities like holding hearings and making investigations. The resolution sets specific...

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    The bill S. RES. 70 lets a group in the U.S. Senate spend money and hire people to help them do their work from March 2025 to February 2027. They have set amounts of money they can use each year, and there are some concerns about how they track spending, like making sure they use the money responsibly and hire people fairly.

  • The resolution S. RES. 60 authorizes the Committee on Indian Affairs to spend funds, hire staff, and utilize personnel services from government departments from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027. It establishes a budget cap for the committee's expenses for three specific...

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    The resolution lets a special group in the Senate, called the Committee on Indian Affairs, spend a certain amount of money, hire people, and use help from other parts of the government to do their work from March 2025 to February 2027. They have some rules about the total amount they can spend at different times, but there are concerns about how this money is watched over and used.

  • The resolution, S. RES. 62, authorizes the Special Committee on Aging to spend money, employ people, and use services from government departments or agencies with permission, from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027. The resolution sets specific expense limits for three periods: March 1,...

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    The Special Committee on Aging wants permission to spend money on different things from March 2025 to February 2027, like paying for people who help them and special training, but the money for these helpers and training is very little. They also promised to be careful with the spending, but some rules aren't super clear, so adults might worry about how the money is used!

  • H. J. RES. 113 is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that aims to ensure fiscal responsibility by requiring that the government only spends what it has earned. It states that the total yearly expenditures should not exceed the average revenues received in the previous...

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    This bill wants to make sure the government spends only as much money as it earns from taxes, except when there’s an emergency and most of the people in charge agree to spend more. It’s like telling someone they can only spend their allowance unless something really important happens.

  • S. RES. 57 authorizes the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to spend a certain amount of money from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027, for its activities. The resolution specifies the maximum expenses allowed for different time periods and how the committee...

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    S. RES. 57 lets a group in the Senate that deals with farming, food, and forests spend a certain amount of money to do their work over two years. It sets limits on how much they can spend at different times and allows them to hire helpers, but some rules might be too vague, which could make it easy to spend too much or in the wrong way.

  • The resolution, S. RES. 58, authorizes the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to spend money and hire staff from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027. It provides specific spending limits for different time periods during these two years, including...

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    The resolution lets a big group in the government spend money and hire people to help them work better for two years. They have a plan for how much money they can use, and it includes hiring experts and learning new things, but some parts don’t need special permission to spend the money, which means they have to be careful not to waste it.

  • The resolution, S. RES. 59, authorizes the Committee on Environment and Public Works to spend money on various activities from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027. The committee is allowed to make expenditures, employ staff, and use the services of government staff with...

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    The resolution lets a group in the Senate spend money to do their work with some limits but not a lot of rules on how or how much, which might mean they aren’t careful about spending.