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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. 76 authorizes the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to spend money from the Senate's contingent fund from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027. The committee can use these funds to cover the costs of hiring staff, consulting services, and training....

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    The bill lets a special group in the Senate spend money to hire people and learn new things from March 2025 to February 2027. They have a big money jar, but we need to make sure they use it wisely and not just on anything they want without checking.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • S. RES. 69 is a resolution that allows the Committee on Armed Services in the U.S. Senate to spend money and hire staff from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027. The resolution specifies the maximum amounts the committee can spend during different periods, including for consultants and staff...

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    S. RES. 69 is a plan that lets the U.S. Senate's Armed Services Committee use money to pay for work and hire people from March 2025 to February 2027, but it’s important for them to be careful so they don't spend too much or waste it.