Search Results: keywords:"expenditures"

  • S. RES. 74 — Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:932

    S. RES. 74 approves the usage of funds and resources by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027. The resolution outlines that the committee can spend money, hire staff, and use services from government departments, either with reimbursement or not,...

    Simple Explanation

    S. RES. 74 is a plan that lets a group in charge of helping veterans have money to spend and pay people for their work over two years. It tells how much money they can use, but some people worry it doesn't say exactly how the money should be used or checked to make sure it's being spent wisely.

  • H. R. 8591 — To amend the Federal Reserve Act to add requirements to the annual report of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:517

    H.R. 8591 seeks to amend the Federal Reserve Act by adding new requirements to the annual report of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The bill requires the report to include details about annual expenditures and full-time employees for various activities...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8591 wants the people in charge of the United States' money and banks to write more detailed reports about how they spend their money and what they spend it on. It will take two years for these new rules to start working.

  • S. 4669 — To amend title 40, United States Code, to require the submission of reports on certain information technology services funds to Congress before expenditures may be made, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:859

    S. 4669 aims to increase transparency by requiring the General Services Administration (GSA) to submit annual reports to Congress about how information technology service funds are used. The bill mandates that these reports include detailed descriptions and funding...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants the people in charge to tell the bosses in Congress how they spend money on computer stuff every year, so everyone knows where the money goes.

  • S. RES. 60 — Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:907

    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...

    Simple Explanation

    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.

  • S. 5267 — To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an audit of the expenditures of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:520

    S. 5267, also known as the "FEMA Operational Transparency Act," mandates that the Comptroller General of the United States conduct an audit of FEMA's expenditures. The audit will review payments for different assistance programs and compare them to administrative costs,...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants someone to check how FEMA, which helps people in emergencies, spends its money, making sure it's being used well to help everyone, especially in far-away places. It also wants ideas on spending less on running things and more on helping people.