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RepublicanBill · S.Res. 71· Senate(119-SRES-71)

An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Rep. Ernst
Age: 56 years
Iowa
Introduced
2/11/2025
Last activity
2/11/2025 — Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S863)
Sponsored by
Joni Ernst
Cosponsors
None
Congress
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A Senate resolution is the Senate speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the Senate agrees to it, it is officially the Senate's word; it is not a law, so the House and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution authorizes expenditures for the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027. It grants the committee authority to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate, employ personnel, and use services from government departments or agencies. The resolution sets specific spending limits for three distinct time periods within that duration. It also outlines rules for how expenses are paid and how agency contributions are handled.

Yes

  • Would business owners be better off under this?+2

    The bill supports the operational capacity of the committee dedicated to small business and entrepreneurship.

  • Does this make it easier to run a small business?+2

    The bill provides the funding necessary for the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship to conduct its oversight and investigative functions.

  • Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+1

    The funding enables committee investigations and hearings which contribute to governmental oversight.

The opposite

  • Does this reduce what the federal government spends?-1

    This resolution authorizes specific amounts of Senate contingency fund expenditures for committee operations.