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RepublicanBill · S.Res. 76· Senate(119-SRES-76)

An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

Rep. Cassidy
Age: 69 years
Louisiana
Introduced
2/12/2025
Last activity
2/12/2025 — Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S931-932)
Sponsored by
Bill Cassidy
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 the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to carry out its functions 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 agencies. The bill establishes specific spending limits for three different time periods within that timeframe. It also outlines how expenses are to be paid and how agency contributions may be handled.

Yes

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

    The bill empowers the committee to hold hearings and conduct investigations into health, education, and labor matters.

  • Is this likely to create jobs?+1

    The bill authorizes the committee to employ personnel to carry out its functions.

The opposite

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

    The bill authorizes the expenditure of millions of dollars from the Senate contingent fund.