An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This original Senate resolution is a committee funding authorization. It lets the Committee on Environment and Public Works use Senate resources to carry out its hearings, investigations, reports, and other duties under Senate Rule XXV from March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025. It caps total expenses at $4,107,247, caps equipment procurement at $4,666, and routes payments through the Senate contingent fund on vouchers approved by the committee chair, with rules for agency contributions.
Who Benefits and How
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works benefits because it receives spending authority for staff work, hearings, investigations, reports, and committee operations. Committee majority and minority staff benefit from authorized resources to support environmental, infrastructure, public works, and oversight work. Witnesses and stakeholders before the committee benefit from a funded hearing process that can handle travel, records, and administrative support. Senators on the committee benefit because the authorization lets the committee exercise its jurisdiction through the covered period.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Senate contingent fund bears the cost of committee expenses up to the authorized amount. The committee chair must approve vouchers and manage spending within the cap. Committee administrative staff must track the $4,107,247 overall limit and the $4,666 equipment sublimit. Federal agencies contributing staff or services must comply with the resolution's contribution rules.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes the Committee on Environment and Public Works to carry out its Senate Rule XXV duties.
- Limits committee expenses from March 1 through September 30, 2025, to $4,107,247.
- Provides an equipment procurement sublimit of $4,666.
- Requires payment from the Senate contingent fund on vouchers approved by the committee chair.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Authorizes the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to spend up to $4,107,247 from March 1 through September 30, 2025, including up to $4,666 for equipment.
Key Policy Areas
Congress, Environment, Committee Administration
Primary Purpose
Authorizes the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to spend up to $4,107,247 from March 1 through September 30, 2025, including up to $4,666 for equipment.
Policy Domains
Bill provisions
Identified Gains
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Committee staff
- Committee witnesses
- Committee Senators
Identified Costs
- Senate contingent fund
- Committee chair
- Committee administrative staff
- Contributing federal agencies
Legislative Progress
ReportedMrs. Capito, from the Committee on Environment and Public Works, …
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR …
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Original measure reported to …
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Committee consideration held. Business …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Committee chair, Senate EPW Committee, Senate contingent fund
Positive-direction: Senate EPW Committee
Negative-direction: Committee chair, Senate contingent fund
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "chairman"
- → Chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works
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