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This resolution gives the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs permission to spend money, hire staff, and use employees from other government agencies to carry out its work from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027. It also sets spending limits for each part of that period and explains how the committee’s expenses will be paid. In simple terms, the measure is an administrative funding authorization that keeps the committee operating for the next two years while placing caps on its budget and certain types of spending.
The committee may spend money from the Senate’s contingent fund, employ personnel, and use staff from other agencies if the agency and the Senate Rules and Administration Committee agree.
Spending limits are set at $1,858,378 for March 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025; $3,185,791 for October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; and $1,327,413 for October 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027.
For each of those periods, up to $50,000 may be used for outside consultants, and up to $20,000 may be used to train committee staff.
Most expenses must be paid from the Senate’s contingent fund with approval from the committee chair, although some routine costs like salaries, phone service, office supplies, postage, copying charges, recording services, and mass mail costs do not need separate vouchers.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 60 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 60
Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 5, 2025
Ms. Murkowski, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the
following original resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
Rules and Administration
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RESOLUTION
Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. GENERAL AUTHORITY.
In carrying out its powers, duties, and functions imposed by
section 105 of Senate Resolution 4 (95th Congress), agreed to February
4, 1977, and in exercising the authority conferred on it by that
section, the Committee on Indian Affairs (in this resolution referred
to as the ``committee'') is authorized from March 1, 2025, through
February 28, 2027, in its discretion, to--
(1) make expenditures from the contingent fund of the
Senate;
(2) employ personnel; and
(3) with the prior consent of the Government department or
agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration,
use on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis the services of
personnel of any such department or agency.
SEC. 2. EXPENSES.
(a) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2025.--The expenses of
the committee for the period March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025,
under this resolution shall not exceed $1,858,378, of which amount--
(1) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the
procurement of the services of individual consultants, or
organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and
(2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the training
of the professional staff of the committee (under procedures
specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
(b) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2026 Period.--The expenses of the
committee for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026,
under this resolution shall not exceed $3,185,791, of which amount--
(1) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the
procurement of the services of individual consultants, or
organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and
(2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the training
of the professional staff of the committee (under procedures
specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
(c) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2027.--The expenses of
the committee for the period October 1, 2026, through February 28,
2027, under this resolution shall not exceed $1,327,413, of which
amount--
(1) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the
procurement of the services of individual consultants, or
organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and
(2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the training
of the professional staff of the committee (under procedures
specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
SEC. 3. EXPENSES AND AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) Expenses of the Committee.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
expenses of the committee under this resolution shall be paid
from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved
by the chairman of the committee.
(2) Vouchers not required.--Vouchers shall not be required
for--
(A) the disbursement of salaries of employees paid
at an annual rate;
(B) the payment of telecommunications provided by
the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper;
(C) the payment of stationery supplies purchased
through the Keeper of the Stationery;
(D) payments to the Postmaster of the Senate;
(E) the payment of metered charges on copying
equipment provided by the Office of the Sergeant at
Arms and Doorkeeper;
(F) the payment of Senate Recording and
Photographic Services; or
(G) the payment of franked and mass mail costs by
the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper.
(b) Agency Contributions.--There are authorized to be paid from the
appropriations account for ``Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations''
of the Senate such sums as may be necessary for agency contributions
related to the compensation of employees of the committee--
(1) for the period March 1, 2025, through September 30,
2025;
(2) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30,
2026; and
(3) for the period October 1, 2026, through February 28,
2027.
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