Intelligence (Select) Committee, Rules and Administration Committee
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This resolution grants the Select Committee on Intelligence the authority to conduct its duties and functions as outlined in Senate Resolution 400. Specifically, it empowers the committee to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate, employ personnel , and utilize the services of staff from other government departments or agencies, either on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis. This authorization is effective for a two-year period, commencing on March 1, 2025, and concluding on February 28, 2027. The resolution sets clear financial limits for the committee's operations across three defined periods. For March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, expenses are capped at $5,261,497, including funds for consultants. A higher limit of $9,019,709 is set for the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, also with a consultant allocation. The final period, October 1, 2026, to February 28, 2027, has an expense ceiling of $3,758,212, which includes provisions for consultant services. Most expenses are paid from the Senate's contingent fund, though certain items like salaries and telecommunications do not require individual vouchers, and agency contributions for employee compensation are also authorized.
An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S863-864)
Select Committee on Intelligence. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Cotton. Without written report.
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Congressional committeesSenate Select Committee on Intelligence
An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on Intelligence.
USA119th CongressSRES-73| Senate
| Updated: 2/11/2025
This resolution grants the Select Committee on Intelligence the authority to conduct its duties and functions as outlined in Senate Resolution 400. Specifically, it empowers the committee to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate, employ personnel , and utilize the services of staff from other government departments or agencies, either on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis. This authorization is effective for a two-year period, commencing on March 1, 2025, and concluding on February 28, 2027. The resolution sets clear financial limits for the committee's operations across three defined periods. For March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, expenses are capped at $5,261,497, including funds for consultants. A higher limit of $9,019,709 is set for the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, also with a consultant allocation. The final period, October 1, 2026, to February 28, 2027, has an expense ceiling of $3,758,212, which includes provisions for consultant services. Most expenses are paid from the Senate's contingent fund, though certain items like salaries and telecommunications do not require individual vouchers, and agency contributions for employee compensation are also authorized.