# 119-hres-96: Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.

119-hres-96, Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-96
- Congress: 119
- Title: Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Would fund the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.** This bill would authorize the committee's expenses for the 119th Congress, covering staff salaries and related costs and setting session-specific caps. It limits total spending to no more than $18.6 million, with up to $9.2 million available for the period beginning January 3, 2025 and up to $9.4 million for the period beginning January 3, 2026, with payments to come from the House committee salaries and expenses accounts under existing House rules. *This bill would authorize up to $18.6 million in committee spending from House accounts for the 119th Congress.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Funding for House Science Committee: benefit, low. If adopted, this resolution would authorize payment of not more than $18,617,085 (about $18.6 million) for the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress. It would make up to $9,228,599 available for expenses from noon on January 3, 2025, to before noon on J…

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## Sources
- [119-hres-96 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/96)

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- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-96 (as of 2026-09-30).