# 119-sres-57: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

119-sres-57, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR); status in_committee (as of 2026-07-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-57
- Congress: 119
- Title: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-04

## Summary

**Spending caps and staffing authority for the Senate Agriculture Committee.** This resolution would set specific spending limits and operating rules for the committee from March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2027. It would let the committee spend from the Senate contingent fund, hire personnel, and with agency consent use federal agency staff on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis. The resolution sets caps of $4.5 million for March–September 2025, $7.7 million for October 2025–September 2026, and $3.2 million for October 2026–February 2027, with up to $200,000 and $40,000 each period for consultants and staff training. It also lists routine disbursements that do not require vouchers, such as annual salaries, certain telecommunications and stationery charges, postage and copying, Senate recording services, and it authorizes agency contributions to cover committee employee compensation during the covered periods.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Committee staffing and agency payments: benefit, low. If adopted, this resolution would let the Agriculture Committee, from Mar 1, 2025 through Feb 28, 2027, spend from the Senate contingent fund and hire personnel. It would let the committee use employees from other government agencies with their prior consent, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable ba…
- Committee spending caps and payment rules: mixed, low. If adopted, the resolution would cap the Committee on Agriculture's expenditures for three periods: Mar 1, 2025–Sep 30, 2025: $4.46 million; Oct 1, 2025–Sep 30, 2026: $7.65 million; Oct 1, 2026–Feb 28, 2027: $3.19 million. For each period, up to $200,000 may be used for individual consultants or or…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1949: Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act
- 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act

## Sources
- [119-sres-57 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/57)

## Related
- [119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5526)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1949: Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1949)
- [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492)
- [119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3265)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-57 (as of 2026-07-04).