# 119-sres-59: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

119-sres-59, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment and Public Works., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV); status in_committee (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-59
- Congress: 119
- Title: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-18

## Summary

**Authorizes up to $14.1 million in spending for the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee from March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2027.** It would set clear spending caps across three periods and let the committee hire staff, pay consultants, and use agency personnel with prior consent. - Committee staff and contractors: Funds would cover salaries and allow the committee to hire personnel and procure consultant services, with small, period-specific subcaps for consultants and staff training. - Federal agencies: Agencies may provide personnel to the committee on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis but only with the agency's and the Committee on Rules and Administration's prior consent. - Senate administration: Expenses would be paid from the Senate contingent fund and routine items such as annual salaries, telecommunications, stationery, mail, copying charges, and Senate recording services would not require vouchers. *Would authorize up to $14.1 million in committee spending over the period, increasing federal outlays by that amount.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Senate Environment and Public Works spending: cost, low. This resolution would let the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee spend money from March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2027. It would cap spending at $4,107,247 (Mar 1–Sep 30, 2025), $7,040,996 (Oct 1, 2025–Sep 30, 2026), and $2,933,748 (Oct 1, 2026–Feb 28, 2027). Within each period it wou…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-2587: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026
- 119-s-3461: RISE from Trauma Act
- 119-s-4676: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

## Sources
- [119-sres-59 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/59)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-2587: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Age…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2587)
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5653)
- [119-s-3461: RISE from Trauma Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3461)
- [119-s-4676: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4676)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-59 (as of 2026-10-18).