# 119-sres-69: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed Services.

119-sres-69, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed Services., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS); status in_committee (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-69
- Congress: 119
- Title: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed Services.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Authorizes committee spending for Senate Armed Services Committee operations.** This resolution would let the committee use the Senate contingent fund to hire staff, contract consultants, and run operations from March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2027. - Committee leaders and staff: would be allowed to employ personnel and carry out committee work under set spending caps that total about $20.9 million across the covered periods. - Consultants and training: sets specific caps for outside help and staff training, for example up to $37,000 for consultants and $12,000 for training in the first period. - Federal departments and agencies: may detail personnel to the committee with prior consent, on either a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis. - Administrative processing: permits many committee expenses to be paid from the contingent fund without vouchers and authorizes agency contributions to the Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations account for the same periods. *Would authorize up to $20.9 million in spending from the Senate contingent fund for the committee over March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2027.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Armed Services Committee spending rules: cost, low. If adopted, this resolution would let the Senate Armed Services Committee spend from the Senate contingent fund from March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2027. It would set three period caps: $6.09 million (Mar 1–Sep 30, 2025), $10.44 million (Oct 1, 2025–Sep 30, 2026), and $4.35 million (Oct 1, 2026–Feb…

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- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act

## Sources
- [119-sres-69 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/69)

## Related
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-688)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-69 (as of 2025-12-21).