# 119-sres-71: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

119-sres-71, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-71
- Congress: 119
- Title: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Would authorize spending caps for the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.** The bill would let the committee use the Senate contingent fund from March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2027 to pay staff, hire consultants, use agency personnel, and run hearings and investigations.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Funding limits for small business committee: benefit, low. This resolution would let the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship operate. The authorization would run from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027. It would cap spending for three periods. The caps would be about $2.77 million for March 1–September 30, 2025; $4.75 million for…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3971: Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
- 119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-s-1922: FIREARM Act

## Sources
- [119-sres-71 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/71)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3971: Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3971)
- [119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2355)
- [119-s-1922: FIREARM Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1922)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-71 (as of 2026-09-10).