# 119-sres-74: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

119-sres-74, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS); status in_committee (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-74
- Congress: 119
- Title: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Funds the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs** to operate from March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2027 with explicit spending caps and rules for hiring staff, contracting consultants, and using agency personnel. - Committee operations: allows the committee to spend from the Senate contingent fund with an overall cap across the period totaling the sums set for each segment of the term. - Staff and contractors: authorizes hiring committee personnel and paying for consultants and staff training, with separate per-period caps and procedures for consultant procurement and training. - Agency support: permits federal departments or agencies to detail staff to the committee on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis and to cover compensation via the Senate "Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations" account for the listed periods. - Payments and rules: expenses are paid from the contingent fund upon vouchers approved by the committee chair, with listed exceptions such as certain salaries, telecommunications, stationery, postal and mailing costs, copying, and recording or photographic services. *Authorizes up to $9.2 million in contingent-fund spending over the covered period, increasing federal outlays by up to that amount.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Agency pay contributions for committee staff: benefit, low. If adopted, the resolution would allow the Senate to pay agency contributions tied to compensation for employees of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. That authority would apply for Mar 1, 2025–Sep 30, 2025; Oct 1, 2025–Sep 30, 2026; and Oct 1, 2026–Feb 28, 2027. The text says such sums as may be…
- Committee authority to hire and spend: benefit, low. If adopted, the resolution would let the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, from Mar 1, 2025 through Feb 28, 2027, make expenditures from the Senate contingent fund and hire staff. With prior consent of the executive department or agency involved and the Committee on Rules and Administration, the comm…
- Payment rules for committee staff and vendors: benefit, low. If adopted, the resolution would say that committee expenses are generally paid from the Senate contingent fund on vouchers approved by the committee chairman. It would also list routine payments that would not need vouchers. Those exceptions include salaries of employees paid at an annual rate; te…
- Spending caps for Veterans committee: benefit, low. If adopted, the resolution would set clear dollar caps on the Committee on Veterans' Affairs' discretionary expenses for three periods. It would limit spending to $2,673,928 for Mar 1, 2025–Sep 30, 2025 (up to $58,000 for consultants and $40,000 for staff training). It would limit spending to $4,58…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-2354: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-s-4498: ABLE Tomorrow Act
- 119-s-933: NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act

## Sources
- [119-sres-74 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/74)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-2354: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2354)
- [119-s-4498: ABLE Tomorrow Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4498)
- [119-s-933: NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-933)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-74 (as of 2025-12-21).