# 119-sres-78: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget.

119-sres-78, An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC); status in_committee (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-78
- Congress: 119
- Title: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Authorizes funding and staffing for the Senate Committee on the Budget through February 28, 2027.** This resolution would let the committee incur expenses from the Senate contingent fund, hire personnel, and use agency staff with prior consent and possible reimbursement. It sets spending ceilings for three periods: $4.6 million (Mar–Sep 2025), $7.9 million (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), and $3.3 million (Oct 2026–Feb 2027). It also allocates small caps for consultant services and staff training each period and lists routine expense categories that do not require vouchers.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Budget Committee spending and staff rules: benefit, low. If adopted, the resolution would let the Senate Committee on the Budget spend money and hire staff from March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2027. It would let the committee use personnel from federal agencies with the agency's and the Committee on Rules and Administration's prior consent, either rei…

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## Sources
- [119-sres-78 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/78)

## Related
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-sconres-33: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sconres-33)
- [119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-688)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4065: STAND with Taiwan Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4065)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-78 (as of 2025-12-21).