Senate Judiciary Committee gets $31M budget for two-year term
S.Res. 65 — An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Judiciary. · Filed by Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · Introduced Feb 6, 2025 · Reported out
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What it does
This resolution authorizes the Senate Judiciary Committee to spend money on its operations from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027. The committee gets $9.1 million for the first seven months, $15.5 million for fiscal year 2026, and $6.5 million for the final five months—totaling about $31 million—to pay staff, consultants, training, and routine Senate services like mail and copying.
Why we flagged it
This is a standard Senate resolution allocating operational funds to a standing committee. It contains no policy changes, no substantive legislation, and no private beneficiaries—only internal congressional administration.
Who it affects
This is a routine internal congressional budget authorization with no direct public benefit or cost. Citizens are neither enriched nor harmed by the committee's operational spending, though the total amount ($31M over two years) represents public money spent on legislative infrastructure rather than direct public services.
Named in the bill
Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, Keeper of the Stationery, Senate Recording and Photographic Services
Where it stands
- Feb 6, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Feb 6, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S799)”
- Feb 6, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on the Judiciary. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Grassley. Without written report”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,582 characters) on Sep 18, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
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As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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