Senate committee gets $9.5M to operate for two years.
S.Res. 71 — An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. · Filed by Joni Ernst (R-IA) · Introduced Feb 11, 2025 · Reported out
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What it does
This resolution authorizes the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship to spend money on its operations from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027. The committee gets $2.77 million through September 2025, $4.75 million for fiscal year 2026, and $1.98 million through February 2027—totaling about $9.5 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 operating funds to a standing committee. It contains no policy changes, no substantive legislation, and no riders—only budget line items and procedural authority.
Who it affects
This is a routine internal Senate budget authorization with no direct public benefit or cost. Citizens are neither enriched nor harmed by committee operations funding. The civic relevance is minimal—it is administrative housekeeping, not policy.
Named in the bill
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 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 11, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Feb 11, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S863)”
- Feb 11, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Ernst.”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,635 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.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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