Senate Budget Committee gets $15.9M to operate through 2027
S.Res. 78 — An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget. · Filed by Lindsey Graham (R-SC) · Introduced Feb 13, 2025 · Reported out
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What it does
This resolution authorizes the Senate Budget Committee to spend money on its operations from March 2025 through February 2027. The committee gets $4.6 million for the first seven months, $7.9 million for fiscal year 2026, and $3.3 million for the final five months—totaling about $15.9 million—to pay staff, consultants, training, and routine Senate services like mail and copying.
Why we flagged it
This is a standard Senate resolution authorizing routine committee expenditures from the contingent fund. It contains no policy changes, no riders, and no unusual provisions—purely administrative authorization for the Budget Committee's operational budget.
Who it affects
This is routine internal Senate operations funding that enables the Budget Committee to function and conduct oversight. While citizens do not directly benefit from committee spending, the authorization supports legislative capacity for budget review and investigation—a core democratic function. No restrictions on citizens' rights or protections are imposed.
Named in the bill
Senate Budget 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 13, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Feb 13, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S980-981)”
- Feb 13, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on the Budget. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Graham. Without written report”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,536 characters) on Mar 14, 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.
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