H. Res. 91 (119th)Bill Overview

Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the Budget in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.

Simple ResolutionCongress|CongressCongressional committees
Cosponsors
Support
Republican
Introduced
Feb 4, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Committee
Floor
President
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01 · The brief
Simple ResolutionWhat this resolution actually does

This resolution sets how much money the House will allow the Committee on the Budget to spend during the 119th Congress. It authorizes up to $11,990,000 in total, split evenly between the two annual sessions, with payments made from House committee accounts and processed on vouchers approved by the Committee on House Administration. It also requires that the funds be spent according to the regulations the Committee on House Administration prescribes. The measure governs internal House budget and operations rather than creating law that applies outside the House.

Passage rules

This is a House simple resolution affecting only House operations; it only needs approval by the House, does not go to the Senate or the President, and does not create binding law outside the chamber.

Provides $11,990,000 for the House Committee on the Budget for the 119th Congress, split equally between the two annual sessions ($5,995,000 each).

Payments require vouchers authorized by the Committee and signed by its Chairman, and expenditures must follow Committee on House Administration regulations.

Passage10/100

Very likely to be adopted within the House as routine; however, as an internal House resolution it does not become a public law via Senate/Presidential action.

CredibilityAligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this resolution is clear and narrowly focused, providing precise funding amounts, temporal allocation, and minimal procedural controls for disbursement consistent with standard internal House practice.

Contention15/100

Degree of concern over fiscal restraint versus staffing needs

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Likely helpedLikely burdened

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Potential benefitMaintains funding for Committee on the Budget operations, enabling hearings, reports, and oversight activities.
  • Potential benefitSupports salaries and employment for committee staff, preserving congressional research and administrative jobs.
  • Potential benefitProvides predictable resources for multi-session planning and sustained budget policy work.
Likely burdened
  • Potential burdenIncreases House operational spending, with opportunity cost compared to other congressional priorities.
  • Potential burdenProvides a fixed spending cap that may restrict flexibility if unexpected costs arise.
  • Potential burdenCentralized voucher approval could concentrate spending authority in committee leadership.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Degree of concern over fiscal restraint versus staffing needs
Progressive85%

Likely views this as routine funding that enables budget oversight, analysis, and staff work.

May accept the amount while wanting assurance funds support staff diversity, policy analysis, and watchdog functions.

Leans supportive
Centrist90%

Treats this as routine, necessary housekeeping to fund a standing committee.

Wants clear cost justification and oversight but is unlikely to oppose the resolution absent surprising details.

Leans supportive
Conservative70%

Generally accepts committee funding as necessary but prefers restraint.

May view the amount as another instance of federal spending to scrutinize and seek assurances of fiscal discipline.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood10/100

Very likely to be adopted within the House as routine; however, as an internal House resolution it does not become a public law via Senate/Presidential action.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Possible floor amendments or objections in the House
  • Committee on House Administration review outcomes
05 · Recent votes

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06 · Go deeper

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Degree of concern over fiscal restraint versus staffing needs

Very likely to be adopted within the House as routine; however, as an internal House resolution it does not become a public law via Senate/…

Unlocked analysis

Relative to its intended legislative type, this resolution is clear and narrowly focused, providing precise funding amounts, temporal allocation, and minimal procedural controls for disbursement consistent with standard…

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