- Potential benefitProvides funding to sustain committee operations and oversight activities throughout the 119th Congress.
- Potential benefitFunds staff salaries, preserving congressional employment and institutional expertise within the committee.
- Potential benefitEnsures continuity of intelligence oversight across two sessions through session-specific funding allocations.
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
This resolution sets the maximum amount of House funds the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence may spend during the 119th Congress. It specifies a total dollar cap and divides that total between the two congressional sessions. It requires payments to be made on vouchers authorized by the committee and says spending must follow rules set by the Committee on House Administration. The measure governs internal House committee spending and is an internal House action, not a law that applies outside the chamber.
This resolution provides funding for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for the 119th Congress.
It authorizes up to $19,240,928 total, split into $9,538,983 for the first session year and $9,701,945 for the second.
Payments are to be made by vouchers authorized by the Committee and expended under Committee on House Administration regulations.
Likely to be adopted/implemented within the House, but it is an internal House resolution and not a statute that becomes law.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped administrative/operational resolution that is clear about purpose, specific in dollar amounts and timing, and provides a straightforward implementation path via named House entities and established regulatory oversight.
Liberals emphasize civil-liberties oversight and transparency
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
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- Federal agenciesIncreases federal discretionary spending by nearly $19.24 million for committee operations.
- Potential burdenLump-sum allocation lacks granular line-item transparency about specific program or contractual spending.
- Potential burdenVoucher signature requirement centralizes spending authorization with the committee chairman, concentrating control.
Why the argument around this bill splits.
Liberals emphasize civil-liberties oversight and transparency
Likely generally supportive because the funding sustains congressional intelligence oversight capacity.
They will emphasize using the resources to protect civil liberties, strengthen investigative staff, and ensure transparency and accountability of intelligence activities.
Generally supportive as a routine, necessary appropriation for a standing committee.
They will look for fiscal prudence, adherence to House Administration rules, and bipartisan use of the funds.
Cautious support may be likely because oversight of intelligence aligns with national security priorities.
However, they will be wary of funds being used for partisan purposes and seek strict accountability and limits on spending growth.
The path through Congress.
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Likely to be adopted/implemented within the House, but it is an internal House resolution and not a statute that becomes law.
- House internal floor scheduling or procedural objections
- Potential amendments altering authorized amounts
Recent votes on the bill.
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Liberals emphasize civil-liberties oversight and transparency
Likely to be adopted/implemented within the House, but it is an internal House resolution and not a statute that becomes law.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped administrative/operational resolution that is clear about purpose, specific in dollar amounts and timing, and provides a straightforward implemen…
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