HRES 89119th CongressIn Committee

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

Introduced: Jan 31, 2025

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

This House Resolution sets the budget authority for the House Committee on Agriculture for the 119th Congress. It authorizes up to $14,903,700 to cover the committee’s expenses, including staff salaries. The funding is split into two time periods: up to $7,231,375 for Jan 3, 2025 through Jan 2, 2026, and up to $7,672,325 for Jan 3, 2026 through Jan 2, 2027. Payments are to be made via committee-approved vouchers signed by the Committee Chairman and processed under the rules of the Committee on House Administration. The expenditures must comply with regulations established by the House Administration. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Thompson of Pennsylvania.

Key Points

1Total funding cap: Not more than $14,903,700 for the Committee on Agriculture for the 119th Congress, covering all staff salaries and committee expenses.
2Two-period allocation: Up to $7,231,375 for 1/3/2025–1/3/2026 and up to $7,672,325 for 1/3/2026–1/3/2027.
3Voucher-based payments: Expenditures must be paid on vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the Committee Chairman, and approved per the procedures set by the Committee on House Administration.
4Regulatory compliance: All spending must be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration.
5Type of authority: This is an authorization of budgetary resources, not a policy change; actual spending depends on committee actions and ongoing oversight.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: Staff and operations of the House Committee on Agriculture (salaries and related expenses).Secondary group/area affected: Members of the House and other congressional committees, insofar as the budgeting affects legislative capacity and workload management.Additional impacts: Promotes budgeting transparency and oversight through voucher controls and adherence to House Administration regulations; provides structured, time-bound funding that guides staffing and administrative planning for the committee.

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