Sam Graves (R-MO)
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
A Republican resolution with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This resolution provides funding for the expenses of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress. It sets a maximum limit of $23,290,035 for committee expenses, which includes staff salaries. Section 2 breaks down these funds by specific time periods during the session. Section 3 outlines the voucher process for making payments authorized by the committee. Finally, Section 4 requires that the funds be spent in accordance with regulations set by the Committee on House Administration.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +1
Would union members be better off under this?
The funding supports staff positions within a congressional committee.
- Scored +1
Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport?
Funding the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure supports the oversight and development of public transit systems.
- Scored +1
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
Providing resources for committee staff allows for continued legislative oversight of national infrastructure.
The opposite
- Scored -1
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill authorizes up to $23,290,035 in federal spending for committee expenses.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Budgetary Limits (Section 1 and Section 2): The text explicitly sets a hard spending cap of not more than $23,290,035 for the entire Congress, with specific caps for each year, which prevents open-ended spending of public money.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain any specific sections or provisions that outline potential negative impacts, consequences, or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would union members be better off under this? — The funding supports staff positions within a congressional committee.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport? — Funding the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure supports the oversight and development of public transit systems.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — Providing resources for committee staff allows for continued legislative oversight of national infrastructure.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill funds staff salaries for the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill authorizes up to $23,290,035 in federal spending for committee expenses.
- 1/31/2025
- Submitted in House
- Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
Rick LarsenDemocrat · Washington