Committee Funding for the House and Senate, 108th Congress

Rundquist, Paul S. ; Petersen, R. Eric

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congress;    Employee rights;    Senate rules and procedure;    House rules and procedure;    Congressional budget;   

RP-ID  :  RL31816
RP-ID  :  RL31816 2003-05-07

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Senate adopted ad hoc procedures in approving committee operating budgets. With the Senate divided 51-48-1 at the beginning of the 108th Congress, Senate Democrats argued for a proportional allocation of committee staff between the parties. On January 15, after a week-long delay in the appointment of Senate committees, a unanimous consent agreement was reached providing for the proportional allocation of staff and office space between the parties on each committee, with a separate provision for each committee chair to control up to 10% of the committee budget to employ administrative staff serving both parties.