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This resolution authorizes the printing as a Senate document of a collection of the rules of the Senate committees.

This resolution elects Senate members to the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.

Bipartisan Budget and Appropriations Reform Act of 2019 This bill modifies the federal budget process to require biennial congressional budget resolutions, instead of the annual budget resolutions required under current law. The bill retains the existing annual process for budget reconciliation and appropriations bills. The bill also modifies the budget process to * allow budget resolutions that have bipartisan support, establish a target for the ratio of the public debt to the gross domestic product, and meet other specified requirements to be considered in the Senate using expedited procedures; * require the congressional budget committees to hold joint hearings to hear testimony from the Comptroller General regarding the audited financial statements of the executive branch and the financial position and condition of the federal government; * allow budget resolutions to include the total combined outlays and revenues for tax expenditures; and * require the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee to serve on the Senate Budget Committee.

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the Senate and Joint Items such as * the Joint Economic Committee, * the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2021, * the Joint Committee on Taxation, * the Office of the Attending Physician, and * the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. In addition, the bill provides FY2020 appropriations for * the Capitol Police; * the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; * the Congressional Budget Office; * the Architect of the Capitol; * the Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service and the Copyright Office; * the Government Publishing Office; * the Government Accountability Office; * the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and * the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development. (Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the House of Representatives are not included in the Senate bill.) The bill also sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this bill.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on the Budget for the 116th Congress.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for the 116th Congress.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for the 116th Congress.

This resolution establishes the Senate Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. The committee is granted no legislative jurisdiction but is granted the authority to investigate how inaction on the climate crisis is harming U.S. economic and national security interests.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for the 116th Congress.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs for the 116th Congress.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Armed Services for the 116th Congress.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Special Committee on Aging for the 116th Congress.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works for the 116th Congress.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works for the 116th Congress.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for the 116th Congress.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry for the 116th Congress.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the following Senate committees for March 1, 2019-September 30, 2019, for FY2020, and for October 1, 2020-February 28, 2021: (1) Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; (2) Armed Services; (3) Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; (4) Budget; (5) Commerce, Science, and Transportation; (6) Energy and Natural Resources; (7) Environment and Public Works; (8) Finance; (9) Foreign Relations; (10) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; (11) Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; (12) Judiciary; (13) Rules and Administration; (14) Small Business and Entrepreneurship; (15) Veterans' Affairs; (16) Special Committee on Aging; (17) Select Committee on Intelligence; and (18) Indian Affairs. The resolution requires committee expenses, with specified exceptions, to be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the chair of the applicable committee. The resolution authorizes establishment of a special reserve within funds in the Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations account, to be available to any committee to meet specified unpaid obligations or expenses.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs for the 116th Congress.

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the House of Representatives and Joint Items such as * the Joint Economic Committee, * the Joint Committee on Taxation, * the Office of the Attending Physician, and * the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. In addition, the bill provides FY2020 appropriations for * the Capitol Police; * the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; * the Congressional Budget Office; * the Office of Technology Assessment; * the Architect of the Capitol; * the Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service and the Copyright Office; * the Government Publishing Office; * the Government Accountability Office; * the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and * the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development. (Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the Senate are not included in the House bill.) The bill also sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this bill.

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021 This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the House of Representatives and Joint Items such as * the Joint Economic Committee, * the Joint Committee on Taxation, * the Office of the Attending Physician, and * the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. In addition, the bill provides FY2021 appropriations for * the Capitol Police; * the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; * the Congressional Budget Office; * the Architect of the Capitol; * the Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service and the Copyright Office; * the Government Publishing Office; * the Government Accountability Office; * the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and * the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development. (Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the Senate are not included in the House bill.) The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this bill.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for the 116th Congress.

This resolution urges the Senate to (1) provide advice and consent to executive branch nominees only if those nominees have been truthful in their dealings with Congress and the executive branch; (2) not vote on any nominee who has made verifiably false statements to Congress or the executive branch and who refuses to correct those statements; and (3) not vote on the nomination of Michael Pack to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media unless and until he corrects his statements to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the Internal Revenue Service.

This resolution authorizes expenditures by the Senate Committee on Finance for the 116th Congress.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3401) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.