[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H. Res. 279 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  House Calendar No. 33
111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 279

                          [Report No. 111-59]

   Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
         Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 2009

     Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania submitted the following privileged 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

                             March 27, 2009

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered 
                             to be printed
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
   [For text of the introduced resolution, see copy of resolution as 
                     introduced on March 24, 2009]

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
         Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--With respect to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, 
there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of the House of 
Representatives, in accordance with this primary expense resolution, 
not more than the amount specified in subsection (b) for the expenses 
(including the expenses of all staff salaries) of each committee named 
in such subsection.
    (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts referred to 
in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, $12,878,997; Committee 
on Armed Services, $15,842,663; Committee on the Budget, $12,701,442; 
Committee on Education and Labor, $17,571,062; Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, $23,589,560; Select Committee on Energy Independence and 
Global Warming, $4,167,500; Committee on Financial Services, 
$18,315,034; Committee on Foreign Affairs, $18,847,305; Committee on 
Homeland Security, $17,776,261; Committee on House Administration, 
$11,069,489; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, $10,850,000; 
Committee on the Judiciary, $18,837,171; Committee on Natural 
Resources, $16,567,929; Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
$22,343,273; Committee on Rules, $7,141,021; Committee on Science and 
Technology, $14,048,942; Committee on Small Business, $7,236,082; 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $5,577,169; Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, $20,874,154; Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, $7,668,691; and Committee on Ways and Means, $20,634,454.

SEC. 2. FIRST SESSION LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Of the amount provided for in section 1 for each 
committee named in subsection (b), not more than the amount specified 
in such subsection shall be available for expenses incurred during the 
period beginning at noon on January 3, 2009, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2010.
    (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts referred to 
in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, $6,316,330; Committee 
on Armed Services, $7,769,820; Committee on the Budget, $6,350,721; 
Committee on Education and Labor, $8,617,490; Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, $11,569,181; Select Committee on Energy Independence and 
Global Warming, $2,096,900; Committee on Financial Services, 
$8,982,361; Committee on Foreign Affairs, $9,243,406; Committee on 
Homeland Security, $8,718,127; Committee on House Administration, 
$5,428,881; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, $5,387,500; 
Committee on the Judiciary, $9,238,436; Committee on Natural Resources, 
$8,125,517; Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, $10,957,956; 
Committee on Rules, $3,538,663; Committee on Science and Technology, 
$6,890,114; Committee on Small Business, $3,548,839; Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct, $2,735,247; Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, $10,237,447; Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
$3,761,006; and Committee on Ways and Means, $10,119,889.

SEC. 3. SECOND SESSION LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Of the amount provided for in section 1 for each 
committee named in subsection (b), not more than the amount specified 
in such subsection shall be available for expenses incurred during the 
period beginning at noon on January 3, 2010, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2011.
    (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts referred to 
in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, $6,562,667; Committee 
on Armed Services, $8,072,843; Committee on the Budget, $6,350,721; 
Committee on Education and Labor, $8,953,572; Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, $12,020,379; Select Committee on Energy Independence and 
Global Warming, $2,070,600; Committee on Financial Services, 
$9,332,673; Committee on Foreign Affairs, $9,603,899; Committee on 
Homeland Security, $9,058,134; Committee on House Administration, 
$5,640,608; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, $5,462,500; 
Committee on the Judiciary, $9,598,735; Committee on Natural Resources, 
$8,442,412; Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, $11,385,317; 
Committee on Rules, $3,602,358; Committee on Science and Technology, 
$7,158,828; Committee on Small Business, $3,687,243; Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct, $2,841,922; Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, $10,636,707; Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
$3,907,685; and Committee on Ways and Means, $10,514,565.
    (c) Review of Use of Funds in First Session.--None of the amounts 
provided for in section 1 for a committee named in subsection (b) may 
be available for expenses of the committee after February 3, 2010, 
unless the chair or ranking minority member of the committee appears 
and presents testimony at a hearing of the Committee on House 
Administration held prior to such date to review the committee's use of 
the amounts provided for in section 1 during the first session of the 
One Hundred Eleventh Congress and to determine whether the amount 
specified in subsection (b) with respect to the committee should be 
updated on the basis of the review.

SEC. 4. VOUCHERS.

    Payments under this resolution shall be made on vouchers authorized 
by the committee involved, signed by the chairman of such committee, 
and approved in the manner directed by the Committee on House 
Administration.

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

    Amounts made available under this resolution shall be expended in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House 
Administration.
                                                  House Calendar No. 33

111th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 279

                          [Report No. 111-59]

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                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
         Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 27, 2009

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered 
                             to be printed