[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 22 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 22

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                       January 6, 2011.
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN MEMBERS' REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCE.

    (a) Allowances Adopted in 2011 and 2012.--The amount of any Members' 
Representational Allowance established in accordance with section 101 of the 
House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 
U.S.C. 57b) for 2011 or 2012 may not exceed 95 percent of the amount of the 
Allowance so established for 2010.
    (b) Interim Reduction Pending Adoption of New Allowance.--Until a Members' 
Representational Allowance is established in accordance with section 101 of the 
House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 
U.S.C. 57b) for 2011, the amount of such Allowance, as in effect on the date of 
the adoption of this resolution, is reduced by 5 percent.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF HOUSE 
              LEADERSHIP OFFICES IN 2011 AND 2012.

    (a) Reduction.--The head of any House leadership office may not authorize 
the disbursement of any amounts appropriated for salaries and expenses of such 
office during calendar year 2011 or fiscal year 2012 at a rate exceeding 95 
percent of the rate provided for such salaries and expenses for fiscal year 
2010.
    (b) Definition.--In this section, a ``House leadership office'' is any 
office whose salaries and expenses were appropriated for fiscal year 2010 under 
the heading ``House leadership offices'' in the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2010.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR EXPENSES OF COMMITTEES IN 2011 AND 
              2012.

    (a) Primary Expense Resolutions.--The aggregate amount authorized for 
expenses of committees of the House of Representatives for 2011 and 2012 under 
primary expense resolutions adopted by the House under clause 6 of rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives may not exceed 95 percent of the aggregate 
amount provided for expenses of committees under such resolutions for 2009 and 
2010.
    (b) Interim Funding Pending Adoption of Primary Expense Resolutions.--
Notwithstanding paragraph (c) of clause 7 of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, each committee described in paragraph (a) of such clause shall 
be entitled for each month during the period specified in paragraph (a) of such 
clause to 95 percent of the amount otherwise determined under paragraph (c) of 
such clause.

SEC. 4. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF COMMITTEE ON 
              APPROPRIATIONS IN 2011 AND 2012.

    The chair of the Committee on Appropriations may not authorize the 
disbursement of any amounts appropriated for salaries and expenses of the 
Committee during fiscal year 2011 or fiscal year 2012 at a rate exceeding 91 
percent of the rate provided for such salaries and expenses for fiscal year 
2010.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.