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<dc:title>119 HRES 198 RH: Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.</dc:title>
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<distribution-code display="yes">IV</distribution-code><calendar display="yes">House Calendar No. 9</calendar><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. RES. 198</legis-num><associated-doc role="report" display="yes">[Report No. 119–17]</associated-doc><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20250306">March 6, 2025</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S001213">Mr. Steil</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="M001206">Mr. Morelle</cosponsor>) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HHA00">Committee on House Administration</committee-name></action-desc></action><action display="yes"><action-date date="20250318">March 18, 2025</action-date><action-desc>Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed</action-desc><action-instruction>Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic</action-instruction><action-instruction>For text of introduced resolution, see copy of resolution as introduced on March 6, 2025</action-instruction></action><legis-type>RESOLUTION</legis-type><official-title display="yes">Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.</official-title></form><resolution-body changed="added" style="OLC" committee-id="HHA00" reported-display-style="italic" id="H9AEC43A0B40E4EF0A9A21E95FF42F238"><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9115C23B0EC2458590B17190058BB66B" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Committee Expenses for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress</header><subsection id="H5833F1D7977F473FBFBF98F1C1D912D3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>With respect to the One Hundred Nineteenth 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.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB99A1D5319204E86AE9ECC8A68C474CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Committees and Amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The committees and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, $14,903,700; Committee on Armed Services, $25,977,070; Committee on the Budget, $11,990,000; Committee on Education and Workforce, $20,159,000; Committee on Energy and Commerce, $28,800,000; Committee on Ethics, $9,276,290; Committee on Financial Services, $21,250,000; Committee on Foreign Affairs, $22,700,000; Committee on Homeland Security, $19,750,000; Committee on House Administration, $16,885,446; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, $18,610,000; Committee on the Judiciary, $30,250,000; Committee on Natural Resources, $18,600,000; Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, $30,651,000; Committee on Rules, $8,544,396; Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, $15,232,000; Committee on Small Business, $8,100,000; Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, $10,250,000; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $22,854,319; Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, $11,916,000; and Committee on Ways and Means, $26,600,000.</text></subsection></section><section id="H047E2C40E21A4FA7BE61D891F78013DF"><enum>2.</enum><header>First Session Limitations</header><subsection id="HCF651E8A993B40C4B8C1869C7557911E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>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, 2025, and ending immediately before noon on January 3, 2026.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7C632155796B4CEF9A7A877016D54AB6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Committees and Amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The committees and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, $7,231,375; Committee on Armed Services, $12,988,535; Committee on the Budget, $5,995,000; Committee on Education and Workforce, $10,059,000; Committee on Energy and Commerce, $14,300,000; Committee on Ethics, $4,530,566; Committee on Financial Services, $10,500,000; Committee on Foreign Affairs, $11,200,000; Committee on Homeland Security, $9,750,000; Committee on House Administration, $8,031,523; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, $9,305,000; Committee on the Judiciary, $15,000,000; Committee on Natural Resources, $9,175,000; Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, $15,151,000; Committee on Rules, $4,272,198; Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, $7,466,000; Committee on Small Business, $4,000,000; Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, $5,000,000; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $11,427,160; Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, $5,870,000; and Committee on Ways and Means, $13,100,000.</text></subsection></section><section id="HD46C973843894B718CC6EE589455F89B"><enum>3.</enum><header>Second Session Limitations</header><subsection id="H314013A44A1D4E3BB1447591C5DC0A23"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>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, 2026, and ending immediately before noon on January 3, 2027.</text></subsection><subsection id="H14B37A294959454DB78E427A49146268"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Committees and Amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The committees and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, $7,672,325; Committee on Armed Services, $12,988,535; Committee on the Budget, $5,995,000; Committee on Education and Workforce, $10,100,000; Committee on Energy and Commerce, $14,500,000; Committee on Ethics, $4,745,724; Committee on Financial Services, $10,750,000; Committee on Foreign Affairs, $11,500,000; Committee on Homeland Security, $10,000,000; Committee on House Administration, $8,853,923; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, $9,305,000; Committee on the Judiciary, $15,250,000; Committee on Natural Resources, $9,425,000; Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, $15,500,000; Committee on Rules, $4,272,198; Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, $7,766,000; Committee on Small Business, $4,100,000; Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, $5,250,000; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $11,427,160; Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, $6,046,000; and Committee on Ways and Means, $13,500,000.</text></subsection></section><section id="H17DCA83883BF451399C69DC2B9DDACD4"><enum>4.</enum><header>Vouchers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Payments under this resolution shall be made on vouchers authorized by the committee involved, signed by the chair of such committee, and approved in the manner directed by the Committee on House Administration.</text></section><section id="HD4545BAA4630480198B132606D6CE51D"><enum>5.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Amounts made available under this resolution shall be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration.</text></section><section id="H1D03568141BC4072B97BBA61458D9A12"><enum>6.</enum><header>Reserve fund for unanticipated expenses</header><subsection id="H0CBE688F3CAA495CA0ACDEE8D6273FD5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is hereby established a reserve fund for unanticipated expenses of committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.</text></subsection><subsection id="H24C9916518F1484DB92B70D380E2D129"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The reserve fund under this section shall have a balance of $4,000,000, of which—</text><paragraph id="HA4EE68695F7F48A787CD09016EB08C80"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,000,000 shall be available for unanticipated expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on January 3, 2025, and ending immediately before noon on January 3, 2026; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFB8D4C57FF334A5AB64A1C3B1EA3BBA7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,000,000 shall be available for unanticipated expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on January 3, 2026, and ending immediately before noon on January 3, 2027.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB0FFD6C2C880499FBDCCFFE82C8ADA45"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allocation to Committees</header><text>Amounts in the reserve fund under this section shall be paid to a committee pursuant to an allocation approved by the Committee on House Administration.</text></subsection></section><section id="H7E20353555FF4F129A2A98FBEEC05DCB"><enum>7.</enum><header>Adjustment authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Committee on House Administration shall have authority to make adjustments in amounts under section 1, if necessary to comply with an order of the President issued under section 251A or 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or to conform to any change in appropriations for the purposes of such section 1.</text></section></resolution-body><endorsement display="yes"><action-date date="20250318">March 18, 2025</action-date><action-desc>Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed</action-desc></endorsement></resolution> 

