[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 27017]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 PROVIDING FOR EXPENSES OF SELECT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER H. RES. 
                                  611

  Mr. DAVIS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the 
immediate consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 723) providing for 
the expenses of the select committee established under House Resolution 
611.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Alabama?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 723

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. EXPENSES OF SELECT COMMITTEE.

       (a) Payment of Expenses.--There shall be paid out of the 
     applicable accounts of the House of Representatives not more 
     than $300,000 for the expenses of the select committee 
     established under House Resolution 611, as agreed to August, 
     3, 2007 (hereafter referred to as the ``select committee'').
       (b) Consultants.--The select committee shall be treated as 
     a standing committee of the House for purposes of section 
     202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 72a(i)).
       (c) Vouchers.--Payments under this resolution shall be made 
     on vouchers authorized by the select committee, signed by the 
     chairman of such committee, and approved in the manner 
     directed by the Committee on House Administration.
       (d) Regulations.--Amounts made available under this 
     resolution shall be expended in accordance with regulations 
     prescribed by the Committee on House Administration.

  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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