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HRES 279 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. 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] RESOLUTION
H. Res. 279CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
March 31, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Resolved, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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] 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
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