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House Calendar No. 6 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 197 

[Report No. 118–8] 

Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 

Representatives in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2023 

Mr. STEIL (for himself and Mr. MORELLE) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 

MARCH 8, 2023 

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 introduced resolution, see copy of resolution as introduced on March 7, 2023] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the 

House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. 

1 Resolved, 


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1 SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUN2 DRED EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the One Hundred 

4 Eighteenth Congress, there shall be paid out of the applica5 ble accounts of the House of Representatives, in accordance 

6 with this primary expense resolution, not more than the 

7 amount specified in subsection (b) for the expenses (includ8 ing the expenses of all staff salaries) of each committee 

9 named in such subsection. 

10 (b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees and 

11 amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Ag12 riculture, $14,194,000; Committee on Armed Services, 

13 $24,740,000; Committee on the Budget, $11,990,000; Com14 mittee on Education and the Workforce, $18,674,000; Com15 mittee on Energy and Commerce, $27,411,000; Committee 

16 on Ethics, $9,276,000; Committee on Financial Services, 

17 $20,370,000; Committee on Foreign Affairs, $21,654,000; 

18 Committee on Homeland Security, $18,778,000; Committee 

19 on House Administration, $15,307,000; Permanent Select 

20 Committee on Intelligence, $17,195,000; Committee on the 

21 Judiciary, $22,714,000; Committee on Natural Resources, 

22 $17,546,000; Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 

23 $29,923,000; Committee on Rules, $8,336,000; Committee 

24 on Science, Space, and Technology, $14,111,000; Committee 

25 on Small Business, $7,370,000; Select Committee on the 

26 Strategic Competition Between the United States and the 


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1 Chinese Communist Party, $8,892,000; Committee on 

2 Transportation and Infrastructure, $21,766,000; Com3 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, $10,753,000; and Committee on 

4 Ways and Means, $24,232,000. 

5 SEC. 2. FIRST SESSION LIMITATIONS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount provided for in sec7 tion 1 for each committee named in subsection (b), not more 

8 than the amount specified in such subsection shall be avail9 able for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 

10 noon on January 3, 2023, and ending immediately before 

11 noon on January 3, 2024. 

12 (b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees and 

13 amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Ag14 riculture, $7,097,000; Committee on Armed Services, 

15 $11,716,000; Committee on the Budget, $5,995,000; Com16 mittee on Education and the Workforce, $9,065,000; Com17 mittee on Energy and Commerce, $13,611,000; Committee 

18 on Ethics, $4,517,000; Committee on Financial Services, 

19 $10,185,000; Committee on Foreign Affairs, $10,827,000; 

20 Committee on Homeland Security, $9,389,000; Committee 

21 on House Administration, $7,405,000; Permanent Select 

22 Committee on Intelligence, $8,197,000; Committee on the 

23 Judiciary, $11,357,000; Committee on Natural Resources, 

24 $8,773,000; Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 

25 $14,772,000; Committee on Rules, $4,168,000; Committee 


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1 on Science, Space, and Technology, $6,845,000; Committee 

2 on Small Business, $3,621,000; Select Committee on the 

3 Strategic Competition Between the United States and the 

4 Chinese Communist Party, $4,471,000; Committee on 

5 Transportation and Infrastructure, $10,883,000; Com6 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, $5,271,000; and Committee on 

7 Ways and Means, $11,540,000. 

8 SEC. 3. SECOND SESSION LIMITATIONS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount provided for in sec10 tion 1 for each committee named in subsection (b), not more 

11 than the amount specified in such subsection shall be avail12 able for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 

13 noon on January 3, 2024, and ending immediately before 

14 noon on January 3, 2025. 

15 (b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees and 

16 amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Ag17 riculture, $7,097,000; Committee on Armed Services, 

18 $13,024,000; Committee on the Budget, $5,995,000; Com19 mittee on Education and the Workforce, $9,609,000; Com20 mittee on Energy and Commerce, $13,800,000; Committee 

21 on Ethics, $4,759,000; Committee on Financial Services, 

22 $10,185,000; Committee on Foreign Affairs, $10,827,000; 

23 Committee on Homeland Security, $9,389,000; Committee 

24 on House Administration, $7,902,000; Permanent Select 

25 Committee on Intelligence, $8,998,000; Committee on the 


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1 Judiciary, $11,357,000; Committee on Natural Resources, 

2 $8,773,000; Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 

3 $15,151,000; Committee on Rules, $4,168,000; Committee 

4 on Science, Space, and Technology, $7,266,000; Committee 

5 on Small Business, $3,749,000; Select Committee on the 

6 Strategic Competition Between the United States and the 

7 Chinese Communist Party, $4,421,000; Committee on 

8 Transportation and Infrastructure, $10,883,000; Com9 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, $5,482,000; and Committee on 

10 Ways and Means, $12,692,000. 

11 SEC. 4. VOUCHERS. 

12 Payments under this resolution shall be made on 

13 vouchers authorized by the committee involved, signed by 

14 the chair of such committee, and approved in the manner 

15 directed by the Committee on House Administration. 

16 SEC. 5. REGULATIONS. 

17 Amounts made available under this resolution shall be 

18 expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 

19 Committee on House Administration. 

20 SEC. 6. RESERVE FUND FOR UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES. 

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a 

22 reserve fund for unanticipated expenses of committees for 

23 the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. 

24 (b) AMOUNT.—The reserve fund under this section 

25 shall have a balance of $18,000,000, of which— 


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1 (1) $9,000,000 shall be available for unantici2 pated expenses incurred during the period beginning 

3 at noon on January 3, 2023, and ending immediately 

4 before noon on January 3, 2024; and 

5 (2) $9,000,000 shall be available for unantici6 pated expenses incurred during the period beginning 

7 at noon on January 3, 2024, and ending immediately 

8 before noon on January 3, 2025. 

9 (c) ALLOCATION TO COMMITTEES.—Amounts in the re10 serve fund under this section shall be paid to a committee 

11 pursuant to an allocation approved by the Committee on 

12 House Administration. 

13 SEC. 7. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY. 

14 The Committee on House Administration shall have 

15 authority to make adjustments in amounts under section 

16 1, if necessary to comply with an order of the President 

17 issued under section 251A or 254 of the Balanced Budget 

18 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or to conform 

19 to any change in appropriations for the purposes of such 

20 section 1. 


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House Calendar No. 6 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 197 

[Report No. 118–8] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for the expenses of certain committees of 

dred Eighteenth Congress. the House of Representatives in the One HunMARCH 8, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House 

Calendar, and ordered to be printed 


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