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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 

Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the 

House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh 

Congress. 

1 Resolved, 


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

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

4 Eleventh Congress, there shall be paid out of the applicable 

5 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, $12,878,997; Committee on Armed Services, 

13 $15,842,663; Committee on the Budget, $12,701,442; Com14 mittee on Education and Labor, $17,571,062; Committee 

15 on Energy and Commerce, $23,589,560; Select Committee 

16 on Energy Independence and Global Warming, $4,167,500; 

17 Committee on Financial Services, $18,315,034; Committee 

18 on Foreign Affairs, $18,847,305; Committee on Homeland 

19 Security, $17,776,261; Committee on House Administra20 tion, $11,069,489; Permanent Select Committee on Intel21 ligence, $10,850,000; Committee on the Judiciary, 

22 $18,837,171; Committee on Natural Resources, $16,567,929; 

23 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 

24 $22,343,273; Committee on Rules, $7,141,021; Committee 

25 on Science and Technology, $14,048,942; Committee on 

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1 ficial Conduct, $5,577,169; Committee on Transportation 

2 and Infrastructure, $20,874,154; Committee on Veterans’ 

3 Affairs, $7,668,691; and Committee on Ways and Means, 

4 $20,634,454. 

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, 2009, and ending immediately before 

11 noon on January 3, 2010. 

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

13 amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Ag14 riculture, $6,316,330; Committee on Armed Services, 

15 $7,769,820; Committee on the Budget, $6,350,721; Com16 mittee on Education and Labor, $8,617,490; Committee on 

17 Energy and Commerce, $11,569,181; Select Committee on 

18 Energy Independence and Global Warming, $2,096,900; 

19 Committee on Financial Services, $8,982,361; Committee 

20 on Foreign Affairs, $9,243,406; Committee on Homeland 

21 Security, $8,718,127; Committee on House Administration, 

22 $5,428,881; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 

23 $5,387,500; Committee on the Judiciary, $9,238,436; Com24 mittee on Natural Resources, $8,125,517; Committee on 

25 Oversight and Government Reform, $10,957,956; ComVerDate Nov 24 2008 00:42 Mar 28, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\HR279.RH HR279

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1 mittee on Rules, $3,538,663; Committee on Science and 

2 Technology, $6,890,114; Committee on Small Business, 

3 $3,548,839; Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 

4 $2,735,247; Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc5 ture, $10,237,447; Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 

6 $3,761,006; and Committee on Ways and Means, 

7 $10,119,889. 

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, 2010, and ending immediately before 

14 noon on January 3, 2011. 

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

16 amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Ag17 riculture, $6,562,667; Committee on Armed Services, 

18 $8,072,843; Committee on the Budget, $6,350,721; Com19 mittee on Education and Labor, $8,953,572; Committee on 

20 Energy and Commerce, $12,020,379; Select Committee on 

21 Energy Independence and Global Warming, $2,070,600; 

22 Committee on Financial Services, $9,332,673; Committee 

23 on Foreign Affairs, $9,603,899; Committee on Homeland 

24 Security, $9,058,134; Committee on House Administration, 

25 $5,640,608; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 


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1 $5,462,500; Committee on the Judiciary, $9,598,735; Com2 mittee on Natural Resources, $8,442,412; Committee on 

3 Oversight and Government Reform, $11,385,317; Com4 mittee on Rules, $3,602,358; Committee on Science and 

5 Technology, $7,158,828; Committee on Small Business, 

6 $3,687,243; Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 

7 $2,841,922; Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc8 ture, $10,636,707; Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 

9 $3,907,685; and Committee on Ways and Means, 

10 $10,514,565. 

11 (c) REVIEW OF USE OF FUNDS IN FIRST SESSION.— 

12 None of the amounts provided for in section 1 for a com13 mittee named in subsection (b) may be available for ex14 penses of the committee after February 3, 2010, unless the 

15 chair or ranking minority member of the committee ap16 pears and presents testimony at a hearing of the Committee 

17 on House Administration held prior to such date to review 

18 the committee’s use of the amounts provided for in section 

19 1 during the first session of the One Hundred Eleventh Con20 gress and to determine whether the amount specified in sub21 section (b) with respect to the committee should be updated 

22 on the basis of the review. 

23 SEC. 4. VOUCHERS. 

24 Payments under this resolution shall be made on 

25 vouchers authorized by the committee involved, signed by 


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1 the chairman of such committee, and approved in the man2 ner directed by the Committee on House Administration. 

3 SEC. 5. REGULATIONS. 

4 Amounts made available under this resolution shall be 

5 expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 

6 Committee on House Administration. 


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House Calendar No. 33 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 279 

[Report No. 111–59] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for the expenses of certain committees of 

dred Eleventh Congress. the House of Representatives in the One HunMARCH 27, 2009 

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House 

Calendar, and ordered to be printed 


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