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House Calendar No. 14 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 245 

[Report No. 116–20] 

Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 

Representatives in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 21, 2019 

Ms. LOFGREN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on House Administration 

MARCH 26, 2019 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the 

House of Representatives in the One Hundred Sixteenth 

Congress. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUN3 DRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS. 

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

5 Sixteenth Congress, there shall be paid out of the applica6 ble accounts of the House of Representatives, in accordVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:27 Mar 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR245.RH HR245

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1 ance with this primary expense resolution, not more than 

2 the amount specified in subsection (b) for the expenses 

3 (including the expenses of all staff salaries) of each com4 mittee named in such subsection. 

5 (b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees 

6 and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee 

7 on Agriculture, $11,513,328; Committee on Armed Serv8 ices, $16,350,222; Committee on the Budget, 

9 $10,380,424; Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, 

10 $3,781,500; Committee on Education and Labor, 

11 $14,578,714; Committee on Energy and Commerce, 

12 $21,147,384; Committee on Ethics, $7,015,392; Com13 mittee on Financial Services, $17,077,862; Committee on 

14 Foreign Affairs, $16,240,724; Committee on Homeland 

15 Security, $15,308,002; Committee on House Administra16 tion, $10,644,422; Permanent Select Committee on Intel17 ligence, $12,463,000; Committee on the Judiciary, 

18 $15,860,594; Select Committee on the Modernization of 

19 Congress, $487,500; Committee on Natural Resources, 

20 $13,895,926; Committee on Oversight and Reform, 

21 $18,990,068; Committee on Rules, $6,654,378; Com22 mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, $11,079,654; 

23 Committee on Small Business, $6,196,296; Committee on 

24 Transportation and Infrastructure, $17,830,330; ComVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:27 Mar 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR245.RH HR245

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1 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, $8,276,384; and Committee 

2 on Ways and Means, $18,266,864. 

3 SEC. 2. FIRST SESSION LIMITATIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount provided for in 

5 section 1 for each committee named in subsection (b), not 

6 more than the amount specified in such subsection shall 

7 be available for expenses incurred during the period begin8 ning at noon on January 3, 2019, and ending immediately 

9 before noon on January 3, 2020. 

10 (b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees 

11 and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee 

12 on Agriculture, $5,756,664; Committee on Armed Serv13 ices, $8,175,111; Committee on the Budget, $5,190,212; 

14 Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, $1,890,750; Com15 mittee on Education and Labor, $7,289,357; Committee 

16 on Energy and Commerce, $10,573,692; Committee on 

17 Ethics, $3,507,696; Committee on Financial Services, 

18 $8,538,931; Committee on Foreign Affairs, $8,120,362; 

19 Committee on Homeland Security, $7,654,001; Committee 

20 on House Administration, $5,172,211; Permanent Select 

21 Committee on Intelligence, $6,231,500; Committee on the 

22 Judiciary, $7,930,297; Select Committee on the Mod23 ernization of Congress, $450,000; Committee on Natural 

24 Resources, $6,947,963; Committee on Oversight and Re25 form, $9,495,034; Committee on Rules, $3,327,189; ComVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:27 Mar 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR245.RH HR245

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1 mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, $5,539,827; 

2 Committee on Small Business, $3,098,148; Committee on 

3 Transportation and Infrastructure, $8,915,165; Com4 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, $4,138,192; and Committee 

5 on Ways and Means, $9,133,432. 

6 SEC. 3. SECOND SESSION LIMITATIONS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount provided for in 

8 section 1 for each committee named in subsection (b), not 

9 more than the amount specified in such subsection shall 

10 be available for expenses incurred during the period begin11 ning at noon on January 3, 2020, and ending immediately 

12 before noon on January 3, 2021. 

13 (b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees 

14 and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee 

15 on Agriculture, $5,756,664; Committee on Armed Serv16 ices, $8,175,111; Committee on the Budget, $5,190,212; 

17 Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, $1,890,750; Com18 mittee on Education and Labor, $7,289,357; Committee 

19 on Energy and Commerce, $10,573,692; Committee on 

20 Ethics, $3,507,696; Committee on Financial Services, 

21 $8,538,931; Committee on Foreign Affairs, $8,120,362; 

22 Committee on Homeland Security, $7,654,001; Committee 

23 on House Administration, $5,472,211; Permanent Select 

24 Committee on Intelligence, $6,231,500; Committee on the 

25 Judiciary, $7,930,297; Select Committee on the ModVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:27 Mar 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR245.RH HR245

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1 ernization of Congress, $37,500; Committee on Natural 

2 Resources, $6,947,963; Committee on Oversight and Re3 form, $9,495,034; Committee on Rules, $3,327,189; Com4 mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, $5,539,827; 

5 Committee on Small Business, $3,098,148; Committee on 

6 Transportation and Infrastructure, $8,915,165; Com7 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, $4,138,192; and Committee 

8 on Ways and Means, $9,133,432. 

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

10 (1) REVIEW.—None of the amounts provided 

11 for in section 1 for a committee named in subsection 

12 (b) may be available for expenses of the committee 

13 after March 15, 2020, unless the chair or ranking 

14 minority member of the committee appears and pre15 sents testimony at a hearing of the Committee on 

16 House Administration held prior to such date to re17 view the committee’s use of the amounts provided 

18 for in section 1 during the first session of the One 

19 Hundred Sixteenth Congress and to determine 

20 whether the amount specified in subsection (b) with 

21 respect to the committee should be updated on the 

22 basis of the review. 

23 (2) WAIVER.—The Committee on House Ad24 ministration may waive the application of paragraph 


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1 (1) to any or all of the committees named in sub2 section (b). 

3 SEC. 4. VOUCHERS. 

4 Payments under this resolution shall be made on 

5 vouchers authorized by the committee involved, signed by 

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

7 directed by the Committee on House Administration. 

8 SEC. 5. REGULATIONS. 

9 Amounts made available under this resolution shall 

10 be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by 

11 the Committee on House Administration. 

12 SEC. 6. RESERVE FUND FOR UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES. 

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

14 reserve fund for unanticipated expenses of committees for 

15 the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress. 

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

17 shall have a balance of $8,000,000, of which— 

18 (1) $1,500,000 shall be available for unantici19 pated expenses incurred during the period beginning 

20 at noon on January 3, 2019, and ending imme21 diately before noon on January 3, 2020; and 

22 (2) $6,500,000 shall be available for unantici23 pated expenses incurred during the period beginning 

24 at noon on January 3, 2020, and ending imme25 diately before noon on January 3, 2021. 


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1 (c) ALLOCATION TO COMMITTEES.—Amounts in the 

2 reserve fund under this section shall be paid to a com3 mittee pursuant to an allocation approved by the Com4 mittee on House Administration. 

5 SEC. 7. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY. 

6 The Committee on House Administration shall have 

7 authority to make adjustments in amounts under section 

8 1, if necessary to comply with an order of the President 

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

10 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or to conform 

11 to any change in appropriations for the purposes of such 

12 section 1. 


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House Calendar No. 14 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 245 

[Report No. 116–20] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for the expenses of certain committees of 

dred Sixteenth Congress. the House of Representatives in the One HunMARCH 26, 2019 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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