106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1905
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000,
and for other purposes.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1905
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $769,019,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$14,202,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker,
$1,740,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,705,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,071,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief
Deputy Majority Whip, $1,423,000, including $5,000 for
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$1,057,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the
Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Ac-
tivities, $406,000; Republican Steering Committee,
$757,000; Republican Conference, $1,244,000; Demo-
cratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,337,000; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $664,000; nine minority employees,
$1,218,000; training and program development—major-
ity, $290,000; and training and program development—
minority, $290,000.
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL
EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL
For Members’ representational allowances, including
Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail,
$413,576,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees,
special and select, authorized by House resolutions,
$93,878,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain
available for such salaries and expenses until December
31, 2000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $21,308,000, including studies and examina-
tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv-
ices for such committee, to be expended in accordance with
section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies
for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall
remain available for such salaries and expenses until De-
cember 31, 2000.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $90,633,000, including: for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including
not more than $3,500, of which not more than $2,500 is
for the Family Room, for official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $14,881,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position
of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more
than $750 for official representation and reception ex-
penses, $3,746,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, $57,289,000, of which
$2,500,000 shall remain available until expended, includ-
ing $25,169,000 for salaries, expenses and temporary per-
sonal services of House Information Resources, of which
$24,641,000 is provided herein: Provided, That of the
amount provided for House Information Resources,
$6,260,000 shall be for net expenses of telecommuni-
cations: Provided further, That House Information Re-
sources is authorized to receive reimbursement from Mem-
bers of the House of Representatives and other govern-
mental entities for services provided and such reimburse-
ment shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to this
account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the In-
spector General, $3,926,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of General Counsel, $840,000; for the Office
of the Chaplain, $136,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parlia-
mentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules,
$1,172,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Law Revision Counsel of the House, $2,045,000; for sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the House, $5,085,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Corrections Calendar Office, $825,000; and for other au-
thorized employees, $688,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House
resolution or law, $135,422,000, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims,
$2,741,000; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social
Security, 
and 
other 
applicable 
employee 
benefits,
$131,595,000; and miscellaneous items including pur-
chase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of
House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and
gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House,
$676,000.