IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 279 
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 resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the 
House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh 
Congress. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUN-
DRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the One Hundred 
Eleventh Congress, there shall be paid out of the applica-
ble accounts of the House of Representatives, in accord-
ance 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 com-
mittee named in such subsection. 
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(b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees 
and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee 
on Agriculture, $13,104,587; Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, 
$18,014,287; 
Committee 
on 
the 
Budget, 
$12,701,442; Committee on Education and Labor, 
$17,792,110; Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
$24,999,160; Select Committee on Energy Independence 
and Global Warming, $4,167,500; Committee on Finan-
cial Services, $19,224,887; Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
$21,439,063; 
Committee 
on 
Homeland 
Security, 
$17,832,436; Committee on House Administration, 
$11,475,431; Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, $10,850,000; Committee on the Judiciary, 
$19,052,900; 
Committee 
on 
Natural 
Resources, 
$16,660,489; Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform, $23,953,226; Committee on Rules, $7,141,021; 
Committee on Science and Technology, $15,190,423; 
Committee on Small Business, $7,920,719; Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct, $5,725,608; Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, $21,030,831.20; Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, $7,844,690; and Committee 
on Ways and Means, $20,789,331.46. 
SEC. 2. FIRST SESSION LIMITATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount provided for in 
section 1 for each committee named in subsection (b), not 
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more than the amount specified in such subsection shall 
be available for expenses incurred during the period begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 2009, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2010. 
(b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees 
and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee 
on Agriculture, $6,316,330; Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, $8,324,646; Committee on the Budget, $6,350,721; 
Committee on Education and Labor, $8,657,750; Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, $11,898,160; Select 
Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
$2,096,900; 
Committee 
on 
Financial 
Services, 
$9,322,449; Committee on Foreign Affairs, $10,336,207; 
Committee on Homeland Security, $8,718,127; Committee 
on House Administration, $5,544,451; Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, $5,387,500; Committee on the 
Judiciary, $9,336,600; Committee on Natural Resources, 
$8,127,068; Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form, $11,445,179; Committee on Rules, $3,538,663; 
Committee on Science and Technology, $7,233,535; Com-
mittee on Small Business, $3,674,274; Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct, $2,735,247; Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, $10,258,942.05; Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, $3,812,691; and Committee 
on Ways and Means, $10,141,137.30. 
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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 begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 2010, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2011. 
(b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees 
and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee 
on Agriculture, $6,788,257; Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, $9,689,641; Committee on the Budget, $6,350,721; 
Committee on Education and Labor, $9,134,360; Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, $13,101,000; Select 
Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
$2,070,600; 
Committee 
on 
Financial 
Services, 
$9,902,438; Committee on Foreign Affairs, $11,102,856; 
Committee on Homeland Security, $9,114,309; Committee 
on House Administration, $5,930,980; Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, $5,462,500; Committee on the 
Judiciary, $9,716,300; Committee on Natural Resources, 
$8,533,421; Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form, $12,508,047; Committee on Rules, $3,602,358; 
Committee on Science and Technology, $7,956,888; Com-
mittee on Small Business, $4,246,445; Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct, $2,990,361; Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, $10,771,889.15; Com-
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mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, $4,031,999; and Committee 
on Ways and Means, $10,648,194.16. 
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 Administra-
tion. 
SEC. 5. REGULATIONS. 
Amounts made available under this resolution shall 
be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Committee on House Administration. 
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