IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 147 
Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
Representatives in the One Hundred Twelfth Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2011 
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California 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 Twelfth 
Congress. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUN-
DRED TWELFTH CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the One Hundred 
Twelfth Congress, there shall be paid out of the applicable 
accounts of the House of Representatives, in accordance 
with this primary expense resolution, not more than the 
amount specified in subsection (b) for the expenses (in-
cluding 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, $12,235,047; Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, 
$15,050,528; 
Committee 
on 
the 
Budget, 
$12,066,370; Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
$16,692,508; Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
$22,409,582; Committee on Ethics, $5,868,311; Com-
mittee on Financial Services, $17,399,282; Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, $17,904,940; Committee on Homeland 
Security, $16,887,448; Committee on House Administra-
tion, $10,516,013; Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, $10,307,500; Committee on the Judiciary, 
$16,802,812; 
Committee 
on 
Natural 
Resources, 
$15,739,532; Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform, $21,226,108; Committee on Rules, $6,783,970; 
Committee 
on 
Science, 
Space, 
and 
Technology, 
$13,346,273; Committee on Small Business, $6,874,000; 
Committee 
on 
Transportation 
and 
Infrastructure, 
$19,830,446; 
Committee 
on 
Veterans’ 
Affairs, 
$7,285,256; and Committee on Ways and Means, 
$19,602,731. 
SEC. 2. FIRST 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 
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be available for expenses incurred during the period begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 2011, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2012. 
(b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees 
and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee 
on Agriculture, $6,189,494; Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, $7,525,264; Committee on the Budget, $6,033,185; 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, $8,346,254; 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, $10,980,940; Com-
mittee on Ethics, $2,824,535; Committee on Financial 
Services, $8,441,264; Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
$8,952,470; 
Committee 
on 
Homeland 
Security, 
$8,443,724; 
Committee 
on 
House 
Administration, 
$4,949,176; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
$5,153,750; Committee on the Judiciary, $8,401,406; 
Committee on Natural Resources, $7,869,766; Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform, $10,613,054; Com-
mittee on Rules, $3,391,985; Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology, $6,685,637; Committee on Small 
Business, $3,214,891; Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, $9,915,223; Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs, $3,602,745; and Committee on Ways and Means, 
$9,801,365. 
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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, 2012, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2013. 
(b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees 
and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee 
on Agriculture, $6,045,553; Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, $7,525,264; Committee on the Budget, $6,033,185; 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, $8,346,254; 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, $11,428,642; Com-
mittee on Ethics, $3,043,776; Committee on Financial 
Services, $8,958,018; Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
$8,952,470; 
Committee 
on 
Homeland 
Security, 
$8,443,724; 
Committee 
on 
House 
Administration, 
$5,566,837; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
$5,153,750; Committee on the Judiciary, $8,401,406; 
Committee on Natural Resources, $7,869,766; Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform, $10,613,054; Com-
mittee on Rules, $3,391,985; Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology, $6,660,637; Committee on Small 
Business, $3,659,109; Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, $9,915,223; Committee on Veterans’ Af-
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fairs, $3,682,512; and Committee on Ways and Means, 
$9,801,366. 
(c) REVIEW OF USE OF FUNDS IN FIRST SESSION.— 
None of the amounts provided for in section 1 for a com-
mittee named in subsection (b) may be available for ex-
penses of the committee after March 15, 2012, unless the 
chair or ranking minority member of the committee ap-
pears and presents testimony at a hearing of the Com-
mittee on House Administration held prior to such date 
to review the committee’s use of the amounts provided for 
in section 1 during the first session of the One Hundred 
Twelfth Congress and to determine whether the amount 
specified in subsection (b) with respect to the committee 
should be updated on the basis of the review. 
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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