H. R. 1105—289 
DIVISION G—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2009 
TITLE I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SENATE 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES 
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the 
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader 
of the Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; 
Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, 
$10,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference 
Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the 
Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each Chair-
man; in all, $180,000. 
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
LEADERS 
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 
Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as author-
ized by law, including agency contributions, $171,699,000, which 
shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following 
limitations: 
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,413,000. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $720,000. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, 
$100,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $4,998,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,096,000. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,200,000.
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEES 
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the 
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman 
of each such committee, $1,655,000 for each such committee; in 
all, $3,310,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY 
AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority 
and the Conference of the Minority, $814,000. 
POLICY COMMITTEES 
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority 
Policy Committee, $1,690,000 for each such committee; in all, 
$3,380,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For Office of the Chaplain, $397,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $24,020,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
$66,800,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary 
for the Minority, $1,758,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized 
by law, and related expenses, $44,693,000. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
Counsel of the Senate, $6,743,000. 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$1,484,000. 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SER-
GEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRE-
TARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE 
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,500; 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary 
for the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the Minority 
of the Senate, $7,500; in all, $30,000.
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CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 
Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental 
Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and 
Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, 
$137,400,000. 
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL 
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $520,000. 
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$2,000,000. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $153,601,000, which shall remain available 
until September 30, 2013. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $21,043,000, of which up to $500,000 
shall be made available for a pilot program for mailings of postal 
patron postcards by Senators for the purpose of providing notice 
of a town meeting by a Senator in a county (or equivalent unit 
of local government) at which the Senator will personally attend: 
Provided, That any amount allocated to a Senator for such mailing 
shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the mailing and the 
remaining cost shall be paid by the Senator from other funds 
available to the Senator. 
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT 
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$400,000,000. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$300,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1. GROSS RATE OF COMPENSATION IN OFFICES OF SEN-
ATORS. Effective on and after October 1, 2008, each of the dollar 
amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(d)(1)(A)) 
shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted 
by law and in effect on September 30, 2008, increased by an 
additional $50,000 each. 
SEC. 2. CONSULTANTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—
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(1) The first sentence of section 101(a) of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘eight individual consultants’’ and inserting ‘‘nine indi-
vidual consultants’’. 
(2) The second sentence of section 101(a) of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘two individual consultants’’ and inserting ‘‘three 
individual consultants’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to fiscal year 2009 
and each fiscal year thereafter. 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$1,301,267,000, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $25,113,000, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $4,879,000, including $25,000 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
$2,436,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $4,390,000, including 
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
$2,115,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy 
Minority Whip, $1,630,000, including $5,000 for official expenses 
of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activi-
ties, $501,000; Republican Steering Committee, $950,000; Repub-
lican 
Conference, 
$1,777,000; 
Republican 
Policy 
Committee, 
$337,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,315,000; 
Democratic 
Caucus, 
$1,749,000; 
nine 
minority 
employees, 
$1,502,000; training and program development—majority, $290,000; 
training and program development—minority, $290,000; Cloakroom 
Personnel—majority, 
$476,000; 
and 
Cloakroom 
Personnel— 
minority, $476,000. 
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, $609,000,000. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 
select, authorized by House resolutions, $154,000,000: Provided, 
That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and 
expenses until December 31, 2010, except that $9,500,000 of such 
amount shall remain available until expended for committee room 
upgrading.