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House Calendar No. 25 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 224 
Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
Representatives in the One Hundred Ninth Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2005 
Mr. NEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
APRIL 26, 2005 
Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered 
to be printed 
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced resolution, see copy of resolution as introduced on April 21, 2005] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the 
House of Representatives in the One Hundred Ninth 
Congress. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUN-
DRED NINTH CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the One Hundred 
Ninth Congress, there shall be paid out of the applicable
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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 (includ-
ing the expenses of all staff salaries) of each committee 
named in such subsection. 
(b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees and 
amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Ag-
riculture, $11,257,009; Committee on Armed Services, 
$12,826,209; Committee on the Budget, $12,026,478; Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce, $15,493,286; Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, $19,925,688; Committee 
on Financial Services, $15,203,101; Committee on Govern-
ment Reform, $20,497,085; Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity, $14,000,000; Committee on House Administration, 
$9,554,567; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
$9,527,871; 
Committee 
on 
International 
Relations, 
$16,299,018; Committee on the Judiciary, $15,312,991; 
Committee on Resources, $14,520,962; Committee on Rules, 
$6,365,600; Committee on Science, $12,327,996; Committee 
on Small Business, $5,586,974; Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct, $4,290,536; Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, $18,108,082; Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs, $6,474,418; and Committee on Ways and Means, 
$17,819,494.
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SEC. 2. FIRST SESSION LIMITATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount provided for in sec-
tion 1 for each committee named in subsection (b), not more 
than the amount specified in such subsection shall be avail-
able for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 
noon on January 3, 2005, and ending immediately before 
noon on January 3, 2006. 
(b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees and 
amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Ag-
riculture, $5,495,805; Committee on Armed Services, 
$6,292,249; Committee on the Budget, $6,013,239; Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce, $7,705,970; Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, $9,812,619; Committee 
on Financial Services, $7,427,648; Committee on Govern-
ment Reform, $10,121,443; Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity, $6,480,848; Committee on House Administration, 
$4,648,683; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
$4,500,653; 
Committee 
on 
International 
Relations, 
$7,946,084; Committee on the Judiciary, $7,461,565; Com-
mittee on Resources, $7,178,224; Committee on Rules, 
$3,074,229; Committee on Science, $6,101,648; Committee 
on Small Business, $2,721,600; Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct, $1,891,890; Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, $8,856,869; Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs, $3,075,732; and Committee on Ways and Means, 
$8,674,514.