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House Calendar No. 33 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 279 
[Report No. 111–59] 
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 privileged resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
MARCH 27, 2009 
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 the introduced resolution, see copy of resolution as introduced on March 24, 2009] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the 
House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh 
Congress. 
Resolved, 
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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 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 (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, $12,878,997; Committee on Armed Services, 
$15,842,663; Committee on the Budget, $12,701,442; Com-
mittee on Education and Labor, $17,571,062; Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, $23,589,560; Select Committee 
on Energy Independence and Global Warming, $4,167,500; 
Committee on Financial Services, $18,315,034; Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, $18,847,305; Committee on Homeland 
Security, $17,776,261; Committee on House Administra-
tion, $11,069,489; Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, 
$10,850,000; 
Committee 
on 
the 
Judiciary, 
$18,837,171; Committee on Natural Resources, $16,567,929; 
Committee 
on 
Oversight 
and 
Government 
Reform, 
$22,343,273; Committee on Rules, $7,141,021; Committee 
on Science and Technology, $14,048,942; Committee on 
Small Business, $7,236,082; Committee on Standards of Of-
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ficial Conduct, $5,577,169; Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, $20,874,154; Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs, $7,668,691; and Committee on Ways and Means, 
$20,634,454. 
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, 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 Ag-
riculture, $6,316,330; Committee on Armed Services, 
$7,769,820; Committee on the Budget, $6,350,721; Com-
mittee on Education and Labor, $8,617,490; Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, $11,569,181; Select Committee on 
Energy Independence and Global Warming, $2,096,900; 
Committee on Financial Services, $8,982,361; Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, $9,243,406; Committee on Homeland 
Security, $8,718,127; Committee on House Administration, 
$5,428,881; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
$5,387,500; Committee on the Judiciary, $9,238,436; Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, $8,125,517; Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, $10,957,956; Com-
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mittee on Rules, $3,538,663; Committee on Science and 
Technology, $6,890,114; Committee on Small Business, 
$3,548,839; Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
$2,735,247; Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, 
$10,237,447; 
Committee 
on 
Veterans’ 
Affairs, 
$3,761,006; and Committee on Ways and Means, 
$10,119,889. 
SEC. 3. SECOND 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, 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 Ag-
riculture, $6,562,667; Committee on Armed Services, 
$8,072,843; Committee on the Budget, $6,350,721; Com-
mittee on Education and Labor, $8,953,572; Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, $12,020,379; Select Committee on 
Energy Independence and Global Warming, $2,070,600; 
Committee on Financial Services, $9,332,673; Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, $9,603,899; Committee on Homeland 
Security, $9,058,134; Committee on House Administration, 
$5,640,608; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
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$5,462,500; Committee on the Judiciary, $9,598,735; Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, $8,442,412; Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, $11,385,317; Com-
mittee on Rules, $3,602,358; Committee on Science and 
Technology, $7,158,828; Committee on Small Business, 
$3,687,243; Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
$2,841,922; Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, 
$10,636,707; 
Committee 
on 
Veterans’ 
Affairs, 
$3,907,685; and Committee on Ways and Means, 
$10,514,565. 
(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 February 3, 2010, unless the 
chair or ranking minority member of the committee ap-
pears and presents testimony at a hearing of the Committee 
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 Eleventh Con-
gress and to determine whether the amount specified in sub-
section (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 
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the chairman of such committee, and approved in the man-
ner directed by the Committee on House Administration. 
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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House Calendar No. 33 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 279 
[Report No. 111–59] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for the expenses of certain committees of 
the House of Representatives in the One Hun-
dred Eleventh Congress. 
MARCH 27, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, referred to the House 
Calendar, and ordered to be printed 
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