Title: Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Sets forth the levels of payment for 115th Congress expenses (including staff salaries) for the House Committees on: (1) Agriculture; (2) Armed Services; (3) the Budget; (4) Education and the Workforce; (5) Energy and Commerce; (6) Ethics; (7) Financial Services; (8) Foreign Affairs; (9) Homeland Security; (10) House Administration; (11) Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; (12) the Judiciary; (13) Natural Resources; (14) Oversight and Government Reform; (15) Rules; (16) Science, Space, and Technology; (17) Small Business; (18) Transportation and Infrastructure; (19) Veterans' Affairs; and (20) Ways and Means.
Prescribes limitations to such expenses for the 1st and 2nd sessions of the 115th Congress.
Establishes a reserve fund for unanticipated committee expenses for the 115th Congress.
Authorizes the Committee on House Administration to make adjustments to the committee expense accounts, if necessary to comply with a sequestration order by the President issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to enforce a specified budget goal or to conform to any change in appropriations for purposes of this resolution.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 173 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 173

   Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
         Representatives in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2017

 Mr. Harper submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                 the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
         Representatives in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--With respect to the One Hundred Fifteenth 
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 (including 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 Agriculture, $11,437,517; Committee 
on Armed Services, $16,188,340; Committee on the Budget, $10,380,424; 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, $14,454,212; Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, $20,531,442; Committee on Ethics, $6,681,326; 
Committee on Financial Services, $16,580,450; Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, $15,673,986; Committee on Homeland Security, $15,007,846; 
Committee on House Administration, $10,343,130; Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, $12,100,000; Committee on the Judiciary, 
$15,350,572; Committee on Natural Resources, $13,758,344; Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, $18,259,682; Committee on Rules, 
$6,460,562; Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, $10,969,956; 
Committee on Small Business, $6,287,037; Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, $17,416,000; Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
$7,958,062; and Committee on Ways and Means, $17,940,692.

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 be available for expenses incurred during the 
period beginning at noon on January 3, 2017, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2018.
    (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts referred to 
in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, $5,699,668; Committee 
on Armed Services, $8,094,170; Committee on the Budget, $5,190,212; 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, $7,146,429; Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, $10,265,721; Committee on Ethics, $3,340,663; 
Committee on Financial Services, $8,290,225; Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, $7,836,993; Committee on Homeland Security, $7,503,923; 
Committee on House Administration, $5,021,565; Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, $6,050,000; Committee on the Judiciary, 
$7,625,286; Committee on Natural Resources, $6,879,172; Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, $9,129,841; Committee on Rules, 
$3,230,281; Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, $5,484,978; 
Committee on Small Business, $3,037,400; Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, $8,655,500; Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
$3,979,031; and Committee on Ways and Means, $8,954,346.

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 beginning at noon on January 3, 2018, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2019.
    (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts referred to 
in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, $5,737,849; Committee 
on Armed Services, $8,094,170; Committee on the Budget, $5,190,212; 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, $7,307,783; Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, $10,265,721; Committee on Ethics, $3,340,663; 
Committee on Financial Services, $8,290,225; Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, $7,836,993; Committee on Homeland Security, $7,503,923; 
Committee on House Administration, $5,321,565; Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, $6,050,000; Committee on the Judiciary, 
$7,725,286; Committee on Natural Resources, $6,879,172; Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, $9,129,841; Committee on Rules, 
$3,230,281; Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, $5,484,978; 
Committee on Small Business, $3,249,637; Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, $8,760,500; Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
$3,979,031; and Committee on Ways and Means, $8,986,346.
    (c) Review of Use of Funds in First Session.--
            (1) Review.--None of the amounts provided for in section 1 
        for a committee named in subsection (b) may be available for 
        expenses of the committee after March 15, 2018, unless the 
        chair or ranking minority member of the committee appears 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 Fifteenth 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.
            (2) Waiver.--The Committee on House Administration may 
        waive the application of paragraph (1) to any or all of the 
        committees named in subsection (b).

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 
Administration.

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

    Amounts made available under this resolution shall be expended in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House 
Administration.

SEC. 6. RESERVE FUND FOR UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a reserve fund for 
unanticipated expenses of committees for the One Hundred Fifteenth 
Congress.
    (b) Amount.--The reserve fund under this section shall have a 
balance of $2,500,000, of which--
            (1) $1,250,000 shall be available for unanticipated 
        expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on 
        January 3, 2017, and ending immediately before noon on January 
        3, 2018; and
            (2) $1,250,000 shall be available for unanticipated 
        expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on 
        January 3, 2018, and ending immediately before noon on January 
        3, 2019.
    (c) Allocation to Committees.--Amounts in the reserve fund under 
this section shall be paid to a committee pursuant to an allocation 
approved by the Committee on House Administration.

SEC. 7. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.

    The Committee on House Administration shall have authority to make 
adjustments in amounts under section 1, if necessary to comply with an 
order of the President issued under section 251A or 254 of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or to conform to any 
change in appropriations for the purposes of such section 1.
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