Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Twelfth Congress.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · Mar 17, 2011
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Sets forth the levels of payment for 112th Congress expenses (including staff salaries) for the Committees on Agriculture; Armed Services; the Budget; Education and the Workforce; Energy and Commerce; Ethics; Financial Services; Foreign Affairs; Homeland Security; House Administration; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Natural Resources; Oversight and Government Reform; Rules; Science, Space, and Technology; Small Business; Transportation and Infrastructure; Veterans' Affairs; and Ways and Means.
Prescribes limitations to such expenses for the 1st and 2nd sessions of the 112th Congress.
Source last updated: Apr 7, 2025. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
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