Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.
Latest action · Mar 31, 2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 24, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseMar 31, 2009
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 27, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Sets forth the levels of payment for 111th Congress expenses (including staff salaries) for the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, the Budget, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, Science and Technology, Small Business, Standards of Official Conduct, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, as well as the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Prescribes limitations to such expenses for the 1st and 2nd sessions of the 111th Congress.
Prohibits funds provided for a Committee in the first session of Congress from being made available for such Committee in the second session, after February 3, 2010, unless the Committee's chair or ranking minority member appears and presents testimony at a hearing of the Committee on House Administration held before such date to: (1) review the Committee's use of such first session funds; and (2) determine whether the amount specified for the second session for such Committee should be updated on the basis of the review.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 172 | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Passed288–136 | Mar 31, 2009 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2009Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 294. (consideration: CR H4193-4198)
- Mar 31, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 279.
- Mar 31, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 31, 2009On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 288 - 136 (Roll no. 172). (text: CR H4193)
- Mar 31, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 288 - 136 (Roll no. 172).(text: CR H4193)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 294 | Providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 279) providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress. | Procedurally related | Mar 31, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Congress
- Congressional committees
- House Committee on Agriculture
- House Committee on Armed Services
- House Committee on Education and Labor
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- House Committee on Financial Services
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- House Committee on Homeland Security
- House Committee on House Administration
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- House Committee on Rules
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- House Committee on Small Business
- House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
- House Committee on the Budget
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- House of Representatives
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2009Engrossed in House
- Mar 27, 2009Reported in House
- Mar 24, 2009Introduced in House
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