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Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.

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What This Bill Does

This resolution sets aside money for the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to pay for its operations during the 118th Congress (which runs from 2023 to 2025). The money covers staff salaries and other committee expenses.

Who It Affects

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and its staff members.

Key Provisions

• The Committee receives a total of $21,766,388 for the entire 118th Congress, taken from House of Representatives accounts for committee salaries and expenses (Sec. 1) • The Committee can spend no more than $10,883,194 from January 3, 2023 through January 2, 2024 (Sec. 2) • The Committee can spend no more than $10,883,194 from January 3, 2024 through January 2, 2025 (Sec. 2) • The Committee Chairman must sign and authorize all payments, which the Committee on House Administration must then approve (Sec. 3) • The Committee must follow all regulations set by the Committee on House Administration when spending this money (Sec. 4)

What Changes

If this resolution passes, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will have a set budget of $21,766,388 to operate during the 118th Congress, divided equally between two one-year periods.

Important Definitions

None defined.

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 125 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 14, 2023 Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself and Mr. LARSEN of Washington) sub- mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration RESOLUTION Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. Resolved, 1 SECTION 1. AMOUNTS FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES. 2 For the expenses of the Committee on Transportation 3 and Infrastructure (hereafter in this resolution referred 4 to as the ‘‘Committee’’), including the expenses of all staff 5 salaries, there shall be paid, out of the applicable accounts 6 of the House of Representatives for committee salaries 7 and expenses, not more than $21,766,388 for the One 8 Hundred Eighteenth Congress. 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Feb 14, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR125.IH HR125 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HRES 125 IH SEC. 2. SESSION LIMITATIONS. 1 Of the amount specified in section 1— 2 (1) not more than $10,883,194 shall be avail- 3 able for expenses incurred during the period begin- 4 ning at noon on January 3, 2023, and ending imme- 5 diately before noon on January 3, 2024; and 6 (2) not more than $10,883,194 shall be avail- 7 able for expenses incurred during the period begin- 8 ning at noon on January 3, 2024, and ending imme- 9 diately before noon on January 3, 2025. 10 SEC. 3. VOUCHERS. 11 Payments under this resolution shall be made on 12 vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the 13 Chairman of the Committee, and approved in the manner 14 directed by the Committee on House Administration. 15 SEC. 4. REGULATIONS. 16 Amounts made available under this resolution shall 17 be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by 18 the Committee on House Administration. 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Feb 14, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR125.IH HR125 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB

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