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Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.

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What This Bill Does

This resolution provides money for the Committee on Veterans' Affairs to pay its expenses during the 118th Congress. The expenses include staff salaries and other committee costs. The bill splits the total funding into two yearly periods.

Who It Affects

The Committee on Veterans' Affairs staff members and the House of Representatives.

Key Provisions

- The Committee on Veterans' Affairs receives a maximum of $10,753,197 total for the 118th Congress to cover all expenses including staff salaries (Sec. 1) - A maximum of $5,271,175 is available for expenses from January 3, 2023 through January 3, 2024 (Sec. 2) - A maximum of $5,482,022 is available for expenses from January 3, 2024 through January 3, 2025 (Sec. 2) - The Committee Chairman must sign vouchers (payment requests) that the Committee authorizes before the House Administration Committee approves payment (Sec. 3) - All money must be spent following rules set by the Committee on House Administration (Sec. 4)

What Changes

The Committee on Veterans' Affairs receives specific funding amounts and spending rules for the 118th Congress.

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 153 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 24, 2023 Mr. BOST (for himself and Mr. TAKANO) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration RESOLUTION Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. Resolved, 1 SECTION 1. AMOUNTS FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES. 2 For the expenses of the Committee on Veterans’ Af- 3 fairs (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘Com- 4 mittee’’), including the expenses of all staff salaries, there 5 shall be paid, out of the applicable accounts of the House 6 of Representatives for committee salaries and expenses, 7 not more than $10,753,197 for the One Hundred Eight- 8 eenth Congress. 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:23 Feb 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR153.IH HR153 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 153 IH SEC. 2. SESSION LIMITATIONS. 1 Of the amount specified in section 1— 2 (1) not more than $5,271,175 shall be available 3 for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 4 noon on January 3, 2023, and ending immediately 5 before noon on January 3, 2024; and 6 (2) not more than $5,482,022 shall be available 7 for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 8 noon on January 3, 2024, and ending immediately 9 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 00:23 Feb 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR153.IH HR153 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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