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Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.

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What This Bill Does

This resolution sets a budget for the Committee on Oversight and Accountability in the House of Representatives. The bill authorizes money to pay for the committee's staff salaries and other operating expenses during the 118th Congress.

Who It Affects

The Committee on Oversight and Accountability and its staff members are directly impacted by this resolution.

Key Provisions

• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability receives a total budget of not more than $29,923,637 for the entire 118th Congress, including all staff salaries and operating expenses (Sec. 1) • Not more than $14,772,228 can be spent from noon on January 3, 2023 through the day before noon on January 3, 2024 (Sec. 2) • Not more than $15,151,408 can be spent from noon on January 3, 2024 through the day before noon on January 3, 2025 (Sec. 2) • The Committee's chairman must sign payment requests, and the Committee on House Administration must approve them before money is paid out (Sec. 3) • The Committee must follow all regulations set by the Committee on House Administration when spending this money (Sec. 4)

What Changes

The Committee on Oversight and Accountability gains access to a specified budget amount to cover its expenses during the 118th Congress.

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 155 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 24, 2023 Mr. COMER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration RESOLUTION Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability in the One Hundred Eight- eenth Congress. Resolved, 1 SECTION 1. AMOUNTS FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES. 2 For the expenses of the Committee on Oversight and 3 Accountability (hereafter in this resolution referred to as 4 the ‘‘Committee’’), including the expenses of all staff sala- 5 ries, there shall be paid, out of the applicable accounts 6 of the House of Representatives for committee salaries 7 and expenses, not more than $29,923,637 for the One 8 Hundred Eighteenth Congress. 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:24 Feb 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR155.IH HR155 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 155 IH SEC. 2. SESSION LIMITATIONS. 1 Of the amount specified in section 1— 2 (1) not more than $14,772,228 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 $15,151,408 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 00:24 Feb 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR155.IH HR155 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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