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Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Homeland Security in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.

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What This Bill Does

This resolution provides money for the Committee on Homeland Security to operate during the 118th Congress (the current session of the House of Representatives). It sets a total budget and divides that money between two one-year periods.

Who It Affects

The Committee on Homeland Security and its staff members are directly affected by this bill.

Key Provisions

• The Committee on Homeland Security receives no more than $18,923,976 total to cover all expenses, including staff salaries, for the entire 118th Congress (Sec. 1) • No more than $9,461,988 can be spent from January 3, 2023 through January 2, 2024 (Sec. 2) • No more than $9,461,988 can be spent from January 3, 2024 through January 2, 2025 (Sec. 2) • The Committee Chairman must sign payment requests, which are then approved by the Committee on House Administration following their directed process (Sec. 3) • The Committee must spend this money following rules set by the Committee on House Administration (Sec. 4)

What Changes

If passed, the Committee on Homeland Security will have a specific amount of money available to spend on its operations and staff during the 118th Congress, split evenly between two one-year periods.

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 169 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Homeland Security in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 27, 2023 Mr. GREEN of Tennessee submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration RESOLUTION Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Homeland Security in the One Hundred Eighteenth Con- gress. Resolved, 1 SECTION 1. AMOUNTS FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES. 2 For the expenses of the Committee on Homeland Se- 3 curity (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the 4 ‘‘Committee’’), including the expenses of all staff salaries, 5 there shall be paid, out of the applicable accounts of the 6 House of Representatives for committee salaries and ex- 7 penses, not more than $18,923,976 for the One Hundred 8 Eighteenth Congress. 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:39 Feb 28, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR169.IH HR169 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 169 IH SEC. 2. SESSION LIMITATIONS. 1 Of the amount specified in section 1— 2 (1) not more than $9,461,988 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 $9,461,988 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 01:39 Feb 28, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR169.IH HR169 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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