They finally posted this on Thomas and the GPO websites.
The PDF version is at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h1105ih.txt.pdf
And the THOMAS version is at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1105:
This is the $400-$500 Billion bill that funds all of the federal government for Fiscal Year 2009. It will be passed and signed into law no later than March 6, 2009.
Nice of them to finally show us what's in it.
Post any pork medallions you find here.
No pork, but how about elephant!! Found this in there:
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201-4203, 4211-4214, 4221-4225, 4241-4246, and 1538), the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261-4266), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301-5306), the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301-6305), and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601-6606), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.
DIVISION G—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009
TITLE I
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
SENATE
Expense Allowances
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in all, $180,000.
Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $171,699,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following limitations:
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,413,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $720,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, $100,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $4,998,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,096,000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,200,000.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, $1,655,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,310,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $814,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,690,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,380,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $397,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $24,020,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $66,800,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $1,758,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related expenses, $44,693,000.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $6,743,000.
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $1,484,000.
Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,500; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,500; in all, $30,000.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $137,400,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $520,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $2,000,000.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $153,601,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2013.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $21,043,000, of which up to $500,000 shall be made available for a pilot program for mailings of postal patron postcards by Senators for the purpose of providing notice of a town meeting by a Senator in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) at which the Senator will personally attend: Provided, That any amount allocated to a Senator for such mailing shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost shall be paid by the Senator from other funds available to the Senator.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $400,000,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000.
Administrative Provisions
SEC. 1. GROSS RATE OF COMPENSATION IN OFFICES OF SENATORS. Effective on and after October 1, 2008, each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and in effect on September 30, 2008, increased by an additional $50,000 each.
SEC. 2. CONSULTANTS. (a) In General-
(1) The first sentence of section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) is amended by striking `eight individual consultants’ and inserting `nine individual consultants’.
(2) The second sentence of section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) is amended by striking `two individual consultants’ and inserting `three individual consultants’.
(b) Effective Date- This section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,301,267,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $25,113,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $4,879,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,436,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $4,390,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $2,115,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,630,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $501,000; Republican Steering Committee, $950,000; Republican Conference, $1,777,000; Republican Policy Committee, $337,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,315,000; Democratic Caucus, $1,749,000; nine minority employees, $1,502,000; training and program development—majority, $290,000; training and program development—minority, $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel—majority, $476,000; and Cloakroom Personnel—minority, $476,000.
Members’ Representational Allowances Including Members’ Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail
For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $609,000,000.
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and Select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $154,000,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2010, except that $9,500,000 of such amount shall remain available until expended for committee room upgrading.
Committee on Appropriations
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $31,300,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2010.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $187,954,000, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $23,000, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room, for official representation and reception expenses, $27,457,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until December 31, 2010 and $2,060,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $8,355,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $125,838,000, of which $7,057,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $4,945,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $3,974,000, to remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,357,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $173,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $2,007,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,057,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $8,337,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $777,000; for other authorized employees, $1,158,000; and for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Historian, including the costs of the House Fellows Program (including lodging and related expenses for visiting Program participants), $519,000.
Allowances and Expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $293,900,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $11,656,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until expended; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $201,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $260,703,000; supplies, materials, and other costs relating to the House portion of expenses for the Capitol Visitor Center, $1,900,000, to remain available until expended; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $18,698,000, of which $6,260,000 shall remain available until expended; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $742,000.
Child Care Center
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2062), subject to the level specified in the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Administrative Provisions
SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for `HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2009. Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2009 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) REGULATIONS- The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(c) DEFINITION- As used in this section, the term `Member of the House of Representatives’ means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
SEC. 102. (a) The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall deposit all amounts received as promotional rebates and incentives on credit card purchases, balances, and payments into the House Services Revolving Fund under section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005.
(b) Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 117m(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(6) The collection of promotional rebates and incentives on credit card purchases, balances, and payments.’.
(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 103. (a) Section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(d) Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the House of Representatives under the heading `Allowances and Expenses’ may be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol and made available under the heading `House Office Buildings’, subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 104. (a) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased as follows:
(1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Floor Leader is increased by $200,000.
(2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Floor Leader is increased by $200,000.
(b) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased as follows:
(1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Whip is increased by $72,000.
(2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Whip is increased by $72,000.
SEC. 105. (a) Section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b) is amended by striking `transferred among’ each place it appears in subsections (a), (b), and (c)(1) and inserting `transferred among and merged with’.
(b) Section 101(c)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 95b(c)) is amended to read as follows:
`(2) The headings referred to in paragraph (1) are `House Leadership Offices’, `Members’ Representational Allowances’, `Committee Employees’, `Salaries, Officers and Employees’, and `Allowances and Expenses’.’.
(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 106. PERMITTING HOUSE CHILD CARE CENTER TO OFFER SERVICES FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN- Section 312(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2062(a)(1)) is amended by striking `pre-school child care’ and inserting the following: `pre-school child care and (subject to the approval of regulations by the Committee on House Administration) child care for school age children other than during the course of the ordinary school day’.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $4,626,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $10,719,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
For other joint items, as follows:
Office of the Attending Physician
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to one Senior Medical Officer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (4) an allowance of $725 per month to two assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (5) $2,223,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $3,105,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
[singing] and oh! what heights we’ll hit, on with the show this is it!
later
Is there a Freeper email or phone call to voice ones opinion on this going on yet?