# 119-hres-109: Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Ways and Means in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.

119-hres-109, Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Ways and Means in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-109
- Congress: 119
- Title: Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Ways and Means in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-27

## Summary

**Funds the House Ways and Means Committee.** This resolution would authorize up to $30.3 million to cover the committee's staff salaries and operating expenses for the 119th Congress. It caps spending at $15.0 million for the period beginning Jan. 3, 2025 and ending Jan. 3, 2026, and $15.3 million for the period beginning Jan. 3, 2026 and ending Jan. 3, 2027. Payments must be made on vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the Chairman, and expended under regulations from the Committee on House Administration. *Provides up to $30.3 million in authorized committee spending for the 119th Congress.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Funding for Ways and Means staff: benefit, low. This resolution would allow up to $30,290,000 from House committee salaries and expenses accounts to pay the Committee on Ways and Means' salaries and expenses for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress. Up to $14,963,888 would be available from noon on Jan 3, 2025, to immediately before noon on Jan 3…

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## Sources
- [119-hres-109 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/109)

## Related
- [119-hr-6500: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6500)
- [119-hr-33: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the tax…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-33)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-109 (as of 2026-09-27).