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Its jurisdiction covered all subjects "touching the expenditure of the contingent fund of the House, the auditing and settling of all accounts which may be charged therein to the House." In addition, the committee was responsible for the accountability of officers of the House, the procurement of
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from 1803 to 1946. It had purview over the financial accounts of the House's contingent fund, as well as some matters related to facilities and staffing. In 1946, it was merged into the newly formed the
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The committee was created on December 27, 1803, and was made a standing committee in 1805. In 1911, the functions of the
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were transferred to the Committee on Accounts, and in 1927 the functions of the
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Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
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Records of the Administration Committee and Its Predecessors
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standing committee
US House of Representatives
Committee on House Administration
Speaker
Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics
Committee on Mileage
Committee on House Administration
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
Enrolled Bills
Elections
Printing
Disposition of Executive Papers
Memorials
Joint Committee on the Library


"Guide to House Records: Chapter 12: Committee on Accounts"
Committee on Accounts at NARA
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United States congressional committees
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Standing
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Appropriations
Armed Services
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Budget
Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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