# 119-hr-4249: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 119-hr-4249, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-29). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4249 - As of: 2026-07-29 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-4249 - Congress: 119 - Title: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2025-06-30 - Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA) - Cosponsors: 0 - Policy area: Congress - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-07-29 ## Summary **Funds the legislative branch for FY2026.** This bill would set detailed budgets for the House, Capitol Police, Library of Congress, Government Publishing Office, Architect of the Capitol, and related offices while adding rules on procurement, DEI training, religious protections, and DACA employment authorization. - Families and heirs: Three one-time payments of $174,000 each would be provided to the named widows or heirs of deceased Members. - Members, offices, and staff: It would fund House Salaries and Expenses at about $2.0 billion and set Members’ Representational Allowances at $850 million, with unused MRA balances deposited to the Treasury; it also sets intern pay pools and per-office caps. - Security, facilities, and policy riders: The bill would allocate major funds to the Capitol Police (about $687.4 million for salaries) and to the Architect of the Capitol and other facility projects, and would phase in bans on certain Chinese-linked telecom and vehicle procurement, bar some DEI training that promotes specified divisive concepts, and allow pay for DACA-authorized employees. ## Provisions PRIA read - Capitol Child Care center updates: benefit, low. This bill would let the Capitol Child Care Center pay for phones and other telecommunications expenses needed for child care services. It would also allow the Center to pay assistant directors' salaries beginning in fiscal year 2026 and later. - Allow pay for DACA-authorized staff: benefit, low. This bill would allow entities paid with money from this Act to use those funds to pay employees who have DACA employment authorization, as defined in the DHS August 24, 2022 rule, in fiscal year 2026. - Protect religious-belief rights from penalties: benefit, low. This bill would prohibit federal agencies from using money in this Act to take discriminatory actions against a person because they act on a sincere belief that marriage is or should be between one man and one woman. The listed "discriminatory actions" include altering tax treatment, withholding gr… - Funding for congressional training centers: benefit, low. This bill would provide $6.3 million to the Congressional Office for International Leadership for fiscal year 2026. It would also provide $430,000 to the John C. Stennis Center trust fund for fiscal year 2026. - Ban on certain DEI trainings: cost, low. This bill would prohibit using money from this Act in fiscal year 2026 for any office, program, or activity that provides diversity, equity, and inclusion training or implementation that promotes listed 'divisive concepts' about race or sex. The ban applies to trainings that say one race or sex is… - Limit GAO civil lawsuit authority: cost, low. This bill would prohibit the Government Accountability Office from using money from this Act to bring a civil action under the specified budget law unless Congress adopts a concurrent resolution authorizing the Comptroller General to bring that action. - Limits on Member pay and allowances: cost, low. This bill would bar any cost-of-living raise for Members of Congress during fiscal year 2026. It would make pay rates and certain expense rules in this Act the permanent law for offices not covered by the Legislative Pay Act. Money for Members' Representational Allowances would be available only fo… - Members not fiduciaries for medical care: cost, low. This bill would state that when a Member of Congress provides direct medical or dental services, that relationship is not a fiduciary for the named law. The rule would apply to compensation received in fiscal year 2026 and later. - Caps and limits on legislative funds: mixed, medium. This bill would cap the Library of Congress' reimbursable obligational authority at $332,285,000 for fiscal year 2026. It would stop funds in this Act from remaining available for obligation after fiscal year 2026 unless the Act says otherwise. Agencies could only transfer funds if this Act or anot… - New procurement and equipment limits: mixed, medium. This bill would bar buying, renewing, or using contracts that rely on certain covered foreign telecommunications or surveillance equipment starting in FY2026 or FY2027, with a one-time waiver option for up to two years if agencies submit phase-out plans. It would also bar using money in FY2026 to l… - Architect of the Capitol operations: mixed, low. This bill would let the Architect of the Capitol enter cooperative agreements and exchange plant materials with gardens and public institutions starting in fiscal year 2026. It would bar Act funds from being used for routine maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance a… - Changes to Capitol Police and networks: mixed, low. This bill would change U.S. Capitol Police leadership and training rules. The Chief would need Board approval before naming a Deputy or Assistant Chief. Capitol Police employees could get training outside the United States only with prior Board approval. Federal agencies helping the House with cybe… ## Related bills - 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025 - 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025 - 119-hr-7705: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026 - 119-hr-3227: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025 - 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act - 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-hr-4249 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4249) ## Related - [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393) - [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725) - [119-hr-7705: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7705) - [119-hr-3227: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3227) - [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471) - [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4249 (as of 2026-07-29).