# 119-hr-9010: Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

119-hr-9010, Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes., 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 2026-09-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9010
- Congress: 119
- Title: Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-05-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-16

## Summary

**Funding for the Legislative Branch in fiscal year 2027.** This bill would set funding levels across the House, Capitol Police, the Library of Congress, and other legislative offices and add procurement, cybersecurity, and administrative rules. - Members and staff would get funding for pay and operations: $2.1 billion for House salaries and expenses and $900 million for Members' Representational Allowances, with MRAs available through Dec 31, 2028 and remaining balances directed to the Treasury for deficit reduction. - Capitol Police and security would receive dedicated resources and new buying rules: $708.6 million for salaries, an $80.1 million overtime notification threshold, limits on drone purchases, and bans on certain foreign-linked information technology. - Research, publishing, and oversight offices would be funded to support public access and accountability: the Library of Congress would get $608.0 million and the Copyright Office $107.9 million, while CBO and GAO receive money to improve budget models and audits.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Small Congressional program payments: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would provide $6,000,000 to the Congressional Office for International Leadership Fund for fiscal year 2027, with money for Russian participants limited to free market, humanitarian, and civic activities and not for central Russian government officials. The bill would also prov…
- Limit on GAO civil lawsuits: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would prohibit the Government Accountability Office from using money in this Act to bring a civil action under the Impoundment Control Act in fiscal year 2027 unless Congress first adopts a concurrent resolution authorizing the Comptroller General to sue.
- Limits on fund transfers and timing: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would stop moving money from this Act to other agencies unless this Act or another appropriation law allows the transfer. The bill would also say no funds in this Act stay available past fiscal year 2027 unless the Act expressly says so. It would cap total shared costs for the…
- Library leadership and spending cap: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would cap the Library of Congress's obligational authority for reimbursable and revolving activities funded from non-appropriated sources at $342,285,000 for fiscal year 2027. The bill would also require a congressional commission to appoint (and be able to remove) the Libraria…
- New rules for House offices: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would limit how House offices spend several types of money and add transparency and rules for offices and Members. MRA funds would be available only through December 31, 2028, and any leftover amounts after final payments must be sent to the Treasury for deficit or debt reducti…
- Technology and network restrictions: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would bar using fiscal year 2027 funds in this Act to buy certain telecommunications or video-surveillance equipment from Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hangzhou Hikvision, Dahua, or firms the Defense Department says are tied to a foreign adversary. The bill would also bar using Act fund…

## 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-9010 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9010)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9010 (as of 2026-09-16).