# 119-s-2257: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

119-s-2257, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-13).

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- As of: 2026-07-13
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2257
- Congress: 119
- Title: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-13

## Summary

**funds the Legislative Branch for FY2026**. It covers Senate operations, the Capitol Police, the Library of Congress, the Government Accountability Office, and other legislative offices while adding security, procurement, and carryover rules. - Members and Senate staff get funding for salaries, offices, and member allowances. The bill bars a cost-of-living pay increase for Members in FY2026 and requires certain unspent office balances be returned to the Treasury for deficit or debt reduction. - Capitol Police receive major security funding, including $653.4 million for salaries and expenses and a $25.0 million mutual aid reimbursement fund, plus additional emergency amounts for enhanced Member security. - Library of Congress programs get $592.4 million to support collections, modernization, and services including free newspapers for the blind and print disabled. The Government Accountability Office is funded at $811.9 million to support audits and oversight.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More funding for Capitol security: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would add targeted emergency funds for Capitol security. It would provide $18.5 million for Sergeant at Arms security (including $15 million for Member security and $3.5 million for a residential security program). It would add $1 million to support the residential security sys…
- Extend certain delegated authorities: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would remove earlier time limits and extend a delegated authority in a prior appropriations law, making that delegation continue into future Congresses. This is an administrative change to how authority is carried forward.
- Limits on moving and keeping funds: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would tightly limit how money in this Act can be moved or kept. It would bar transfers to other agencies unless this Act or another law allows it, stop most funds from being available after FY2026 unless the Act says otherwise, require unspent Senate office balances to be retur…
- Block pornography on funded networks: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would require any computer network set up or run with Act funds to block viewing, downloading, and sharing of pornography. Law enforcement and official investigative uses are excepted. This would apply to networks the Legislative Branch funds.
- Changes to Members and staff pay and rights: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would change pay and protections for Members and staff. It would prohibit a cost-of-living pay increase for Members in FY2026. It would extend certain workplace protections to congressional staff and make pay rates and some office expense rules in this Act permanent law. It wou…
- New contracting and buying rules: mixed, low. If enacted, agencies funded by this bill would face new contracting rules. Consulting payments under 5 U.S.C. 3109 would have to be public records. The Architect of the Capitol could not pay incentive awards to late or over-budget contractors except for narrow exceptions. Food-service contracts mus…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-2022: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2025
- 119-s-2121: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2140: Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act
- 119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2257 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2257)

## Related
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-2022: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2022)
- [119-s-2121: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2121)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2140: Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2140)
- [119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2355)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2257 (as of 2026-07-13).