Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
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Summary
Provides funding and rules for the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 2027. It sets specific dollar allocations for House operations, Capitol security, the Library of Congress, publishing offices, and oversight bodies and adds procurement restrictions and appointment rules.
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- Members and staff: House salaries and expenses are funded at $2.1 billion and Members’ Representational Allowances are set at $900.0 million, with unused MRA funds after Dec. 31, 2028 deposited into the Treasury for deficit reduction.
- Security and Capitol operations: Capitol Police budgets cover salaries and benefits and overtime is capped at $80.1 million unless both Appropriations Committees are notified. The Sergeant at Arms has $83.9 million designated for Member security activities.
- Research, publishing, and oversight: The Library of Congress receives $608.0 million in base salaries and expenses plus a $139.7 million conditional provision. The Government Accountability Office is funded at $611.9 million to support audits and operations.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
8 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 3 costs, 3 mixed.
Cap on Library's revolving funds
If enacted, obligational authority for the Library of Congress' reimbursable and revolving fund activities funded from non-legislative-branch appropriations would be capped at $342,285,000 for fiscal year 2027.
Congressional picks for library and GPO
If enacted, a special congressional commission would appoint and remove the Librarian of Congress and the Director of the Government Publishing Office. Appointments and removals would be by majority vote and based on fitness for the job without regard to political party.
One-time grants to congressional groups
If enacted, the bill would provide a one-time $6,000,000 payment to the Congressional Office for International Leadership Fund. Money supporting Russian participants could only be used for free-market development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and could not be used for officials of Russia's central government. The bill would also provide $430,000 to the John C. Stennis Center Trust Fund.
Protect member-led Capitol tours
If enacted, the Architect of the Capitol could not use these funds to stop or limit guided Capitol tours led by Members' office employees or interns, except where the law allows. Tours could still be paused temporarily for security at the direction of the Capitol Police Board or the Architect with the Board's approval.
New contracting and procurement limits
If enacted, the legislative branch could not buy telecom or video-surveillance gear from Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, Dahua, or firms the Defense Secretary ties to a foreign adversary. For fiscal year 2027, House offices could not use these funds to buy computers, printers, or office videoconference gear from firms on several specified U.S. government lists. The Architect of the Capitol could not use these funds to pay incentive or award bonuses to contractors who are behind schedule or over budget, except for narrow exceptions. Consulting contracts paid for by this Act would have to be public records available for inspection.
Tighter spending and transfer rules
If enacted, funds in this Act generally could not remain available for obligation after fiscal year 2027 unless the Act expressly allows it. The bill would bar moving money from this Act to other federal agencies unless this Act or another appropriation Act explicitly permits the transfer. The Government Accountability Office could not use funds in this Act to bring a civil action under 2 U.S.C. 687 unless Congress adopts a concurrent resolution authorizing the Comptroller General. Participating legislative branch entities could share costs of the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council, but total shared costs could not exceed $2,000.
Limits on Member Pay and Travel
If enacted, amounts for Members' representational allowances would be available only through December 31, 2028. Any money left after final payments would be deposited in the Treasury to reduce the deficit or federal debt. The bill would stop a cost-of-living pay adjustment for Members for fiscal year 2027. It would cap payments from a Member's representational allowance for a leased vehicle at $1,000 per vehicle per month and bar this Act's funds from paying for private vehicle maintenance except for limited emergency cleaning under House or Senate parking rules. The bill would make certain pay and official-expense items in this Act permanent law. Starting January 3, 2027, a Member with a publicly disclosed House Ethics Committee matter would have to complete Workplace Rights training in person for this Act's funds to count toward the requirement.
New House network and privacy rules
If enacted, computer networks paid for by this bill would be required to block viewing, downloading, and sharing of pornography. Networks used for law enforcement or official criminal investigations would be exempt. Federal entities that help the House with cybersecurity would have to limit sharing of privileged House and Member information and apply minimization procedures to protect constitutional separations.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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