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Union Calendar No. 580
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9010
[Report No. 119-666]
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 22, 2026
Mr. Valadao, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2027, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress
For payment to Alfredia Scott, widow of David A. Scott, late a
Representative from the State of Georgia, $174,000.
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$2,108,445,000, as follows:
House Leadership Offices
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $36,560,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $10,499,000, including $35,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$3,730,000, including $15,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $10,499,000, including
$17,500 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $3,099,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$2,809,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Whip; Republican Conference, $2,962,000; Democratic Caucus, $2,962,000:
Provided, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain
available from January 3, 2027 until January 2, 2028.
Members' Representational Allowances
including members' clerk hire, official expenses of members, and
official mail
For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk
hire, official expenses, and official mail, $900,000,000, to remain
available until December 31, 2028.
Allowance for Compensation of Interns
For the compensation of interns, as authorized by law, $24,287,800,
to remain available from January 3, 2027 until January 2, 2028,
including: interns who serve in the offices of Members of the House of
Representatives, $20,638,800; interns who serve in House leadership
offices, $586,000; interns who serve in offices of standing, special,
and select committees (other than the Committee on Appropriations),
$2,600,000; interns who serve in offices of the Committee on
Appropriations, $463,000, except that such amount made available to the
Committee on Appropriations shall become available on October 1, 2026,
and remain available through fiscal year 2027: Provided, That amounts
provided under this heading shall be subject to the terms and
conditions under the provisos under the headings ``Allowance for
Compensation of Interns in Member Offices'', ``Allowance for
Compensation of Interns in House Leadership Offices'', ``Allowance for
Compensation of Interns in House Standing, Special and Select Committee
Offices'', and ``Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House
Appropriations Committee Offices'', with respect to overall limitations
and allocation among offices, in the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2026 (division C of Public Law 119-37).
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and Select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $184,787,000: Provided, That
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2028, except that $10,000,000 of such amount shall remain
available until expended for committee room upgrading.
Committee on Appropriations
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$31,294,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies
and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in
accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services
performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2028.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $453,913,000, including: for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the Chaplain and
the Historian, and including not more than $27,000 for expense
allowances, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and
not more than $2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, and not more
than $1,000 is for the Office of the Historian, $51,293,000, of which
$11,310,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position
of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management,
and including not more than $4,000 for expense allowances,
$127,281,000, of which $103,521,000 shall remain available until
expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer including not more than $4,000 for expense
allowances, $237,812,000, of which $41,153,500 shall remain available
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Whistleblower Ombuds, $1,250,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Inspector General, $6,361,000; for salaries and expenses
of the Office of General Counsel, $2,120,000; for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian,
$2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for
official representation and reception expenses, $2,450,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the
House, $4,085,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Legislative Counsel of the House, $19,202,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $994,000; for
other authorized employees, $1,065,000: Provided, That of the amount
made available until expended to the Office of the Sergeant at Arms
under this heading, $83,852,000 shall be for activities associated with
providing security for Members of the House of Representatives,
including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress,
their immediate families, and other security purposes.
Allowances and Expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $473,603,200, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
and Federal tort claims, $2,955,000, of which $1,400,000 shall remain
available until December 31, 2031; official mail for committees,
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security,
contractor support for actuarial projections, and other applicable
employee benefits, $420,994,200, to remain available until March 31,
2028, except that $37,000,000 of such amount shall remain available
until expended; salaries and expenses for Business Continuity and
Disaster Recovery, $29,341,000, of which $6,000,000 shall remain
available until expended; transition activities for new members and
staff, $10,300,000, to remain available until expended; Green and Gold
Congressional Aide Program, $7,000,000, to remain available until
expended; Office of Congressional Conduct, $1,823,000; and
miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair
and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions,
and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $1,000,000.
House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account
For the House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account
established under section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C. 5513), $4,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That disbursement from this account is subject to
approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives: Provided further, That funds provided in this account
shall only be used for initiatives approved by the Committee on House
Administration.
Administrative Provisions
requiring amounts remaining in members' representational allowances to
be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt
Sec. 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
amounts appropriated under this Act for ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--
Salaries and Expenses--members' representational allowances'' shall be
available only until December 31, 2028. Any amount remaining after all
payments are made under such allowances after December 31, 2028, shall
be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if
there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been
made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of
the Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) The Committee on House Administration of the House of
Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry
out this section.
(c) As used in this section, the term ``Member of the House of
Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress.
limitation on amount available to lease vehicles
Sec. 111. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to
make any payments from any Members' Representational Allowance for the
leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an
aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month.
cybersecurity assistance for house of representatives
Sec. 112. The head of any Federal entity that provides assistance
to the House of Representatives in the House's efforts to deter,
prevent, mitigate, or remediate cybersecurity risks to, and incidents
involving, the information systems of the House shall take all
necessary steps to ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate
branches of the government at all stages of providing the assistance,
including applying minimization procedures to limit the spread or
sharing of privileged House and Member information.
prohibition on certain technology
Sec. 113. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for a Member, committee,
officer, or employee of the House of Representatives may be obligated,
awarded, or expended to procure or purchase covered information
technology equipment in cases where the manufacturer, bidder, or
offeror, or any subsidiary or parent entity of the manufacturer,
bidder, or offeror, of the equipment is an entity or parent company of
an entity listed on any of the following:
(1) The Chinese Military Company List of the Department of
Defense.
(2) The Non-SDN Chinese Military Industrial Complex
Companies List of the Department of the Treasury.
(3) The Denied Persons List, Entity List, or Military End
User List of the Department of Commerce, if the entity is--
(A) an agency or instrumentality of the People's
Republic of China;
(B) an entity headquartered in the People's
Republic of China; or
(C) directly or indirectly owned or controlled by
an agency, instrumentality, or entity described in
subparagraph (A) or (B).
(4) The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List of
the Department of Homeland Security.
(b) The prohibition under subsection (a) shall apply to a case in
which a Member, committee, officer, or employee of the House of
Representatives has entered into a contract with another entity for the
procurement or purchase of, or the expenditure of funds on, covered
information technology equipment.
(c) In this section, the term ``covered information technology
equipment''--
(1) means a computer, printer, or interoperable
videoconferencing equipment for direct use by a Member,
committee, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives
in an office environment; and
(2) does not include services that use such equipment,
including cloud services.
requiring in person workplace misconduct training for members of
congress
subject to active, open, and public investigations of misconduct
Sec. 114. Starting on January 3, 2027, none of the funds made
available by this Act may be used to satisfy any requirement Workplace
Rights and Responsibilities training for Members of Congress who has a
publicly disclosed matter under review by the House Ethics Committee
unless such training is completed in person.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$4,283,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$14,770,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives.
For other joint items, as follows:
Office of the Attending Physician
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the
emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and their assistants,
including:
(1) an allowance of $3,500 per month to the Attending
Physician;
(2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the Senior Medical
Officer;
(3) an allowance of $900 per month each to three medical
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending
Physician;
(4) an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assistants and $900
per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis
heretofore provided for such assistants; and
(5) $3,937,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the
Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to
the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced
and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations
from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are
payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof,
$5,462,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House of Representatives.
Office of Congressional Accessibility Services
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional
Accessibility Services, $1,845,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of
the Senate.
CAPITOL POLICE
Salaries
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including
overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health,
retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, tuition
reimbursement, recruitment and retention bonuses, and other applicable
employee benefits, $708,584,000, of which overtime shall not exceed
$80,067,000 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House and
Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police
or a duly authorized designee.
General Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor
vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and
installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical
services, forensic services, Member protection-related activities and
equipment, stenographic services, personal and professional services,
the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage,
communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and
liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and
not more than $7,500 to be expended on the certification of the Chief
of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and
reception expenses, $198,956,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the
Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee, of which $7,920,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2029 and $7,800,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol
Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for fiscal year
2027 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds
available to the Department of Homeland Security: Provided further,
That none of the amounts made available under this heading may be used
to purchase a drone manufactured in the People's Republic of China or
by a business affiliated with the People's Republic of China except for
national security purposes.
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of the Office
of Congressional Workplace Rights, $8,500,000, of which not more than
$1,000 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director
in connection with official representation and reception expenses.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the
Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be
expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception
expenses, $76,282,000: Provided, That the Director shall use not less
than $500,000 of the amount made available under this heading for (1)
improving technical systems, processes, and models for the purpose of
improving the transparency of estimates of budgetary effects to Members
of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the public, and (2)
to increase the availability of models, economic assumptions, and data
for Members of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the
public.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capital Construction and Operations
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses
for surveys and studies, construction, operation, and general and
administrative support in connection with facilities and activities
under the care of the Architect of the Capitol, including the Botanic
Garden, Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; for furnishings and
office equipment; for official reception and representation expenses of
not more than $2,000, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol
may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a
passenger motor vehicle, $159,450,000.
Capitol Building
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol, $40,960,000, of which $6,599,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2031.
Capitol Grounds
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the
Capitol Power Plant, $19,385,000, of which $3,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2031.
House Office Buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, and operation
of the House office buildings, $153,597,000, of which $45,100,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2031, and of which $31,000,000
shall remain available until expended including $21,000,000 for a
payment to the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Fund: Provided,
That disbursement from the House Historic Building Revitalization Fund
is subject to approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives.
Capitol Power Plant
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol Power Plant; and all electrical substations of the
Capitol; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical
energy) and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House
office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about
the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning
refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings;
heating the Government Publishing Office and Washington City Post
Office, and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the
Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library,
expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the
Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited
into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $138,707,000, of
which $20,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2031:
Provided, That not more than $10,000,000 of the funds credited or to be
reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available
for obligation during fiscal year 2027.
Library Buildings and Grounds
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$44,563,000, of which $6,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2031.
Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States
Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computing Facility, and
Architect of the Capitol security operations, $81,069,000, of which
$18,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2031: Provided,
That none of the amounts made available under this heading may be used
to purchase a drone manufactured in the People's Republic of China or
by a business affiliated with the People's Republic of China except for
national security purposes.
Botanic Garden
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and
collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the
Joint Committee on the Library, $21,559,000, of which $5,000,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2031: Provided, That, of the
amount made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol
may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the
maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden established
under section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989
(2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol
or a duly authorized designee.
Capitol Visitor Center
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor
Center, $29,901,000.
Administrative Provisions
no bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget
Sec. 114. None of the funds made available in this Act for the
Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award
payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the
contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of
the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such
deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope
changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project
and/or program.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's
catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings;
information technology services provided centrally; special clothing;
cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion
pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of
the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and
distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library;
hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the
income of any trust fund held by the Board, $607,954,000, and, in
addition, amounts credited to this appropriation during fiscal year
2027 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2
U.S.C. 150), shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the
Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from
collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount
authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not more than
$18,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of
Congress, in connection with official representation and reception
expenses, including for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further,
That of the total amount appropriated, $1,278,000 may be expended to
revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of
America: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, no
less than $17,500,000 shall remain available until expended for the
Teaching with Primary Sources program, the Lewis-Houghton Civics and
Democracy Initiative, the Veterans History Project, the Surplus Books
Program, upgrades of the Legislative Branch Financial Management
System, and data storage and migration efforts.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $107,904,000,
of which not more than $40,025,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 2027 under sections 708(d) and 1316 of title 17, United
States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or
expend any funds derived from collections under such section in excess
of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in
appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than $8,044,000
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2027 under
sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 803(e), and 1005 of such title:
Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than
$48,069,000: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this
heading, not less than $10,300,000 is for modernization initiatives, of
which $9,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028:
Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount
appropriated is available for the maintenance of an ``International
Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright Office of the Library of
Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing countries
in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further, That not
more than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian
of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception
expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and
for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United
States Code, any amounts made available under this heading which are
attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright
Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may
be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright
Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and
benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section
802(e).
Congressional Research Service
salaries and expenses
For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section
203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166),
$139,709,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay
any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or
preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General
Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication
has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate: Provided further, That this
prohibition does not apply to publication of non-confidential
Congressional Research Service (CRS) products: Provided further, That
a non-confidential CRS product includes any written product containing
research or analysis that is currently available for general
congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet, or that would
be made available on the CRS Congressional Intranet in the normal
course of business and does not include material prepared in response
to Congressional requests for confidential analysis or research.
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
salaries and expenses
For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931
(chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $67,741,000: Provided,
That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to
contract to provide newspapers to blind and print disabled residents at
no cost to the individual.
Administrative Provision
reimbursable and revolving fund activities
Sec. 115. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2027, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in
subsection (b) may not exceed $342,285,000.
(b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection (a) are
reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources
other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the
legislative branch.
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
Congressional Publishing
(including transfer of funds)
For authorized publishing of congressional information and the
distribution of congressional information in any format; publishing of
Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members
of Congress; and publishing, and distribution of Government
publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the
recipient, $80,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be
available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the
Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident
Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 44,
United States Code: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be
available for the payment of obligations incurred under the
appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years:
Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under
section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds
appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act for
printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under
chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print a
document, report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on
the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by
Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in
accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided
further, That unobligated or unexpended balances of expired
discretionary funds made available under this heading in this Act for
this fiscal year may be transferred to, and merged with, funds under
the heading ``Government Publishing Office Business Operations
Revolving Fund'' no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after
the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the
purposes for which appropriated, to be available for carrying out the
purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for
publishing congressionally mandated reports under the Access to
Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (subtitle D of title LXXII of
division G of Public Law 117-263): Provided further, That
notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 44, United States
Code, this appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the
Congressional Record on only a monthly and session basis.
Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of
Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and
indexing of Government publications in any format, and their
distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government
agencies, and designated depository and international exchange
libraries as authorized by law, $42,852,000: Provided, That amounts of
not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are
authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets
and other related publications for the preceding two fiscal years to
depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, That
unobligated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary funds made
available under this heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be
transferred to, and merged with, funds under the heading ``Government
Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund'' no later than
the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which
such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated, to be
available for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund
For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations
Revolving Fund, $9,148,000, to remain available until expended, for
information technology development and facilities repair: Provided,
That the Government Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and
purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the
Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund:
Provided further, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the
certification of the Director of the Government Publishing Office in
connection with official representation and reception expenses:
Provided further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be
available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor
vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection with
travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of the
Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the
provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That the
Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be available for temporary or
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule
under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, That activities
financed through the Business Operations Revolving Fund may provide
information in any format: Provided further, That the Business
Operations Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the heading
``Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents'' may
not be used for contracted security services at Government Publishing
Office's passport facility in the District of Columbia.
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office,
including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of
the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with
official representation and reception expenses; temporary or
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle;
advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324
of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable
under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by
the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters
in foreign countries, $611,894,000: Provided, That, in addition,
$50,263,000 of payments received under sections 782, 791, 3521, and
9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal
year limitation: Provided further, That this appropriation and
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or
agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum
or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to
finance an appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by
the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-
Federal participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the
Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which
costs involved are initially financed: Provided further, That amounts
made available under this heading shall be available to cover costs
incurred by the Tiny Findings Child Development Center, in such amount
and for such purposes as determined by the Comptroller General, subject
to prior notification provided to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Administrative Provision
funding availability relating to civil actions
Sec. 116. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act for the Government Accountability Office may be
used with respect to a civil action brought under section 1016 of the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 687)
unless Congress has adopted a concurrent resolution authorizing the
Comptroller General to bring such civil action.
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND
For a payment to the Congressional Office for International
Leadership Fund for financing activities of the Congressional Office
for International Leadership under section 313 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $6,000,000: Provided,
That funds made available to support Russian participants shall only be
used for those engaging in free market development, humanitarian
activities, and civic engagement, and shall not be used for officials
of the central government of Russia.
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C.
Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2
U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.
TITLE II
GENERAL PROVISIONS
maintenance and care of private vehicles
Sec. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for
emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations
relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued
by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
fiscal year limitation
Sec. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2027 unless
expressly so provided in this Act.
rates of compensation and designation
Sec. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat.
32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or
designation of any office or position appropriated for is different
from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of
compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law
with respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for
the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and
committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire
for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the
permanent law with respect thereto.
consulting services
Sec. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109
of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for
public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law,
or under existing Executive order issued under existing law.
costs of legislative branch financial managers council
Sec. 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any
legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch
Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26,
1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs
as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be
shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such
allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not
exceed $2,000.
limitation on transfers
Sec. 206. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
guided tours of the capitol
Sec. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be
used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol
which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of
Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate,
unless through regulations as authorized by section 402(b)(8) of the
Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (2 U.S.C. 2242(b)(8)).
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the
direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the
Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which
are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be
suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security
or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United
States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.
limitation on telecommunications or video surveillance equipment
procurement
Sec. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under this Act may be used to acquire telecommunications or
video surveillance equipment produced by--
(1) Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, Hytera
Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital
Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any
subsidiary or affiliate of such entities); or
(2) any entity that the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Director of the National Intelligence or
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably
believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise
connected to, the government of a foreign adversary.
(b) The term ``foreign adversary'' has the meaning given the term
``covered nation'' in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code.
prohibition on certain operational expenses
Sec. 209. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network
blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations,
prosecution, or adjudication activities or other official government
activities.
limitation on cost of living adjustments
Sec. 210. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of living
adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2027.
appointment of the librarian of congress and director of the government
publishing office
Sec. 211. Notwithstanding section 2 of the Librarian of Congress
Succession Modernization Act of 2015 (2 U.S.C. 136-1) and section 301
of title 44, United States Code, the Librarian of Congress and the
Director of the Government Publishing Office shall be appointed, and
may be removed, without regard to political affiliation and solely on
the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office, upon a
majority vote of a congressional commission consisting of the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the
minority leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate, the chair
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives, the chairman and the ranking minority member
of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on House Administration of the House
of Representatives, and the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
spending reduction account
Sec. 212. $0.
This division may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2027''.
Union Calendar No. 580
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9010
[Report No. 119-666]
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
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May 22, 2026
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed