[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 4249 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 144
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4249
[Report No. 119-178]
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 30, 2025
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, 2026, 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, 2026, 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 Ashley Paige Turner, heir of Sylvester Turner, late
a Representative from the State of Texas, $174,000.
For payment to Ramona Grijalva, widow of Raul M. Grijalva, late a
Representative from the State of Arizona, $174,000.
For payment to Catherine M. Smith, widow of Gerald E. Connolly,
late a Representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia, $174,000.
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$1,984,315,000, 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, 2026 until January 2, 2027.
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, $850,000,000.
Allowance for Compensation of Interns in Member Offices
For the allowance established under section 120 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 (2 U.S.C. 5322a) for the compensation
of interns who serve in the offices of Members of the House of
Representatives, $20,638,800, to remain available from January 3, 2026
until January 2, 2027: Provided, That notwithstanding section 120(b)
of such Act, an office of a Member of the House of Representatives may
use not more than $46,800 of the allowance available under this heading
during legislative year 2026.
Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Leadership Offices
For the allowance established under section 113 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 (2 U.S.C. 5106) for the compensation of
interns who serve in House leadership offices, $586,000, to remain
available from January 3, 2026 until January 2, 2027: Provided, That
of the amount provided under this heading, $322,300 shall be available
for the compensation of interns who serve in House leadership offices
of the majority, to be allocated among such offices by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, and $263,700 shall be available for the
compensation of interns who serve in House leadership offices of the
minority, to be allocated among such offices by the Minority Floor
Leader.
Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Standing, Special and
Select Committee Offices
For the allowance established under section 113(a)(1) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) for
the compensation of interns who serve in offices of standing, special,
and select committees (other than the Committee on Appropriations),
$2,600,000, to remain available from January 3, 2026 until January 2,
2027: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading,
$1,300,000 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve
in offices of the majority, and $1,300,000 shall be available for the
compensation of interns who serve in offices of the minority, to be
allocated among such offices by the Chair, in consultation with the
ranking minority member, of the Committee on House Administration.
Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Appropriations Committee
Offices
For the allowance established under section 113(a)(2) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) for
the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the Committee on
Appropriations, $463,000: Provided, That of the amount provided under
this heading, $231,500 shall be available for the compensation of
interns who serve in offices of the majority, and $231,500 shall be
available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the
minority, to be allocated among such offices by the Chair, in
consultation with the ranking minority member, of the Committee on
Appropriations.
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, 2026, 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, 2026.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $361,603,000, 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 $25,000 for official
representation and reception expenses, 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, $48,992,000, of which $10,791,000 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 $3,000 for
official representation and reception expenses, $40,606,000, of which
$18,013,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including
not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception
expenses, $234,248,000, of which $39,772,000 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, $6,227,000; for salaries and expenses
of the Office of General Counsel, $2,079,000; 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, $2,404,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the
House, $4,998,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until
expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative
Counsel of the House, $18,740,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $994,000; for other authorized
employees, $1,065,000.
Allowances and Expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $491,783,200, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
and Federal tort claims, $1,555,000; 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, $444,155,200, to remain available until March 31,
2027, except that $37,000,000 of such amount shall remain available
until expended; salaries and expenses for Business Continuity and
Disaster Recovery, $28,951,000, of which $6,000,000 shall remain
available until expended; transition activities for new members and
staff, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended; Green and Gold
Congressional Aide Program, $4,122,000, to remain available until
expended; Office of Congressional Conduct, $1,810,000; 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 for fiscal year 2026. Any amount remaining after all
payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2026 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.
long term lease requirements
Sec. 113. (a) Section 303(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 13212(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C);
(2) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``branch, except that
it does include the House of Representatives with respect to an
acquisition described in paragraph (2)(C).'' and inserting
``branch.''; and
(3) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (C).
(b) The amendments made by this section apply to fiscal year 2026
and each succeeding fiscal year.
use of child care center revolving fund
Sec. 114. (a) Use for Telecommunications Expenses.--Section
312(d)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C.
2062(d)(3)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) The payment of telecommunications expenses for the
Center, to include voicemail boxes, land lines, and cell phones
for Center employees, in connection with the provision of child
care services and as needed for critical and emergent
communications.''.
(b) Use for Salaries of Assistant Directors.--Section 312(d)(3)(A)
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 2062(d)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ``and
assistant directors'' after ``director''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year.
prohibition on certain technology
Sec. 115. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 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.
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,
$14,900,000, 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) $3,388,000 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,
$4,856,000, 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, $1,901,000, 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, and
other applicable employee benefits, $687,355,000, of which overtime
shall not exceed $74,976,000 unless approved by the Committees on
Appropriations of the House and Senate, to be disbursed by the Chief of
the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: Provided, That of
the amount appropriated, $15,000,000 shall be available solely for
tuition reimbursement, recruitment and retention bonuses and other
retention focused salary related items Provided further, That none of
the amount appropriated under this heading may be merged with and made
available under the heading ``General Expenses'' without the prior
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate.
General Expenses