Legislative Branch: FY2013 Appropriations
Ida A. Brudnick
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Summary
The legislative branch appropriations bill provides funding for the Senate; House of
Representatives; Joint Items; Capitol Police; Office of Compliance; Congressional Budget Office;
Architect of the Capitol; Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service;
Government Printing Office; Government Accountability Office; and Open World Leadership
Center.
The legislative branch FY2013 budget request of $4.512 billion, which is submitted to the
President by the legislative branch agencies and entities and included in the budget without
change, was submitted to Congress on February 13, 2012. The request represents an increase of
$205.5 million over the $4.307 billion in discretionary funding provided in Division G of the
FY2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055, P.L. 112-74), which was enacted on
December 23, 2011.
The Subcommittees on the Legislative Branch of the House and Senate Appropriations
Committees both held hearings during which Members considered the FY2013 legislative branch
requests. Among issues that were considered during hearings were the following:
• the tight budget environment, prioritization of budget resources, and further
options for potential savings or efficiencies;
• state and district office security;
• preparations and funding for the January 2013 Presidential Inauguration;
• deferred maintenance around the Capitol Complex; and
• the future of government printing in the digital age.
Previously, the legislative branch budget was decreased for FY2011 and FY2012. The FY2012
level represented a decrease of $236.9 million (-5.2%) from the FY2011 level, which represented
a $125.1 million decrease (-2.7%) from FY2010.
P.L. 112-10 (enacted on April 15, 2011) provided $4.543 billion for legislative branch operations
in FY2011. P.L. 111-68 (enacted on October 1, 2009) provided $4.656 billion for FY2010. The
FY2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 111-212) provided an additional $12.96 million
for the Capitol Police. The FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act (P.L. 111-8, enacted on March
11, 2009) provided $4.402 billion for the legislative branch. In FY2009, the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5) provided an additional $25.0 million for the
Government Accountability Office, and the FY2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 111-
32) provided $71.6 million for the Capitol Police and $2.0 million for the Congressional Budget
Office.
Since FY1976, the legislative branch has represented approximately 0.4% of total discretionary
budget authority.
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Contents
Most Recent Developments ............................................................................................................. 1
Prior Year Funding..................................................................................................................... 1
Status of FY2013 Appropriations .................................................................................................... 4
Action on the FY2013 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill ................................................ 4
Submission of FY2013 Budget Request on February 13, 2012 .......................................... 4
Senate and House Hearings on the FY2013 Budget Requests ............................................ 4
The Budget Control Act (BCA) and FY2013 Spending Levels .......................................... 5
FY2013 Legislative Branch Funding Issues .................................................................................... 5
Senate ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Overall Funding................................................................................................................... 6
Senate Committee Funding ................................................................................................. 6
Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account ................................................. 6
House of Representatives .......................................................................................................... 7
Overall Funding................................................................................................................... 7
House Committee Funding.................................................................................................. 7
Members’ Representational Allowance............................................................................... 8
Support Agency Funding........................................................................................................... 8
U.S. Capitol Police.............................................................................................................. 8
Architect of the Capitol ....................................................................................................... 9
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ................................................................................ 10
Library of Congress (LOC) ............................................................................................... 11
Government Accountability Office (GAO)....................................................................... 13
Government Printing Office (GPO) .................................................................................. 13
Office of Compliance ........................................................................................................ 14
Open World Leadership Center......................................................................................... 15
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development............................. 17

Figures
Figure 1. Legislative Branch as a Proportion of Total Discretionary Budget Authority.................. 2
Figure 2. FY2012 Legislative Branch Appropriations: Division of Budget Authority.................... 2

Tables
Table 1. Legislative Branch Appropriations, FY2000-FY2012....................................................... 3
Table 2. Status of Legislative Branch Appropriations, FY2013 ...................................................... 4
Table 3. Dates of House and Senate Hearings on Legislative Branch Requests.............................. 4
Table 4. Legislative Branch Appropriations .................................................................................. 17
Table 5. Senate Appropriations...................................................................................................... 18
Table 6. House of Representatives Appropriations........................................................................ 19
Table 7. Capitol Police Appropriations.......................................................................................... 20
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Table 8. Architect of the Capitol Appropriations ........................................................................... 20
Table A-1. Overview of Legislative Branch Appropriations: FY1996-FY2012............................ 22

Appendixes
Appendix. Prior Fiscal Year Information and Resources............................................................... 22

Contacts
Author Contact Information........................................................................................................... 24

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Most Recent Developments
The legislative branch budget request of $4.512 billion, which was included in the President’s
budget, was submitted to Congress on February 13, 2012. The requested level represents a 4.8%
($205.5 million) increase over the FY2012 enacted level.
In February and March 2012, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees’ Legislative
Branch Subcommittees both held hearings during which Members considered the FY2013
legislative branch requests.
Prior Year Funding
Division G of the FY2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055, P.L. 112-74), which was
enacted on December 23, 2011, provided $4.307 billion in discretionary funding for the
legislative branch. This level was $236.9 million (5.2%) below the FY2011 enacted level. The
legislative branch represents approximately 0.4% of the total discretionary appropriations
provided in this act.
Previously, P.L. 112-10 provided $4.543 billion for legislative branch operations in FY2011. This
level represented a $125.1 million decrease from the $4.668 billion provided in the FY2010
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act (P.L. 111-68) and the FY2010 Supplemental
Appropriations Act (P.L. 111-212). The FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act provided $4.402
billion.1 In FY2009, an additional $25.0 million was provided for the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.2 P.L. 111-32, the
FY2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act, also contained funding for the police radio system
($71.6 million) and Congressional Budget Office ($2.0 million).3
Figure 1 compares legislative branch discretionary budget authority to total discretionary budget
authority since FY1976. It shows the average annual proportion of total discretionary budget
authority over this period is 0.4%. The highest proportional full-year level, 0.48%, was in
FY1995, and the lowest, 0.31%, was in FY2009.
Table 1 provides additional information on legislative branch funding provided in annual and
supplemental appropriations acts.


1 Table 4 presents information on the FY2012 appropriation and FY2013 budget request for the legislative branch.
2 P.L. 111-5, February 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 191.
3 U.S. Congress, conference committee, Making Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September
30, 2009, and for Other Purposes
, report to accompany H.R. 2346, 111th Cong., 1st sess., H.Rept. 111-151
(Washington: GPO, 2009), p. 117.
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Figure 1. Legislative Branch as a Proportion of Total Discretionary Budget Authority
Percentage by Fiscal Year, FY1976-FY2012

Source: Calculations by CRS with data from Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Historical Tables, Budget
of the United States Government, FY2013, Table 5.4—Discretionary Budget Authority By Agency: 1976–2017
; available
at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Historicals.
Notes: This graph does not include the FY1976 transition quarter, so al intervals represent 12 months. FY2012
is derived from the OMB “2012 Estimate.” The table has some limitations, since the OMB data do not
completely align with items funded in the annual and supplemental legislative branch appropriations acts. The
differences may be partially traced to the definition of “legislative branch” in the OMB Public Budget Database
“user’s guide.” Some entities regularly included with the legislative branch in many OMB budget documents, like
the United States Tax Court and some Legislative Branch Boards and Commissions, are not funded through the
annual legislative branch appropriations acts. Consequently, an examination of the discretionary budget authority
listed in the Historical Tables reveals some differences with the reported total budget authority provided in the
annual legislative branch appropriations acts. The difference in legislative branch budget authority resulting from
the different definitions of the legislative branch in the OMB budget documents and in the appropriations acts,
however, does not represent a large difference in the proportion of total discretionary budget authority.
Figure 2. FY2012 Legislative Branch Appropriations: Division of Budget Authority

Source: P.L. 112-74, calculations by the Congressional Research Service.
Notes: Does not include offsetting col ections or authority to spend receipts. Numbers may not add due to
rounding.
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Table 1. Legislative Branch Appropriations, FY2000-FY2012
(budget authority in billions of dollars)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2.486a 2.730b 3.252c 3.461d 3.528e 3.640f 3.793g 3.852h 3.970 4.501i 4.669j 4.543k 4.307
Source: Congressional Research Service.
Notes: These figures represent current dol ars, exclude permanent budget authorities, and contain
supplementals and rescissions. Permanent budget authorities, including funding for Member pay, are not included
in the annual legislative branch appropriations bill but are automatically funded each year.
a. Includes budget authority contained in the FY2000 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act (P.L. 106-57), a
supplemental and a 0.38% rescission in P.L. 106-113, and supplementals in P.L. 106-246 and P.L. 106-554.
b. This figure contains (1) FY2001 appropriations contained in H.R. 5657, legislative branch appropriations bill;
(2) FY2001 supplemental appropriations of $118.0 million and a 0.22% across-the-board rescission
contained in H.R. 5666, miscellaneous appropriations bill; and (3) FY2001 supplemental appropriations of
$79.5 million contained in H.R. 2216 (P.L. 107-20). H.R. 5657 and H.R. 5666 were incorporated by
reference in P.L. 106-554, FY2001 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The first FY2001 legislative branch
appropriations bill, H.R. 4516, was vetoed October 30, 2000. The second legislative branch appropriations
bill, H.R. 5657, was introduced December 14, 2000, and incorporated in P.L. 106-554. This figure does not
reflect any terrorism supplemental funds released pursuant to P.L. 107-38.
c. This figure contains appropriations in P.L. 107-68, transfers from the legislative branch emergency response
fund pursuant to P.L. 107-117, and FY2002 supplemental appropriations in P.L. 107-206.
d. This figure contains appropriations in P.L. 108-7, FY2003 Omnibus Appropriations Act, and supplemental
appropriations in P.L. 108-11.
e. This figure contains appropriations in P.L. 108-83, FY2004 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act. Additional
FY2004 provisions which did not contain appropriations were contained in P.L. 108-199, the FY2004
Consolidated Appropriations Act.
f.
This figure contains appropriations in P.L. 108-447, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2005 (adjusted by a
0.80% rescission also contained in P.L. 108-447), and P.L. 109-13, FY2005 Emergency Supplemental.
g. This figure contains appropriations in P.L. 109-55, FY2006 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act (adjusted
by a 1.0% rescission contained in P.L. 109-148), and the FY2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act (P.L. 109-234).
h. This figure contains appropriations in P.L. 110-5, the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007,
and P.L. 110-28, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability
Appropriations Act, 2007.
i.
This figure contains the appropriations in P.L. 110-161, the FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, $25.0
million for the legislative branch contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L.
111-5), and $73.6 million contained in P.L. 111-32.
j.
This figure contains the appropriations in P.L. 111-68, the FY2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
and the $12.96 million in supplemental appropriations provided for the U.S. Capitol Police in P.L. 111-212.
k. This figure does not include scorekeeping adjustment.
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Status of FY2013 Appropriations
Table 2. Status of Legislative Branch Appropriations, FY2013
Conference Report
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Source: Congressional Research Service.
Note: In recent years, the House has had a subcommittee markup, while the Senate has held a markup for the
legislative branch only at the full committee level.
Action on the FY2013 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill
Submission of FY2013 Budget Request on February 13, 2012
The FY2013 U.S. Budget submitted on February 13, 2012, contained a request for $4.512 billion
in new budget authority for legislative branch activities, an increase of approximately 4.8% from
the FY2012 enacted level.4
By law, the legislative branch request is submitted to the President and included in the budget
without change.5
Senate and House Hearings on the FY2013 Budget Requests
Table 3 lists the dates of hearings of the Legislative Branch Subcommittees in 2012.
Table 3. Dates of House and Senate Hearings on Legislative Branch Requests

House of Representatives
Senate
Senate

March 22, 2012
House of Representatives
March 27, 2012

Capitol Police
February 8, 2012
March 22, 2012
Office of Compliance

March 1, 2012

4 Office of Management and Budget, Analytical Perspectives, Budget of the United States Government, FY2013, Table
33-1, “Federal Programs by Agency and Account” (Washington: GPO, 2012), pp. 2-16; and Office of Management and
Budget, Appendix, Budget of the United States Government, FY2013 (Washington: GPO, 2012), pp. 17-49.
5 Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1105, “Estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations for the legislative branch and the
judicial branch to be included in each budget ... shall be submitted to the President ... and included in the budget by the
President without change.” Division C of the FY2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 112-74) added language
to 31 U.S.C. 1107 relating to budget amendments, stating: “The President shall transmit promptly to Congress without
change, proposed deficiency and supplemental appropriations submitted to the President by the legislative branch and
the judicial branch.”
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House of Representatives
Senate
Congressional Budget Office
February 7, 2012
March 15, 2012
Architect of the Capitol
February 9, 2012
March 1, 2012
Library of Congress, including the
February 7, 2012
March 1, 2012
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Government Printing Office
February 7, 2012
March 15, 2012
Government Accountability Office
February 7, 2012
March 15, 2012
Open World Leadership Center

March 1, 2012
Members/Public Witnesses
—a —
Source: Congressional Research Service.
Note:
a. The House subcommittee announced that it would be accepting testimony for the record from Members
and outside witnesses through March 20, 2012.
The Budget Control Act (BCA) and FY2013 Spending Levels
FY2013 discretionary appropriations will be considered in the context of the Budget Control Act
of 2011 (BCA, P.L. 112-25), which established discretionary spending limits for FY2012 to
FY2021. The BCA also tasked a Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to develop a
federal deficit reduction plan for Congress and the President to enact by January 15, 2012. The
failure of Congress and the President to enact deficit reduction legislation by that date triggered
an automatic spending reduction process established by the BCA, consisting of a combination of
sequestration and lower discretionary spending caps, to begin on January 2, 2013. The
sequestration process for FY2013 requires across-the-board spending cuts at the account and
program level to achieve equal budget reductions from both defense and nondefense funding at a
percentage to be announced by the Office of Management and Budget. As a result, the FY2013
legislative branch appropriation will be considered by Congress with the understanding that
enacted funding levels will likely be subject to significant cuts in the nondefense category under
the sequestration process unless legislation specifically repealing the sequestration provisions of
the BCA is enacted by Congress before next January.
Additionally, the House has passed a budget resolution at a level below the spending cap
contained in the BCA, providing $1.028 trillion in overall discretionary budget authority
(H.Con.Res. 112).
The Senate Appropriations Committee also adopted, on April 19, 2012, 302(b) budget allocations,
allocating $4.42 billion in discretionary spending for the legislative branch (S.Rept. 112-156).
FY2013 Legislative Branch Funding Issues
The following sections discuss the various legislative branch accounts as well as issues discussed
during the hearings on the budget requests.
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Senate
Overall Funding
The Senate requested $910.5 million for FY2013, an increase of 4.8% ($41.9 million) over the
FY2012 level of $868.6 million.
The FY2012 level represented a decrease of $45.6 million (-5.0%) from the $914.2 million
provided in FY2011, and the FY2011 level represented a reduction of $12.0 million (-1.3%) from
the FY2010 level of $926.2 million.
FY2013 requests and FY2012 funding levels for headings within the Senate account are
presented in Table 5.
Senate Committee Funding
Appropriations for Senate committees are contained in two accounts:6
• The inquiries and investigations account contains funds for all Senate
committees except Appropriations. The Senate requested $138.0 million for
inquiries and investigations, an increase of $6.7 million (5.1%) from the $131.3
million provided in FY2012. The FY2012 level was a decrease of $8.9 million
(-6.4%) from the $140.2 million provided in FY2011 and FY2010.
• The Committee on Appropriations account contains funds for the Senate
Appropriations Committee. The Senate requested $14.9 million, which is equal to
the FY2012 level.
Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account
The Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account provides each Senator with funds
to administer an office. It consists of an administrative and clerical assistance allowance, a
legislative assistance allowance, and an official office expense allowance. The funds may be used
for any category of expenses, subject to limitations on official mail.
The Senate requested $425.6 million for FY2013, an increase of $29.4 million (7.4%) from the
FY2012 level of $396.2 million. The FY2012 level represented a decrease of $13.0 million
(-3.2%) from the FY2011 level of $409.2 million. The FY2012 decrease followed a decrease in
FY2011 of $12.8 million (-3.0%) from the FY2010 level of $422.0 million.7

6 For additional information on committee funding, see CRS Report R40424, Senate Committee Expenditures
Resolutions, 112th Congress, and Funding Authorizations Since 1995
, by Matthew Eric Glassman.
7 The FY2011 act (P.L. 112-10) also contained language stating, “each Senator’s official personnel and office expense
allowance (including the allowance for administrative and clerical assistance, the salaries allowance for legislative
assistance to Senators, as authorized by the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (P.L. 95-94), and the office
expense allowance for each Senator’s office for each State) in effect immediately before the date of enactment of this
section shall be reduced by 5 percent.”
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Highlights of the Senate Hearing on the FY2013 Budget of the Senate
At a hearing on March 22, 2012, the Senate subcommittee discussed new responsibilities for the
Secretary of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms related to financial disclosure forms required
under the STOCK Act (S. 2038, P.L. 112-105);8 the Senate Information Services Program (SIS)
operating budget; requested increases for state office security; and costs related to the January
2013 Presidential Inauguration.
House of Representatives
Overall Funding
The House requested $1.226 billion for FY2013, the same level as provided in FY2012.
The FY2012 level represented a decrease of $85.7 million (-6.5%) from the FY2011 level of
$1.311 billion. The FY2011 level represented a decrease of $57.6 million (-4.2%) from the
FY2010 level of $1.369 billion.
In related action, on January 6, 2011, the House agreed to H.Res. 22 (112th Congress), which
reduced the authorized amounts for the Members’ Representational Allowances, House leadership
offices, and all committees except the Committee on Appropriations by 5%, with a 9% reduction
for the Committee on Appropriations.
FY2013 requests and FY2012 funding levels for headings in the House of Representatives
account are presented in Table 6.
House Committee Funding9
Funding for House committees is contained in the appropriation heading “committee employees,”
which comprises two subheadings.
The first subheading contains funds for personnel and nonpersonnel expenses of House
committees, except the Appropriations Committee, as authorized by the House in a committee
expense resolution. The House requested $126.4 million, an increase of $399,000 (0.3%) from the
FY2012 level of $126.0 million. The FY2012 level was a decrease of $8.6 million from the
$134.5 million provided for FY2011. The FY2011 level was a decrease of $5.3 million from the
$139.9 million provided in FY2010.
The second subheading contains funds for the personnel and nonpersonnel expenses of the
Committee on Appropriations. The House requested $26.7 million for FY2013, a level equal to

8 The Congressional Budget Office cost estimate of this legislation, issued January 31, 2012, is available at
http://cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/s2038.pdf. It states: “Based on information from Congressional
staff, CBO estimates that implementing the financial disclosure system required under S. 2038 would cost $4 million
over the 2012-2013 period primarily for new computer hardware and software and additional labor. In addition,
maintaining the new system would cost $1 million annually, CBO estimates.”
9 For additional information on committee funding, CRS Report RL32794, House Committee Funding Requests and
Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses
, by Matthew Eric Glassman.
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that of FY2012. The FY2012 level was a decrease of $1.8 million from the FY2011 level of $28.5
million, which was a decrease of $2.8 million from the FY2010 level of $31.3 million.
Members’ Representational Allowance10
The Members’ Representational Allowance (MRA) is available to support Members in their
official and representational duties. The House requested $573.9 million, the same level as
provided for FY2012. This level was $39.1 million less than the $613.1 million provided in
FY2011. The FY2011 level was a decrease of nearly $47.0 million from the $660.0 million
provided in FY2010.
Highlights of the House Hearing on the FY2013 Budget of the House
of Representatives

At a hearing on March 27, 2012, the House subcommittee continued discussion from the FY2012
hearings related to district office security and expenses for legal services related to the Defense of
Marriage Act, as well as reduced budgets for Member offices; subscription services;
implementation of the STOCK Act, including costs related to new public filing and disclosure
responsibilities of the Clerk of the House; diversity policies; constitutional authority statements
required pursuant to House Rule XII and H.Res. 5; and the activities of the House Inspector
General.
Support Agency Funding
U.S. Capitol Police
The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) are responsible for the security of the Capitol Complex including
the U.S. Capitol, the House and Senate office buildings, the U.S. Botanic Garden, and the Library
of Congress buildings and adjacent grounds.
The USCP requested $373.8 million for FY2013, an increase of $33.6 million (9.9%). The
FY2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act provided $340.1 million, the same level as for FY2011.
Previously, the FY2010 appropriations act provided $328.3 million, and P.L. 111-212 provided an
additional $12.96 million in supplemental appropriations.
The USCP FY2013 request and FY2012 funding level are presented in Table 7.
Appropriations for the police are contained in two accounts—a salaries account and a general
expenses account.
The salaries account contains funds for the salaries of employees; overtime
pay; hazardous duty pay differential; and government contributions for employee health,
retirement, Social Security, professional liability insurance, and other benefit programs. The
general expenses account contains funds for expenses of vehicles; communications equipment;
security equipment and its installation; dignitary protection; intelligence analysis; hazardous
material response; uniforms; weapons; training programs; medical, forensic, and communications

10 For additional information, see CRS Report R40962, Members’ Representational Allowance: History and Usage, by
Ida A. Brudnick.
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services; travel; relocation of instructors for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; and
other administrative and technical support, among other expenses. The Capitol Police requested
$303.1 million for salaries (an increase of nearly $26 million, or 9.4%) and $70.6 million (an
increase of $7.6 million, or 12.1%). The FY2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act provided the
same level as in FY2011 for both salaries and general expenses.
Another appropriation relating to the Capitol Police appears within the Architect of the Capitol
account for Capitol Police buildings and grounds. The Capitol Police had requested $30.8 million,
an increase of $9.3 million (43.3%) over the FY2012 level of $21.5 million. The FY2011 enacted
level was nearly $27.0 million.
Highlights of the House and Senate Hearings on the FY2013 Budget of the
U.S. Capitol Police

At a hearing on March 22, 2012, the Senate subcommittee discussed costs related to the January
2013 Presidential Inauguration; overtime costs; and the radio modernization project.
On February 8, 2012, the House subcommittee discussed the response to the earthquake on
August 23, 2011; the transfer of Union Square and public access; the status of a discrimination
lawsuit; the mission of the Capitol Police; measures to control overtime costs; inauguration
planning; and district office security.
Architect of the Capitol
The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is responsible for the maintenance, operation, development,
and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the Capitol and its
grounds, House and Senate office buildings, Library of Congress buildings and grounds, Capitol
power plant, Botanic Garden, Capitol Visitor Center, and Capitol Police buildings and grounds.
The Architect is responsible for the Supreme Court buildings and grounds, but appropriations for
their expenses are not contained in the legislative branch appropriations bill.
Overall Funding Levels
Operations of the Architect are funded in the following 10 accounts: general administration,
Capitol building, Capitol grounds, Senate office buildings, House office buildings, Capitol power
plant, Library buildings and grounds, Capitol Police buildings and grounds, Capitol Visitor
Center, and Botanic Garden.
The Architect requested $668.2 million, an increase of $100.7 million (17.7%) from the FY2012
level of $567.5 million.
The FY2012 level represented a decrease of $32.9 million (-5.5%) from the FY2011 enacted level
of $600.4 million (not including a rescission of $14.6 million in unobligated amounts of prior
year appropriations for the Capitol Visitor Center contained in the FY2011 act). The FY2011
level represented a decrease of $1.2 million (-0.2%) from the $601.6 million provided in FY2010.
In FY2010, a 21.7% increase (or $644.6 million) was requested, and a 13.6% increase was
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provided ($601.6 million).11 In FY2009, a 55.4% increase ($642.7 million) was requested, and a
28% increase ($529.6 million) was provided. The FY2008 budget authority ($413.5 million)
represented a decrease of 8.1% from the $449.9 million (including supplemental appropriations)
provided in FY2007.
The FY2013 request and FY2012 funding level for each of the AOC accounts are presented in
Table 8.
Highlights of the House and Senate Hearings on the FY2013 Budget of the
Architect of the Capitol

At a hearing on March 1, 2012, the Senate subcommittee discussed the Capitol Dome skirt
project; the Capitol power plant and chiller capacity; potential consolidation of financial
management systems; fire and life safety priorities; and improvements to Union Square, which
includes the Capitol reflecting pool and the Grant Memorial.
At a hearing on February 9, 2012, the House subcommittee discussed the AOC policy on
workplace harassment; maintenance of the Capitol Visitor Center; the potential for co-generation
at the Capitol power plant; garage maintenance; and the occupation of Federal Office Building
#8.
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
CBO is a nonpartisan congressional agency created to provide objective economic and budgetary
analysis to Congress. CBO cost estimates are required for any measure reported by a regular or
conference committee that may vary revenues or expenditures.12
CBO requested $44.6 million for FY2013, an $850,000 increase (1.9%) from the $43.8 million
provided for FY2012.
The FY2012 level represented a decrease of 6.4% from the FY2011 level of $46.8 million. CBO
received $45.2 million for FY2010; $44.1 million was provided in the FY2009 Omnibus
Appropriations Act (P.L. 111-8), and $2.0 million, to remain available through FY2010, was
provided in the FY2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 111-32).
Administrative Provisions
CBO has requested two administrative provisions for FY2013. The requested provisions would
1. allow CBO’s appropriation to be used to pay the compensation of certain
employees with non-immigrant visas, a provision also requested in FY2012, and

11 Under the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-437), funding for the Capitol Guide Service was transferred
to the Architect of the Capitol.
12 The Congressional Budget Office is required to use estimates provided by the Joint Committee on Taxation for all
revenue legislation (Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, P.L. 99-177, §273, 99 Stat.1098,
December 12, 1985; 2 U.S.C. §621 (et seq.)).
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2. allow CBO to accept the use of voluntary student services as part of an agency
program established for the purpose of providing educational experiences for the
student.
Highlights of the House and Senate Hearings on the FY2013 Budget of CBO
At the House hearing on February 7, 2012, the subcommittee discussed zero-based budgeting;
CBO’s scorekeeping unit; proposed legislation which would require dynamic scoring; and
proposals to move to biennial budgeting.
At a hearing on March 15, 2012, the Senate subcommittee discussed CBO’s staffing plan and
resources, including deferred IT purchases and upgrades.
Library of Congress (LOC)
The Library of Congress serves simultaneously as Congress’s parliamentary library and the de
facto national library of the United States. Its broader services to the nation include the
acquisition, maintenance, and preservation of a collection of more than 147 million items13 in a
wide range of traditional and new media; service to the general public and scholarly and library
communities; administration of U.S. copyright laws by its Copyright Office; and administration
of a national program to provide reading material to the blind and physically handicapped. Its
direct services to Congress include the provision of legal research and law-related services by the
Law Library of Congress, and a broad range of activities by the Congressional Research Service
(CRS), including in-depth and nonpartisan public policy research, analysis, and legislative
assistance for Members and committees and their staff; congressional staff training; information
and statistics retrieval; and continuing legal education for Members of both chambers and
congressional staff.
The Library requested $603.6 million for FY2013, an increase of $16.2 million (2.8%) from the
FY2012 level of $587.3 million.
The FY2012 level represented a decrease of $41.3 million (-6.6%) from the FY2011 level of
$628.7 million. The FY2011 level represented a decrease of $14.7 million (-2.3%) from the
$643.3 million provided in FY2010. The FY2010 level represented an increase of 6.0% over the
FY2009 level of $607.1 million,14 and the FY2009 level represented an increase of approximately
7.8% over the $563.0 million provided in the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act. These
figures do not include additional authority to spend receipts.15
The FY2013 budget contains the following headings:
• Salaries and expenses—The Library requested $423.7 million (not including
$6.35 million in authority to spend receipts), an increase of $9.96 million (2.4%)
from the FY2012 level of $413.7 million (not including $6.35 million in

13 Figure obtained from the Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress for Fiscal Year 2010, Library of Congress,
Washington, DC, 2011. Available at http://www.loc.gov/about/reports/.
14 This percentage is not adjusted for non-recurring costs, including the transfer of the Library of Congress Police to the
Capitol Police.
15 An example of receipts are fees paid to the LOC for copyright registration.
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authority to spend receipts). The FY2012 level represented a decrease of $18.0
million (-4.2%) from the FY2011 level of $431.8 million. The FY2011 level was
an $8.0 million decrease (-1.8%) from the $439.8 million provided for FY2010.
• Copyright Office—The Library requested $19.2 million for the copyright office,
an increase of $3.0 million (18.7%). The FY2012 Consolidated Appropriations
Act provided $16.1 million, a decrease of $1.7 million (-9.5%). The FY2011
level of $17.8 million was a decrease of $3.0 million (-14.6%) from the $20.9
million provided for FY2010. These levels do not include authority to spend
receipts.
• Congressional Research Service—The FY2013 request includes $109.2 million
for CRS, an increase of $2.4 million (2.3%). The FY2012 Consolidated
Appropriations Act provided $106.8 million, a decrease of $4.2 million (-3.8%)
from the FY2011 level of $111.0 million. The FY2011 level was a decrease of
$1.5 million (-1.3%) from the $112.5 million provided for FY2010.
• Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped—The Library requested $51.5
million, an increase of $848,000 (1.7%). The FY2012 Consolidated
Appropriations Act provided $50.7 million, a decrease of $17.4 million (-25.5%)
from the $68.0 million provided for FY2011. The FY2011 level was a decrease
of $2.1 million (-3.0%) from the $70.2 million provided for FY2010.
The Architect’s budget also contains funds for the Library buildings and grounds. The FY2013
request includes $53.6 million, an increase of $6.7 million (14.3%). The FY2012 Consolidated
Appropriations Act provided $46.9 million, an increase of $1.2 million (2.6%) from the $45.7
million provided for FY2011. The FY2011 level represented a 0.2% reduction (-$92,000) from
the $45.8 million provided for Library buildings and grounds in FY2010.
Administrative Provisions
The Library requested two recurring administrative provisions related to authority to obligate
funds for reimbursable and revolving fund activities and providing transfer authority.
Highlights of the House and Senate Hearings on the FY2013 Budget of the
Library of Congress

At a hearing on February 7, 2012, the House subcommittee examined zero-based budgeting
efforts; inflationary costs; the Library’s Twitter archive; General Services Administration (GSA)
rental costs; the Veterans’ Oral History Project and the Civil Rights Oral History Project; the
copyright small claims court project; and the Library’s overseas operations, including the
operation of the Cairo office during the “Arab Spring.”
At a hearing on March 1, 2012, the Senate subcommittee discussed the consequences of budget
cuts in FY2011 and FY2012 and prioritization of the budget for FY2013; the buyout conducted in
the first quarter of FY2012 and the departure of 186 staff; and the Library’s request for the Ft.
Meade storage module.
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Government Accountability Office (GAO)
GAO works for Congress by responding to requests for studies of federal government programs
and expenditures. GAO may also initiate its own work.16 Formerly the General Accounting
Office, the agency was renamed the Government Accountability Office effective July 7, 2004.
GAO requested $526.2 million for FY2013, an increase of $14.9 million (2.9%) over the $511.3
million provided in FY2012. The FY2012 level represented a decrease of $34.96 million (-6.4%)
from the $546.3 million provided for FY2011. The FY2011 level was a decrease of $10.6 million
(-1.9%) from the $556.9 million GAO received in FY2010. GAO received $531.0 million in the
FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act and an additional $25.0 million in P.L. 111-5 to cover
responsibilities under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. These levels do not
include offsetting collections.17
Highlights of House and Senate Hearings on the FY2013 Budget of the GAO
At the House hearing on February 7, 2012, the subcommittee discussed issues including zero-
based budgeting; prioritization of items in the FY2013 budget request; the buyout program
conducted in 2011; the GAO student loan repayment program; prioritization of congressional
requests; GAO’s reports on high-risk and duplicative programs; diversity; and GAO’s training
program.
The Senate subcommittee met on March 15, 2012, and discussed GAO’s staffing requests; the
potential of a consolidation of financial management systems; zero-based budgeting; and costs for
audits related to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Government Printing Office (GPO)18
GPO requested $126.2 million for FY2013, the same level provided in FY2012. This level
represents a decrease of $8.9 million (-6.6%) from the $135.1 million provided for FY2011,
which was a decrease of $12.4 million (-8.4%) from the $147.5 million for FY2010. The FY2010
level represented an increase of $6.9 million (4.9%) over the $140.6 million provided in the
FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The FY2009 level represented an increase of $15.9 million
(12.7%) over the $124.7 million provided in the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
GPO’s budget authority is contained in three accounts: (1) congressional printing and binding, (2)
Office of Superintendent of Documents (salaries and expenses), and (3) the revolving fund.
• Congressional printing and binding—GPO requested $83.6 million, a decrease of
$7.1 million (-7.8%) from the FY2012 level of $90.7 million. The FY2012 level
represented a decrease of $2.9 million (-3.1%) from the $93.6 million provided
for FY2011. The FY2010 appropriations act provided $93.8 million.


16 GAO’s guidelines for initiating studies are contained in U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO’s
Congressional Protocols
, GAO-04-310G (Washington: GAO, 2004). Posted on the website of the Government
Accountability Office at http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/d04310g.pdf.
17 Offsetting collections include funds derived from reimbursable audits and rental of space in the GAO building.
18 For additional information on GPO, see CRS Report R40897, Congressional Printing: Background and Issues for
Congress
, by R. Eric Petersen and Amber Hope Wilhelm.
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• Office of Superintendent of Documents (salaries and expenses)—GPO requested
$34.7 million, a decrease of $272,000 (-0.8%) from the FY2012 level of $35.0
million. The FY2012 level was a decrease of $4.8 million (-12.1%) from the
$39.8 million provided for FY2011. The FY2010 appropriations act provided
$40.9 million.
• Revolving fund—The revolving fund supports the operation and maintenance of
the Government Printing Office.19 GPO requested $7.8 million, an increase of
$7.3 million from the FY2012 level of $500,000. Previously, the FY2011 act
provided $1.66 million, and the FY2010 act provided $12.8 million for the
revolving fund.
The congressional printing and binding account pays for expenses of printing and binding
required for congressional use, and for statutorily authorized printing, binding, and distribution of
government publications for specified recipients at no charge. Included within these publications
are the Congressional Record; Congressional Directory; Senate and House Journals; memorial
addresses of Members; nominations; U.S. Code and supplements; serial sets; publications printed
without a document or report number, for example, laws and treaties; envelopes provided to
Members of Congress for the mailing of documents; House and Senate business and committee
calendars; bills, resolutions, and amendments; committee reports and prints; committee hearings;
and other documents.
The Office of Superintendent of Documents account funds the mailing of government documents
for Members of Congress and federal agencies, as statutorily authorized; the compilation of
catalogs and indexes of government publications; and the cataloging, indexing, and distribution of
government publications to the Federal Depository and International Exchange libraries, and to
other individuals and entities, as authorized by law.
Highlights of House and Senate Hearings on the FY2013 Budget of the
Government Printing Office

The House subcommittee met on February 7, 2012, to discuss GPO’s FY2013 budget request.
Among the items addressed were a survey of congressional offices to determine preferred
Congressional Record distribution levels, which reduced the number of copies by 400; the use of
XML; diversity and training opportunities; and the future of printing in a digital era.
The Senate subcommittee held its FY2013 budget request hearing on March 15, 2012. The
subcommittee discussed GPO’s experience with zero-based budgeting and its staffing level
following the implementation of a buyout program in 2011.
Office of Compliance
The Office of Compliance is an independent and nonpartisan agency within the legislative
branch. It was established to administer and enforce the Congressional Accountability Act, which

19 For additional information, see CRS Report R40939, Legislative Branch Revolving Funds, by Ida A. Brudnick and
Jacob R. Straus.
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was enacted in 1995.20 The act applies various employment and workplace safety laws to
Congress and certain legislative branch entities.21
The Office of Compliance requested $4.2 million, an increase of $389,000 (10.2%) from the $3.8
million provided in FY2012.
The FY2012 level represented a decrease of $260,000 (-6.4%) from the $4.08 million provided in
P.L. 112-10 for FY2011. The FY2011 level represented a decrease of $300,000 (-6.9%) from the
$4.4 million provided in FY2010. The FY2010 level represented an increase of 7.5% from the
$4.1 million provided in the FY2009 Omnibus, which was an increase of 21.8% over the FY2008
level of $3.3 million.
Highlights of the Senate Hearing on the FY2013 Budget of the
Office of Compliance

The Senate held a hearing on the FY2013 budget request on March 1, 2012. The subcommittee
discussed consequences of reduced funding, including reduced staff and training, and
collaboration with the Architect of the Capitol.
Open World Leadership Center
The Open World Leadership Center administers a program that supports democratic changes in
other countries by inviting their leaders to observe democracy and free enterprise in the United
States. The first program was authorized by Congress in 1999 to support the relationship between
Russia and the United States. The program encouraged young federal and local Russian leaders to
visit the United States and observe its government and society.
Established at the Library of Congress as the Center for Russian Leadership Development in
2000, the center was renamed the Open World Leadership Center in 2003, when the program was
expanded to include specified additional countries.22 In 2004, Congress further extended the
program’s eligibility to other countries designated by the center’s board of trustees, subject to
congressional consideration.23 The center is housed in the Library and receives services from the
Library through an inter-agency agreement.

20 P.L. 104-1, 109 Stat. 3, January 23, 1995. The act, as amended, applies 12 civil rights, labor, and workplace safety
laws to Congress and certain legislative branch agencies. These laws are the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,
Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Employee Polygraph Protection Act, Fair
Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Federal Services Labor-Management Relations Act,
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Rehabilitation Act of 1970, Veterans’ employment and reemployment
rights at Chapter 43 of Title 38 of the U.S. Code, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act, and Veterans Employment
Opportunities Act.
21 Among the office’s activities are administration of a dispute resolution process, investigation and enforcement of
occupational safety and health and disability provisions of the act, investigation of labor relations and enforcement of
applicable provisions, and development of educational programs regarding the act’s provisions.
22 P.L. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-120, December 21, 2000; P.L. 108-7, 117 Stat. 382, February 20, 2003.
According to the 2003 act, the additional countries include “any country specified in §3 of the FREEDOM Support Act
(22 U.S.C. 5801),” and “Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.” The countries specified in 22 U.S.C. 5801 are Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and
Uzbekistan.
23 P.L. 108-447, 118 Stat. 3192, December 8, 2004.
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Open World requested $10.0 million for FY2013, the same as provided in FY2012, and $1.38
million (-12.1%) less than the $11.38 million provided in FY2011 (P.L. 112-10).
The FY2011 level represented a decrease of $623,000 (-5.2%) from the $12.00 million provided
for FY2010, and the FY2010 level represented a decrease of $1.90 million (-13.7%) from the
$13.90 million provided in the FY2009 Omnibus. The FY2009 level was a $4.92 million increase
(54.8%) over the $8.98 million provided in FY2008, which was a decrease of $4.88 million
(-35.2%) from the $13.86 million provided in FY2007 and FY2006.
Ongoing Discussion of Location of Open World
The location and future of Open World, as well as its inclusion in the legislative branch budget,
have been a topic of discussion at appropriations hearings in recent fiscal years.
At the Senate FY2013 budget request hearing on March 1, 2012, the subcommittee discussed
potential options for increasing private funding, including the hire of a development professional.
Previously, the House-passed FY2012 bill (H.R. 2551) would have provided $1.0 million, a
decrease of 91.2% from the FY2011 level of $11.38 million. The House report stated, “The
program has some strong champions on the Committee, but with reductions being made to most
every program within the Federal budget the Committee has elected to shut down the program
and recommends $1,000,000 for shutdown expenses.”24 The Senate-reported bill, in contrast,
would have provided $10.0 million (-12.1% below the FY2011 level). The Senate report stated
that “despite the fiscal constraints of the budget this program is necessary for the promotion of
democratic principles in countries with historically oppressive rule.”25 The Consolidated
Appropriations Act provides the Senate-reported level of $10.0 million.
Additionally, the FY2010 House Appropriations Committee report stated that “the Legislative
Branch Subcommittee has been clear that it expects the Open World program to become
financially independent of funding in this bill as soon as possible.”26 This sentiment was also
expressed in the conference report, which stated,
The conferees are fully supportive of expanded efforts of the Open World Center to raise
private funding and expect this effort to reduce the requirements for funding from the
Legislative Branch appropriations bill in future years. The Committees look forward to a
report of progress being made by the Center’s fundraising program prior to hearings on its
fiscal year 2011 budget request.27
The location within the legislative branch was discussed during a hearing on the FY2009 budget.
Ambassador John O’Keefe, the executive director of Open World, testified that the program may
attract different participants if associated with the executive branch rather than the Library of

24 U.S. Congress, House Appropriations Committee, FY2012 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, report to
accompany H.R. 2551, H.Rept. 112-148 (Washington: GPO, 2011), p. 28.
25 U.S. Congress, Senate Appropriations Committee, FY2012 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, report to
accompany H.R. 2551, S.Rept. 112-80 (Washington: GPO, 2011), p. 45.
26 U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Appropriations, Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, 2010, H.Rept.
111-160, (Washington: GPO, 2009), p. 29.
27 U.S. Congress, Legislative Branch Appropriations, 2010, H.Rept. 111-265, conference report to accompany H.R.
2918 (Washington: GPO, 2009), p. 42.
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Congress, which may be seen as more neutral and nonpartisan.28 The FY2009 explanatory
statement directed the Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees to work with the State
Department and the judiciary to establish a shared funding mechanism.29
The subcommittees also had discussed this issue during the FY2008 appropriations cycle,30 and
language was included in the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act requiring Open World to
prepare a report by March 31, 2008, on “potential options for transfer of the Open World
Leadership Center to a department or agency in the executive branch, establishment of the Center
as an independent agency in the executive branch, or other appropriate options.”31 In 2004, GAO
issued a report on the Open World program, examining program participation, purpose, and
accountability.32
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development
The center was created by Congress in 1988 to encourage public service by congressional staff
through training and development programs.33 The FY2013 request contains $430,000 for the
Stennis Center, the same level provided in FY2012. Previously, P.L. 112-10 provided $429,140
for FY2011 (including the 0.2% rescission), and $430,000 was provided in FY2010 and FY2009.
The following tables provide additional information on the FY2012 enacted and FY2013
requested levels for the legislative branch overall, the Senate, the House of Representatives, the
Capitol Police, and the Architect of the Capitol.
Table 4. Legislative Branch Appropriations
(in thousands of dollars)
FY2012
FY2013
House
Senate
Entity
Enacted
Request
Reported
Reported
Enacted
Title 1: Legislative Branch Appropriations
Senate 868,592
910,515



House of Representatives
1,225,680
1,225,681



Joint Itemsa 20,207
19,023



Capitol Policeb 340,137
373,769




28 Testimony of Ambassador John O’Keefe, executive director, U.S. Congress, House Committee on Appropriations,
Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Legislative Branch Appropriations for 2009, hearings, 110th Cong., 2nd sess.,
March 12, 2008 (Washington: GPO, 2008), pp. 359-420.
29 Congressional Record, February 23, 2009, p. H2398.
30 In H.R. 2771 (110th Cong.), the House-passed version of the FY2008 appropriations bill, the House Appropriations
Committee recommended $6.0 million for Open World. The committee report stated that an additional $6.0 million
would be provided for transfer to the program in the FY2008 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
appropriation. The House-passed bill, which retained the committee-recommended funding level, also contained an
administrative provision transferring the Open World Leadership Center to the Department of State effective October 1,
2008. The Senate-reported bill (S. 1686, 110th Cong.) would have provided $13.5 million in new budget authority for
Open World.
31 P.L. 110-161, 121 Stat. 2251, December 26, 2007.
32 Available at http://gao.gov/assets/250/241737.pdf.
33 2 U.S.C. 1105. See also http://www.stennis.gov/.
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FY2012
FY2013
House
Senate
Entity
Enacted
Request
Reported
Reported Enacted
Office of Compliance
3,817
4,206



Congressional Budget Office
43,787
44,637



Architect of the Capitol
567,509
668,188



Library of Congress, Including CRS
587,344
603,589



Congressional Research Service, Lib. of Cong.
106,790
109,205



Government Printing Office
126,200
126,200



Government Accountability Office
511,296 526,233


Open World Leadership Centerc 10,000
10,000



Stennis Center for Public Service
430
430



Title II: General Provisions
0
0



Subtotal Legislative Branch (Titles I and II)
4,304,999
4,512,471



CBO Scorekeeping Adjustment
2,000
0

Total Legislative Branch (Titles I and II)
4,306,999
4,512,471



Source: H.Rept. 112-331 and the FY2013 U.S. Budget.
Notes:
a. The FY2013 budget request contains the fol owing under “Joint Items”: the Joint Economic Committee, the
Joint Committee on Taxation, the Office of the Attending Physician, and the Office of Congressional
Accessibility Services. The FY2012 enacted level includes these items as well as $1.237 million for the Joint
Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2013.
b. This account was effective with the FY2003 Legislative Branch Appropriation Act. Previously, Capitol Police
funds were contained under the joint items account.
c. The center was named the Center for Russian Leadership Development prior to FY2004. Appropriations
represent payments to the center’s trust fund.
Table 5. Senate Appropriations
(in thousands of dollars)
FY2012
FY2013
Senate
Accounts
Enacted
Request
Reported
Enacted
Payments—Heirs of Deceased
0 0
Members of Congress
Expense Al owances and
205 205

Representation
Salaries, Officers, and Employees
175,762
182,067


Office of Legislative Counsel
6,995
7,022


Office of Legal Counsel
1,449
1,455


Expense Allowances for Secretary
28 28
of Senate, et al.
Contingent Expenses (subtotal)
684,153
719,738


Inquiries and Investigations
131,306
138,000


Senate Intl. Narcotics Caucus
488
520


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FY2012
FY2013
Senate
Accounts
Enacted
Request
Reported Enacted
Secretary of the Senatea
5,816
5,816


Sergeant at
130,722 130,173


Arms/Doorkeeperb
Miscel aneous Items
19,360
19,360


Senators’ Official Personnel
396,180 425,569


and Office Expense Account
Official Mail Costs
281
300


Total, Senate
868,592
910,515


Source: H.Rept. 112-331 and the FY2013 U.S. Budget.
Notes:
a. Office operations of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate are also funded under “Salaries, Officers, and
Employees.”
b. Office operations of the Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper are also funded under “Salaries,
Officers, and Employees.”
Table 6. House of Representatives Appropriations
(in thousands of dollars)
FY2012
FY2013
House
Accounts
Enacted
Request
Reported Enacted
Salaries and Expenses, Total
1,225,680
1,225,681


House Leadership Offices
23,277
23,277


House Leadership Offices
5,818 —
(transition quarter)
Members’ Representational
573,939 573,939

Allowance
Committee Employees (subtotal)
152,631
153,031


Standing Committees, Special
125,965 126,365

and Select, except
Appropriations
Appropriations Committee
26,666
26,666


Salaries, Officers, and Employees
177,628 174,912

(subtotal)
Office of the Clerk
26,114
22,370


Office of the Sergeant at
12,585 13,828

Arms
Office of Chief Administrative
116,782 116,782

Officer
Office of Inspector General
5,045
4,692


Office of General Counsel
1,415
1,415


Office of the Chaplain
179
179


Office of the Parliamentarian
2,060
2,060


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FY2012
FY2013
House
Accounts
Enacted
Request
Reported Enacted
Office of the Law Revision
3,258 3,258
Counsel
Office of the Legislative
8,814 8,814
Counsel
Office of Interparliamentary
859 859
Affairs
Other Authorized Employees
347
485


Office of Historian
170
170


Al owances and Expenses
292,387 300,522

(subtotal)
Supplies, Materials,
3,696 3,696
Administrative Costs and
Federal Tort Claims
Official Mail for committees,
201 201
leadership, administrative and
legislative offices
Government Contributions
264,848
270,905


Business Continuity and
17,112 17,112

Disaster Recovery Emergency
Appropriations
Miscel aneous Items
760
760


Transition Activities
1,722
4,125


Wounded Warrior Program
2,500
2,175


Office of Congressional Ethics
1,548
1,548


House of Representatives, Total
1,225,680
1,225,681


Sources: H.Rept. 112-331 and the FY2013 U.S. Budget.
Table 7. Capitol Police Appropriations
(in thousands of dollars)
FY2012
FY2013
House
Senate
Accounts
Enacted
Request
Reported
Reported Enacted
Salaries, Capitol Police
277,133
303,132



General Expenses
63,004
70,637



Total, Capitol Police
340,137
373,769



Source: H.Rept. 112-331 and the FY2013 U.S. Budget.
Table 8. Architect of the Capitol Appropriations
(in thousands of dollars)
FY2012
FY2013
House
Senate
Accounts
Enacted
Request
Reported
Reported
Enacted
General administration
101,340
102,601



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FY2012
FY2013
House
Senate
Accounts
Enacted
Request
Reported
Reported Enacted
Capitol building
36,154
97,072



Capitol grounds
9,852
18,502



Senate office buildings
71,128
79,392



House of Representatives





House office buildings
94,154
83,964



House Historic Buildings
30,000 50,000



Revitalization Fund
Capitol power planta
123,229
118,533



Library buildings and grounds
46,876
53,594



Capitol Police buildings and grounds
21,500
30,802



Botanic garden
12,000
12,140



Capitol Visitor Center
21,276
21,588



Total, Architect of the Capitol
567,509
668,188



Source: H.Rept. 112-331 and the FY2013 U.S. Budget.
Note:
a. Not including offsetting collections.

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Appendix. Prior Fiscal Year Information and Resources
Table A-1. Overview of Legislative Branch Appropriations: FY1996-FY2012
House, Senate, Conference, and CRS Reports and Related Legislative Vehicles
Fiscal
Enactment
CRS
Year House Senate
Conference
Enacted
Vehicle Title
Report
H.Rept. 112-
S.Rept. 112-80
H.Rept. 112-331
12/23/2011
Consolidated Appropriations Act,
CRS Report R41870, Legislative
2012
148 (H.R.
(H.R. 2551)
(H.R. 2055)
(P.L. 112-74)
2012
Branch: FY2012 Appropriations
2551)
S.Rept. 111-
4/15/2011
Department of Defense and Ful -
CRS Report R41214, Legislative
2011 ___
294
___
(P.L. 112-10)
Year Continuing Appropriations
Branch: FY2011 Appropriations
(S. 3799)
Act, 2011
H.Rept. 111-
S.Rept. 111-29 H.Rept. 111-265
10/1/2009
Legislative Branch Appropriations
CRS Report R40617, Legislative
2010
160 (H.R.
(S. 1294)
(H.R. 2918)
(P.L. 111-68)
Act, 2010
Branch: FY2010 Appropriations
2918)
explanatory materials
3/11/2009
Omnibus Appropriations Act,
CRS Report RL34490, Legislative
inserted into the
(P.L. 111-8)
2009
Branch: FY2009 Appropriations
2009 ___
___
Congressional Record and
issued in a committee

print
(H.R.1105)
H.Rept. 110-
S.Rept. 110-89
explanatory materials
12/26/2007
Consolidated Appropriations Act,
CRS Report RL34031, Legislative
2008
198 (H.R.
(S. 1686)
inserted into the
(P.L. 110-161)
2008
Branch: FY2008 Appropriations
2771)
Congressional Record
(H.R. 2764)
H.Rept. 109-
S.Rept. 109-
2/15/2007
Revised Continuing
CRS Report RL33379, Legislative
2007
485 (H.R.
267
___
(P.L. 110-5)
Appropriations Resolution, 2007
Branch: FY2007 Appropriations
5521)
(H.R. 5521)
H.Rept. 109-
S.Rept. 109-89
H.Rept. 109-189
8/02/2005
FY2006 Legislative Branch
CRS Report RL32819, Legislative
2006
139
(H.R. 2985)
(H.R. 2985)
(P.L. 109-55)
Appropriations Act
Branch: FY2006 Appropriations
(H.R. 2985)
H.Rept. 108-
S.Rept. 108-
H.Rept. 108-792
12/8/2004
Consolidated Appropriations Act,
CRS Report RL32312,
2005
577
307
H.R. 4818
(P.L. 108-447)
2005
Appropriations for FY2005:
(H.R. 4755)
(S. 2666)
Legislative Branch
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Fiscal
Enactment
CRS
Year House Senate
Conference
Enacted
Vehicle Title
Report
H.Rept. 108-
S.Rept. 108-88 H.Rept. 108-279
9/30/2003
Legislative Branch Appropriations
CRS Report RL31812,
2004
186
(S. 1383)
(H.R. 2657)
(P.L. 108-83)
Act, 2004
Appropriations for FY2004:
(H.R. 2657)
Legislative Branch
H.Rept. 107-
S.Rept. 107-
2/20/2003
Consolidated Appropriations
CRS Report RL31312,
2003
576
209
___
(P.L. 108-7)
Resolution, 2003
Appropriations for FY2003:
(H.R. 5121)
(S. 2720)
Legislative Branch
H.Rept. 107-
S.Rept. 107-37
H.Rept. 107-259
11/12/2001
Legislative Branch Appropriations
CRS Report RL31012,
2002
169
(S. 1172)
(H.R. 2647)
(P.L. 107-68)
Act, 2002
Appropriations for FY2002:
(H.R. 2647)
Legislative Branch
H.Rept. 106-
S.Rept. 106-
H.Rept. 106-796
12/21/2000
Consolidated Appropriations Act,
CRS Report RL30512,
2001
635
304
(H.R. 4516, incorporated
(P.L. 106-554)
2001
Appropriations for FY2001:
(H.R. 4516)
(S. 2603)
into H.R. 4577)
Legislative Branch
H.Rept. 106-
S.Rept. 106-75
H.Rept. 106-290
9/29/1999
Legislative Branch Appropriations
CRS Report RL30212,
2000
156
(S. 1206)
(H.R. 1905)
(P.L. 106-57)
Act, 2000
Appropriations for FY2000:
(H.R. 1905)
Legislative Branch
H.Rept. 105-
S.Rept. 105-
H.Rept. 105-734
10/21/1998
Legislative Branch Appropriations
CRS Report 98-212, Appropriations
1999
595
204
(H.R. 4112)
(P.L. 105-275)
Act, 1999
for FY1999: Legislative Branch
(H.R. 4112)
(S. 2137)
H.Rept. 105-
S.Rept. 105-47
H.Rept. 105-254
10/7/1997
Legislative Branch Appropriations
CRS Report 97-212, Appropriations
1998
196
(S. 1019)
(H.R. 2209)
(P.L. 105-55)
Act, 1998
for FY1998: Legislative Branch
(H.R. 2209)
Source: Congressional Research Service.

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Selected Websites
These sites contain information on the FY2013 legislative branch appropriations requests and
legislation, and the appropriations process:
House Committee on Appropriations
http://appropriations.house.gov/
Senate Committee on Appropriations
http://appropriations.senate.gov/
CRS Appropriations Products Guide
http://www.crs.gov/Pages/AppropriationsStatusTable.aspx?source=QuickLinks
Congressional Budget Office
http://www.cbo.gov
Government Accountability Office
http://www.gao.gov
Office of Management & Budget
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/

Author Contact Information

Ida A. Brudnick

Specialist on the Congress
ibrudnick@crs.loc.gov, 7-6460

Congressional Research Service
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