Legislative Branch: FY2014 Appropriations
Ida A. Brudnick
Specialist on the Congress
November 25, 2013
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Legislative Branch: FY2014 Appropriations
Summary
The legislative branch appropriations bill provides funding for the Senate; House of
Representatives; Joint Items; Capitol Police; Office of Compliance; Congressional Budget Office
(CBO); Architect of the Capitol (AOC); Library of Congress (LOC), including the Congressional
Research Service (CRS); Government Printing Office (GPO); Government Accountability Office
(GAO); and Open World Leadership Center.
The legislative branch FY2014 budget request of $4.512 billion was submitted on April 10, 2013.
By law, the President includes the requests submitted from the legislative branch in the annual
budget without change.
The House and Senate Appropriations Committees’ Legislative Branch Subcommittees held
hearings to consider the FY2014 legislative branch requests.
The House subcommittee held its markup on July 9, 2013, and the full committee held a markup
on July 18. Seven amendments were offered in the full committee, and four were agreed to by
voice vote or accepted. The bill, which would provide $3.233 billion (not including Senate items),
was reported on July 23 (H.R. 2792, H.Rept. 113-173).
The Senate Appropriations Committee held a markup on July 11 (S. 1283, S.Rept. 113-70). It
would provide $2.978 billion (not including House items). No amendments were offered in the
Senate markup.
Neither a legislative branch appropriations bill, nor a continuing appropriations resolution (CR),
containing FY2014 funding was enacted prior to the beginning of the fiscal year on October 1. A
funding gap, which resulted in a partial government shutdown, ensued for 16 days. The funding
gap was terminated by the enactment of a CR (P.L. 113-46) on October 17, 2013. The funding
provided by the CR expires on January 15, 2014, unless superseded by the enactment of annual
appropriations. The legislative branch previously experienced a funding gap in FY1996
(November 14-18, 1995).
The legislative branch budget has decreased each year since FY2010. The FY2013 act funded
legislative branch accounts at the FY2012 enacted level, with some exceptions (also known as
“anomaliesâ€), less across-the-board rescissions that applied to all appropriations in the act, and
not including sequestration reductions implemented on March 1. The FY2012 level represented a
decrease of $236.9 million (-5.2%) from the FY2011 level, which itself represented a $125.1
million decrease (-2.7%) from FY2010. P.L. 112-10 (enacted on April 15, 2011) provided $4.543
billion for FY2011 legislative branch operations. 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 smallest of the appropriations bills, the legislative branch comprises approximately 0.4% of
total discretionary budget authority.
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Contents
Most Recent Developments ............................................................................................................. 1
Status of FY2014 Appropriations .............................................................................................. 1
Submission of FY2014 Budget Request on April 10, 2013....................................................... 1
Senate and House Hearings on the FY2014 Budget Requests .................................................. 2
House Subcommittee Markup ................................................................................................... 2
House Committee Markup ........................................................................................................ 2
Senate Committee Markup ........................................................................................................ 3
Beginning of the Fiscal Year: Funding Gap, Shutdown, and Temporary Continuing
Resolution ............................................................................................................................... 3
Prior Year Funding: Figures and Tables ........................................................................................... 4
FY2014 Legislative Branch Funding Issues .................................................................................... 9
Senate ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Overall Funding................................................................................................................... 9
Senate Committee Funding ................................................................................................. 9
Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account ................................................. 9
House of Representatives ........................................................................................................ 10
Overall Funding................................................................................................................. 10
House Committee Funding ................................................................................................ 10
Members’ Representational Allowance ............................................................................. 11
Support Agency Funding ......................................................................................................... 11
U.S. Capitol Police ............................................................................................................ 11
Architect of the Capitol ..................................................................................................... 12
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ................................................................................ 13
Library of Congress (LOC) ............................................................................................... 14
Government Accountability Office (GAO) ....................................................................... 16
Government Printing Office (GPO) .................................................................................. 17
Office of Compliance ........................................................................................................ 18
Open World Leadership Center ......................................................................................... 19
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development ............................. 22
Figures
Figure 1. Timing of Legislative Branch Appropriations Bills: FY1993-FY2014 ............................ 6
Figure 2. Legislative Branch as a Proportion of Total Discretionary Budget Authority .................. 7
Figure 3. FY2012 Legislative Branch Appropriations: Division of Budget Authority .................... 7
Tables
Table 1. Status of Legislative Branch Appropriations, FY2014 ...................................................... 1
Table 2. Dates of House and Senate Hearings on Legislative Branch Requests .............................. 2
Table 3. Legislative Branch Appropriations, FY2003-FY2013 ....................................................... 8
Table 4. Legislative Branch Appropriations .................................................................................. 24
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Table 5. Senate Appropriations ...................................................................................................... 25
Table 6. House of Representatives Appropriations ........................................................................ 26
Table 7. Capitol Police Appropriations .......................................................................................... 28
Table 8. Architect of the Capitol Appropriations ........................................................................... 28
Table A-1. Overview of Legislative Branch Appropriations: FY1996-FY2014 ............................ 30
Appendixes
Appendix. Fiscal Year Information and Resources ........................................................................ 30
Contacts
Author Contact Information........................................................................................................... 32
Acknowledgments ......................................................................................................................... 32
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Most Recent Developments
This section provides an overview of the current status of FY2014 legislative branch
appropriations, with subsections covering each action from the initial submission of the request
on April 10, 2013, to hearings and markups held by the House and Senate Appropriations
Committees, through the enactment of a continuing resolution (P.L. 113-46) on October 17, 2013.
That continuing resolution terminated the funding gap that began October 1 and provides budget
authority through January 15, 2014.
It is followed by a section on prior year actions and funding, which contains historical figures and
tables. The report then addresses the FY2014 budget requests, hearings, and funding issues for
individual legislative branch agencies and entities. Finally, Table 4 through Table 8 list FY2012
and FY2013 funding levels and FY2014 budget request and report levels for these accounts,
while the Appendix lists House, Senate, and conference bills and reports since FY1998.
Status of FY2014 Appropriations
Table 1. Status of Legislative Branch Appropriations, FY2014
Conference Report
Committee Markup
Approval
House
House
Senate
Senate Conference
House Senate Report
Passage
Report
Passage
Report House Senate
Public
Law
H.Rept. 113-
S.Rept.
7/18/2013 7/11/2013
173
113-70
(7/23/13)
(7/11/13)
Source: Congressional Research Service.
Note: In recent years, the House has held a subcommittee markup, while the Senate has held a markup for the
legislative branch only at the full committee level. The House subcommittee markup was held on July 9, 2013.
Submission of FY2014 Budget Request on April 10, 2013
The FY2014 U.S. Budget submitted on April 10, 2013, contained a request for $4.512 billion in
new budget authority for legislative branch activities.1
By law, the legislative branch request is submitted to the President and included in the budget
without change.2
1 Office of Management and Budget, Analytical Perspectives, Budget of the United States Government, FY2014, Table
32-1, “Federal Programs by Agency and Account†(Washington: GPO, 2013), pp. 2-16; and Office of Management and
Budget, Appendix, Budget of the United States Government, FY2014 (Washington: GPO, 2013), pp. 13-45.
2 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.â€
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Senate and House Hearings on the FY2014 Budget Requests
Table 2 lists the dates of hearings of the legislative branch subcommittees in 2013. Prepared
statements of witnesses are available on the subcommittee websites.3
Table 2. Dates of House and Senate Hearings on Legislative Branch Requests
House of Representatives
Senate
Senate —
June
6,
2013
House of Representatives
March 19, 2013
—
Capitol Police
April 10, 2013
June 6, 2013
Office of Compliance
—
—
Congressional Budget Office
February 27, 2013
May 21, 2013
Architect of the Capitol
March 5, 2013
June 6, 2013
Library of Congress, including the
February 27, 2013
May 7, 2013
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Government Printing Office
February 26, 2013
May 21, 2013
Government Accountability Office
February 26, 2013
May 21, 2013
Open World Leadership Center
March 5, 2013
May 7, 2013
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 29, 2013.
House Subcommittee Markup
On July 9, 2013, the House subcommittee met to mark up the FY2014 bill. The mark would
provide $3.2 billion (not including Senate items, which are determined by the Senate). No
amendments were offered, and it was reported to the full committee by voice vote.
House Committee Markup
On July 18, 2013, the full House Appropriations Committee held a markup of the FY2014 bill.
Seven amendments were considered before it was ordered reported to the House:
• An amendment offered by Mr. Bishop related to cancelling sequestration, which
failed;
3 For House subcommittee witness statements, see http://appropriations.house.gov/files/?CatagoryID=34776 or
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-113hhrg81322/pdf/CHRG-113hhrg81322.pdf.
For Senate subcommittee witness statements and webcasts, see http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/ht-
legislative.cfm.
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• An amendment offered by Mr. Moran, to restore funding for Open World to the
FY2013 post-sequester level, which was withdrawn;
• An amendment offered by Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz clarifying that
the former House page dorm can only be used by the legislative branch and
giving the House Appropriations Committee approval for any renovation plans
(Section 1302), which was agreed to;
• An amendment offered by Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz transferring
funding proposed for the Stennis Center to the Library, which was agreed to;
• An amendment offered by Mr. Kingston requiring the Government
Accountability Office to study the cost savings associated with privatizing the
Capitol Power Plant, which was agreed to;4
• An amendment offered by Ms. Kaptur to increase funding for the Botanic
Garden, which was withdrawn; and
• An amendment offered by Ms. Lee, that added a general provision (Section 214)
stating, “It is the sense of the Congress that Congress should not pass any
legislation that authorizes spending cuts that would increase poverty in the
United States,†which was accepted.
Senate Committee Markup
The Senate committee held its markup of the FY2014 bill on July 11, 2013. The bill would
provide $2.978 billion (not including House items, which are determined by the House). No
amendments were offered, and the bill was ordered reported by a roll call vote of 16-14 (S. 1283,
S.Rept. 113-70).
Beginning of the Fiscal Year: Funding Gap, Shutdown, and
Temporary Continuing Resolution
Prior to the beginning of FY2014, congressional action occurred on an interim continuing
resolution (CR) that would have provided continuing appropriations for projects and activities for
which authority existed during the previous fiscal year.5 H.J.Res. 59 was introduced on
September 10, 2013, and passed the House on September 20. On September 27, the Senate passed
H.J.Res. 59 with an amendment. Subsequent actions to resolve differences between the House
and Senate, which included the consideration of various House amendments to that Senate
amendment, were unsuccessful prior to the beginning of the fiscal year.
Because none of the 12 regular appropriations bills for FY2014 was enacted prior to the
beginning of the fiscal year, a funding gap6 ensued on October 1, 2013. Congressional action on
4 Previous studies include, for example, Government Accountability Office, Feasibility of Outsourcing the
Management and Operation of the Capitol Power Plant, January 31, 2008, GAO-08-382R.
5 For further information with regard to CRs, see CRS Report R42647, Continuing Resolutions: Overview of
Components and Recent Practices, by Jessica Tollestrup.
6 A funding gap is the interval during the fiscal year when appropriations for a particular project or activity are not
enacted into law, either in the form of a regular appropriations act or a CR. Although a shutdown may be the result of a
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FY2014 appropriations between October 2 and October 15 was generally limited to a number of
narrow CRs to provide funding for certain programs or classes of individuals, none of which
would have provided funding for the legislative branch.7
Since the Antideficiency Act8 generally bars the obligation of funds in the absence of
appropriations, and pursuant to opinions issued in 1980 and early 1981 by then-Attorney General
Benjamin Civiletti further clarifying the need for the federal government to begin terminating
regular activities upon the occurrence of a funding gap, a partial shutdown began on October 1,
2013.9 Many legislative branch activities were restricted to those “excepted†pursuant to the act,
which include activities necessary to protect life and property. Some activities also continued
pursuant to authorities cited in a 1990 GAO nondecision letter, which states: “ ... Congress and its
agents may incur obligations to support Congress’s exercise of its constitutional powers.â€10
On October 16, 2013, the Senate passed H.R. 2775 with an amendment that, in part, provided
interim continuing appropriations for the previous fiscal year’s projects and activities. Later that
same day, the House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2775. The CR was signed into law
on October 17, 2013 (P.L. 113-46), thus terminating the funding gap that same day. With some
routine exceptions, the CR provides budget authority through January 15, 2014.
The legislative branch previously experienced a funding gap in FY1996 (November 14-18,
1995).11
Prior Year Funding: Figures and Tables
FY2013 funding of approximately $4.061 billion was provided by P.L. 113-6, which was signed
into law on March 26, 2013.12 The act funded legislative branch accounts at the FY2012 enacted
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funding gap, the two events may be distinguished, especially in historical practice and prior to the issuance of the
Civiletti opinions in 1980 and early 1981, or in instances of short duration when expectation that appropriations would
soon be enacted. For further information, see CRS Report RS20348, Federal Funding Gaps: A Brief Overview, by
Jessica Tollestrup.
7 These CRs include H.J.Res. 70, H.J.Res. 71, H.J.Res. 72, H.J.Res. 73, H.J.Res. 75, H.J.Res. 76, H.J.Res. 77, H.J.Res.
79, H.J.Res. 80, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 83, H.J.Res. 84, H.J.Res. 85, H.J.Res. 89, H.J.Res. 90, H.J.Res. 91, and H.R.
3230. Of these, only the Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution of 2014
(H.J.Res. 91; P.L. 113-44) was enacted into law.
8 31 U.S.C. 1341-1342, 1511-1519.
9 For additional information on the Antideficiency Act, legal opinions, and exceptions, see CRS Report RL34680,
Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Processes, and Effects.
10 For shutdown guidance provided to House offices, see “Guidance on Legislative Operations During a Lapse in
Appropriations†prior to the shutdown on October 1, 2013, at http://cha.house.gov/lapse-in-appropriations-guidance.
The guidance addresses, for example, decisions regarding the retention of employees consistent with the Constitution
and the Anti-Deficiency Act. For a discussion on the status of legislative branch agencies and personnel during a lapse
in appropriations, including consultation with the Congress, see U.S. GAO, Principles of Federal Appropriations Law,
vol. II, pp. 6-149 - 6-150, at http://www.gao.gov/assets/210/202819.pdf, and U.S. GAO, Letter from James F.
Hinchman, GAO General Counsel, to John J. Kominski, Library of Congress General Counsel, B-241911, October 23,
1990, at http://archive.gao.gov/lglp2pdf23/087761.pdf.
11 P.L. 104-53, the FY1996 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, was enacted on November 19, 1995, prior to the
funding gap that lasted from December 16, 1995, through January 5, 1996.
12 FY2013 level from the CBO cost estimate for “Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (H.J.Res. 59), Including
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level, with some exceptions (also known as “anomaliesâ€), and less across-the-board rescissions
required by Section 3004 of P.L. 113-6. Section 3004 was intended to eliminate any amount by
which the new budget authority provided in the act exceeds the FY2013 discretionary spending
limits in Section 251(c)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as
amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
Subsequent to the enactment of P.L. 113-6, OMB calculated that additional rescissions of 0.032%
of security budget authority, and 0.2% of nonsecurity budget authority, would be required. The
act did not alter the sequestration reductions implemented on March 1, which reduced most
legislative branch accounts by 5.0%.13 The accompanying OMB report indicated a dollar amount
of budget authority to be canceled in each account containing non-exempt funds.14
Previously, division G of the FY2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 112-74) provided
$4.307 billion for the legislative branch. This level was $236.9 million (-5.2%) below the FY2011
enacted level. 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. In FY2009, an additional $25.0 million was provided for the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.15 P.L. 111-32, the
FY2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act, also contained funding for a new Capitol Police radio
system ($71.6 million) and for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ($2.0 million).16
Figure 1 shows the timing of legislative branch appropriations actions, including the issuance of
House and Senate reports, bill passage, and enactment, from FY1993-FY2014. It shows that a
legislative branch bill has been enacted on or before October 1 seven times during this period
(FY1994, FY1995, FY1997, FY2000, FY2004, FY2006, and FY2010), with another three bills
enacted during the first month of the fiscal year (FY1993, FY1998, and FY1999), two in
November (FY1996 and FY2002), four in December (FY2001, FY2005, FY2008, and FY2012),
and six in the next calendar year (FY2003, FY2007, FY2009, FY2011, FY2013, and FY2014). It
also indicates when, through FY2013, the legislative branch bill has been enacted as a stand-alone
measure (12 times) and when it was enacted as a part of a consolidated or omnibus measure (9
times).
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the Amendment Reported by the House Committee on Rules on September 18, 2013 (H.Res. 352) Discretionary
spending (in millions of dollars)†(http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/hjres59amendment.pdf),
which lists a total for legislative branch budget authority of $4.061 billion, noting that it “includes effects of the 2013
sequestration.†This bill only contained a small anomaly for the legislative branch.
13White House, President Obama, Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2013 Pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, As Amended, March 1, 2013, available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/
sites/default/files/2013sequestration-order-rel.pdf.
14 Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint
Committee Sequestration for Fiscal Year 2013, March 1, 2013, http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/
assets/legislative_reports/fy13ombjcsequestrationreport.pdf.
15 P.L. 111-5, February 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 191.
16 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 2 compares legislative branch discretionary budget authority with total discretionary
budget authority from FY1976-FY2012. It shows the legislative branch as a proportion of total
discretionary budget authority over this period has remained relatively stable at approximately
0.4%. The highest proportional full-year level, 0.48%, was in FY1995, and the lowest, 0.31%,
was in FY2009.
Figure 3 demonstrates the division of budget authority across the legislative branch in FY2012.
Table 3 provides additional information on legislative branch funding provided in annual and
supplemental appropriations acts.
Figure 1. Timing of Legislative Branch Appropriations Bills: FY1993-FY2014
Source: Congressional Research Service.
Notes: When House and Senate action occurs on the same date, the House is shown first. The FY2010
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act (P.L. 111-68) is listed in this figure as stand-alone legislation (Division A),
although it was also the vehicle for a continuing appropriations resolution (Division B).
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Figure 2. 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, FY2014, Table 5.4—Discretionary Budget Authority By Agency: 1976–2018; available
at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Historicals.
Notes: 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 partial y 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 3. FY2012 Legislative Branch Appropriations: Division of Budget Authority
Source: P.L. 112-74, calculations by the Congressional Research Service.
Notes: Total does not include offsetting collections or authority to spend receipts. Percentages may not equal
100% due to rounding.
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Table 3. Legislative Branch Appropriations, FY2003-FY2013
(budget authority in billions of dollars)
Fiscal
Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Current
3.461a 3.528b 3.640c 3.793d 3.852e 3.970 4.501f 4.669g 4.543h 4.307 4.061i
Dollars
Constant
4.378 4.351 4.348 4.385 4.342 4.320 4.871 4.983 4.746 4.393 4.061
Dollars
Source: Congressional Research Service.
Notes: These figures 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. Constant 2013 dollars calculated using the “Total
Non-Defense†deflator in Table 10.1—Gross Domestic Product and Deflators Used in the Historical Tables: 1940–
2018 in the President’s budget.
a. This number contains appropriations provided by P.L. 108-7 (the FY2003 Omnibus Appropriations Act), and
$11.0 million for the House of Representatives, $37.74 million for the Capitol Police, $111,000 for the
Office of Compliance, $1.1 million for the Capitol Building, $22.68 million for the Capitol Power Plant,
$40.14 million for the Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds, $5.5 million for Library of Congress Salaries
and Expenses, $1.86 million for the Congressional Research Service, and $4.85 million for the General
Accounting Office, in supplemental appropriations, as wel as a general provision, provided by P.L. 108-11
(the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003).
b. This figure contains appropriations provided by P.L. 108-83 (the 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).
c. This number contains appropriations provided by P.L. 108-447 (the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
FY2005, adjusted by a 0.80% rescission also contained in P.L. 108-447), and P.L. 109-13 (the FY2005
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act).
d. This number contains appropriations provided by P.L. 109-55 (the FY2006 Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, adjusted by a 1.0% rescission contained in P.L. 109-148), and P.L. 109-234 (the FY2006
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act).
e. This number contains appropriations provided by P.L. 110-5 (the Revised Continuing Appropriations
Resolution, 2007), and funding for the House of Representatives, Government Accountability Office, U.S.
Capitol Police, Architect of the Capitol, and gratuity payments provided in P.L. 110-28 (the U.S. Troop
Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007).
f.
This number contains appropriations provided by P.L. 110-161 (the FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act),
$25.0 million for the Government Accountability Office provided by P.L. 111-5 (the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009), and $73.6 million provided by P.L. 111-32 for the U.S. Capitol Police and the
Congressional Budget Office (the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009).
g. This number contains appropriations provided by P.L. 111-68 (the FY2010 Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act), and $12.96 mil ion in supplemental appropriations provided for the U.S. Capitol Police
in P.L. 111-212 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010).
h. This number does not include scorekeeping adjustment.
i.
FY2013 level obtained from the CBO cost estimate for “Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
(H.J.Res. 59), Including the Amendment Reported by the House Committee on Rules on September 18,
2013 (H.Res. 352) Discretionary spending (in millions of dollars)†(http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/
cbofiles/attachments/hjres59amendment.pdf), which lists a total for legislative branch budget authority of
$4.061 billion, noting that it “includes effects of the 2013 sequestration.†This bill only contained a small
anomaly for the legislative branch.
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FY2014 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.
Senate
Overall Funding
The Senate requested $892.1 million for FY2014. The Senate reported bill contains $871.99
million.
The FY2012 level of $868.6 million represented a decrease of $45.6 million (-5.0%) from the
$914.2 million provided in FY2011, and the FY2011 level itself represented a reduction of $12.0
million (-1.3%) from the FY2010 level of $926.2 million.
Additional information on the Senate account is presented in Table 5.
Senate Committee Funding
Appropriations for Senate committees are contained in two accounts:17
• The inquiries and investigations account contains funds for all Senate
committees except Appropriations. The Senate requested $134.0 million for
inquiries and investigations, the level provided by the Senate report. The FY2012
level of $131.3 million 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 $15.14 million, and the Senate
report would provide $15.06 million. The FY2012 enacted level was $14.9
million.
Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account
The Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account (SOPOEA) 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, and the committee report would provide, $394.2 million for FY2014.
17 For additional information on committee funding, see CRS Report R40424, Senate Committee Expenditures
Resolutions, 113th Congress, and Funding Authorizations Since 1999, by Matthew E. Glassman.
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The FY2012 level of $396.2 million 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.18
House of Representatives
Overall Funding
The House requested $1.233 billion for FY2014. The House-reported bill would provide $1.172
billion.
The FY2012 level of $1.226 billion 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.
Additional information on headings in the House of Representatives account is presented in
Table 6.
House Committee Funding19
Funding for House committees is contained in the appropriation heading “committee employees,â€
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 $126.7 million, and the House-reported bill would
provide $119.4 million. The FY2012 level of $126.0 million 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 FY2014 request would provide $26.8 million, and the House-
reported bill would provide $25.3 million. The FY2012 level of $26.7 million 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.
18 The numbers above are for the SOPOEA for all Senators. The FY2011 act (P.L. 112-10) also contained language
relating to the individual allowances for each Senator, 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.†In addition to the overall account level, the Senate reports accompanying the
legislative branch bill generally provide preliminary information on the allocation for Senators from each state. For
example, see U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Legislative Branch Appropriations, 2013, report to
accompany H.R. 5882, 112th Cong., 2nd sess., S.Rept. 112-197 (Washington: GPO, 2012), pp. 20-21.
19 For additional information on committee funding, CRS Report RL32794, House Committee Funding Requests and
Authorizations, 104th-113th Congresses, by Matthew E. Glassman.
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Members’ Representational Allowance20
The Members’ Representational Allowance (MRA) is available to support Members in their
official and representational duties. For FY2014, $577.5 million was requested, and the House-
reported bill would provide $543.9 million. The $573.9 million provided in FY2012 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.
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 $363.3 million for FY2014. The House-reported bill would provide $329.7
million, and the Senate reported bill would provide $338.5 million.
Previously, the FY2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act provided $340.1 million, the same level
as for FY2011.
Additional information on the USCP is 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
services; travel; relocation of instructors for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; and
other administrative and technical support, among other expenses.
• Salaries—The Capitol Police requested $297.9 million for salaries. The House-
reported bill would provide $274.5 million, and the Senate reported bill would
provide $281.5 million.
• General Expenses—The Capitol Police requested $65.4 million for general
expenses. The House-reported bill would provide $55.2 million, and the Senate
reported bill would provide $57.0 million.
Another appropriation relating to the Capitol Police appears within the Architect of the Capitol
account for Capitol Police buildings and grounds. The FY2014 request contains $26.9 million, the
House-reported bill would provide $18.9 million, and the Senate reported bill would provide
20 For additional information, see CRS Report R40962, Members’ Representational Allowance: History and Usage, by
Ida A. Brudnick.
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$21.3 million. Previously, $21.5 million was provided in FY2012, and the FY2011 enacted level
was nearly $27.0 million.
Administrative Provisions
The Capitol Police requested administrative provisions providing authority to transfer between
salaries and expenses (Section 1101) and making “available balances of expired United States
Capitol Police appropriations†available for “deposit to the credit of the Employees’
Compensation Fund required by section 8147(b) of title 5, United States Code†(Section 1102).
Both of these provisions previously were included in the FY2013 House-passed and Senate-
reported bills. The FY2014 bills reported in the House and Senate included both provisions.
Highlights of the House and Senate Hearings on the FY2014 Budget of the
U.S. Capitol Police
On April 10, 2013, the House subcommittee discussed the Capitol Police training requests, radio
modernization program, district office security, door closures, overtime use, discrimination
complaints, and the Capitol Police Board.
At a hearing on June 6, 2013, the Senate subcommittee discussed the effects of sequestration.
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 $681.7 million for FY2014. The House-reported bill would provide
$507.99 million, not including funding for the Senate office buildings. The Senate-reported bill
would provide $468.9 million, not including funding for House office buildings.
The FY2012 level of $567.5 million 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
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a 13.6% increase was provided ($601.6 million).21 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 FY2014 request for each of the AOC accounts is presented in Table 8.
Administrative Provision
The House-reported bill contains administrative provisions requiring a semiannual report of
disbursements and related to the use of 501 First Street, S.E. (the former House page dorm). The
Senate reported bill contains a provision extending a law related to the collection and sale of
recyclable materials.
Highlights of the House and Senate Hearings on the FY2014 Budget of the
Architect of the Capitol
Among the items discussed at the House subcommittee hearing on March 5, 2013, were funding
for the Capitol Dome rehabilitation project, the prioritization of projects, transfer authority
provided in FY2013, plans for the renovation of the Cannon House Office Building and the
condition of the Rayburn building, the effect of the sequester on overtime work, plans for the
House page dorm, and the restoration of the Summerhouse on the West Front Lawn of the U.S.
Capitol.
At a hearing on June 6, 2013, the Senate subcommittee discussed the effects of sequestration, the
restoration of the Capitol Dome, and the prioritization of projects.
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.22
CBO requested $45.7 million for FY2014. The House-reported bill would provide $41.5 million,
and the Senate reported bill would provide $45.7 million.
The FY2012 level of $43.8 million 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).
21 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.
22 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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Administrative Provisions
CBO has requested two administrative provisions for FY2014. 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
FY2013, and
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
students, a provision also requested in FY2013.The House-reported bill included
this provision.
Highlights of the House and Senate Hearings on the FY2014 Budget of CBO
At the House hearing on February 27, 2013, the subcommittee discussed the impact of
sequestration and findings and projections in recent CBO products.
Among the items discussed at the May 21, 2013, Senate subcommittee hearing were the number
of requests received by CBO, its methodologies, and staffing levels with sequestration.
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 155 million items23 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 $608.7 million for FY2014. The House-reported bill would provide $558.3
million, and the Senate reported bill would provide $600.9 million.
The FY2012 level of $587.3 million 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,24 and the FY2009 level represented an increase
23 Figure obtained from the Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress for Fiscal Year 2012, Library of Congress,
Washington, DC, 2013, p. 5. Available at http://www.loc.gov/about/reports/.
24 This percentage is not adjusted for non-recurring costs, including the transfer of the Library of Congress Police to the
Capitol Police.
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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.25
The FY2014 budget contains the following headings:
• Salaries and expenses—The Library requested $427.5 million (not including
$6.35 million in authority to spend receipts). The House-reported bill would
provide $392.3 million. The Senate reported bill would provide $421.6 million.
The FY2012 level of $413.7 million (not including $6.35 million in authority to
spend receipts) 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 $19.3 million for the copyright office.
The House-reported bill would provide $16.6 million. The Senate reported bill
would provide $19.0 million. The FY2012 level of $16.1 million represented 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 FY2014 request contained $109.98
million for CRS, and the House-reported bill would provide $101.4 million. The
Senate reported bill would provide $108.8 million. The FY2012 level of $106.8
million represented 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 $51.9
million, and the House-reported bill would provide $48.0 million. The Senate
reported bill would provide $51.4 million. The FY2012 level of $50.7 million
represented 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 FY2014
request includes $77.0 million. The House-reported bill would provide $47.9 million. The Senate
reported bill would provide $64.2 million. 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 authority to obligate funds for reimbursable and revolving fund activities
and transfer authority. The bills reported in the House and Senate both contain these provisions.
25 An example of receipts are fees paid to the LOC for copyright registration.
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Highlights of the House and Senate Hearings on the FY2014 Budget of the
Library of Congress
At a hearing on February 27, 2013, the House subcommittee addressed the effects of
sequestration, the number of congressional requests, exchanges with international libraries, fee
structures for certain services, the request for Ft. Meade Module 5 storage, and plans for the
Twitter archive.
At a hearing on May 7, 2013, the Senate subcommittee asked about the number of requests from
Congress, core services of the Library, and sequestration.
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
GAO responds to requests for studies of federal government programs and expenditures. GAO
may also initiate its own work.26 Formerly the General Accounting Office, the agency was
renamed the Government Accountability Office effective July 7, 2004.
GAO requested $524.3 million for FY2014, not including offsetting collections. The House-
reported bill would provide $486.2 million. The Senate reported bill would provide $505.4
million.
Previously, the FY2013 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act contained an
anomaly for GAO, providing it with $506.3 million, not including sequestration or the across-the-
board rescission. The FY2012 level of $511.3 million 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.27
Administrative Provision
In addition to a provision related to deposits for the Employees’ Compensation Fund (provided in
P.L. 113-6), GAO requested language related to the collection of fees for filing protests and
changing certain reports required under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from
bimonthly to annual. The House and Senate reports both contain a provision related to the
collection of fees related to the establishment and operation of an electronic filing and document
dissemination system for protests. As stated above, an amendment adopted at the full committee
markup, included in language in the House report, requires GAO to study the cost savings
associated with privatizing the Capitol Power Plant.
26 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.
27 Offsetting collections include funds derived from reimbursable audits and rental of space in the GAO building.
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Highlights of House and Senate Hearings on the FY2014 Budget of the GAO
At the House hearing on February 26, 2013, the subcommittee discussed issues including the
number of requests accepted by GAO, sequestration plans, the size of GAO, statutory reporting
requirements, and savings achieved from GAO recommendations.
The Senate subcommittee met on May 21, 2013, and discussed the number of requests received
from Congress, performance management, and tracking agency implementation of GAO
recommendations.
Government Printing Office (GPO)28
GPO requested $128.5 million for FY2014. The House-reported bill would provide $115.1
million. The Senate reported bill would provide $119.3 million.
Previously, the FY2013 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act contained an
anomaly for GPO, providing it with $119.1 million, not including sequestration or the across-the-
board rescission. The FY2012 level of $126.2 million represented a decrease of $8.9 million
(-0.6%) 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 $79.7 million, equivalent to
the amount provided in the House-reported bill and the Senate reported bill. The
FY2012 level of $90.7 million 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.
• Office of Superintendent of Documents (salaries and expenses)—GPO requested
$35.8 million. The House-reported bill would provide $31.4 million. The Senate
reported bill would provide $31.5 million. FY2012 level of $35.0 million 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.29 GPO requested $12.9 million. The House-
reported bill would provide $3.97 million. The Senate reported bill would
provide $8.1 million. Previously, an anomaly in the FY2013 CR provided $4.0
million (not including the sequestration reductions or the rescission), $500,000
28 For additional information on GPO, see CRS Report R40897, Congressional Printing: Background and Issues for
Congress, by R. Eric Petersen and Amber Hope Wilhelm.
29 For additional information, see CRS Report R40939, Legislative Branch Revolving Funds, by Ida A. Brudnick and
Jacob R. Straus.
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was provided in FY2012, 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 FY2014 Budget of the
Government Printing Office
The House subcommittee met on February 26, 2013, to discuss GPO’s FY2014 budget request.
The topics discussed included sequestration preparations, the revolving fund, contracts with
vendors, equal employment opportunity complaints, the use of GPO mobile applications, changes
to the printing industry, and passport production.
The Senate subcommittee held its FY2013 budget request hearing on May 21, 2013, discussing
the operation and use of GPO’s revolving fund, as well as GPO’s response to recommendations in
the study of GPO performed by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA).30
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
was enacted in 1995.31 The act applies various employment and workplace safety laws to
Congress and certain legislative branch entities.32
30 The study is available at http://www.napawash.org/publications/rebooting-the-government-printing-office-keeping-
america-informed-in-the-digital-age/
31 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.
32 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
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The Office of Compliance requested $4.5 million for FY2014. The House-reported bill would
provide $3.6 million. The Senate reported bill would provide $3.9 million.
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.
Administrative Provisions
The FY2014 House subcommittee draft contained administrative provisions related to the
payment of awards and settlements under the Congressional Accountability Act and requiring
semiannual reporting of disbursements for the operations of the Office of Compliance.
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.33 In 2004, Congress further extended the
program’s eligibility to other countries designated by the center’s board of trustees, subject to
congressional consideration.34 The center is housed in the Library and receives services from the
Library through an inter-agency agreement.
Open World requested $10.06 million for FY2014.
The House subcommittee mark would provide $1.0 million. As stated above, an amendment to
restore funding for Open World to the FY2013 post-sequester level was debated and withdrawn
during the full committee markup. The House report states:
For many years the Committee has had concern with the placement of the Open World
Leadership Center (OWLC) in the Legislative Branch. The Committee understands the
program has some strong champions on the Committee. However, with further reductions
being made to every program within the Legislative Branch, the Committee has provided
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applicable provisions, and development of educational programs regarding the act’s provisions.
33 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.
34 P.L. 108-447, 118 Stat. 3192, December 8, 2004.
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$1,000,000 to cover the cost associated with the shutdown of the OWLC. The Committee
directs the Executive Director of the OWLC to retain any necessary prior year funds in the
Trust to cover any cost in excess of the $1,000,000 provided in this bill be utilized for the
orderly shutdown. The Executive Director is further directed that the program termination is
to be finalized within one year of enactment of the Legislative Branch fiscal year 2014
appropriation bill.35
The Senate reported bill would provide $4.0 million, as well as a provision allowing the Librarian
of Congress to transfer up to $6.0 million in non-appropriated funds to Open World.
Previously, the FY2013 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act contained an
anomaly for Open World, providing it with $8.0 million, not including sequestration or the
across-the-board rescission.36 FY2012 level was $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.
The FY2013 House-reported bill would have provided $1.0 million, a decrease of $9.0 million
(-90.0%), from the $10.0 million provided in FY2012 and requested for FY2013. The House
report states that this funding level would “cover the cost associated with the shutdown†and
directed that “the program termination is to be finalized within one year of enactment of the
Legislative Branch fiscal year 2013 appropriations bill.â€37 H.Amdt. 1281, agreed to by recorded
vote (204-203, Roll no. 373), eliminated this funding. 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. The Senate-reported bill would have
provided $10.0 million. P.L. 113-6 provided $8.0 million for FY2013, not including the across-
the-board rescission or sequestration.
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.â€38 The Senate-reported bill, in contrast,
35 U.S. Congress, House Committee on Appropriations, FY2014 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, H.Rept. 113-
173, report to accompany H.R. 2792 (Washington: GPO, 2013), p. 20.
36 The rescission equaled 0.032% for security programs, as defined by 250(c)(4)(B) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
37 U.S. Congress, House Committee on Appropriations, FY2013 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, H.Rept. 112-
511, report to accompany H.R. 5882 (Washington: GPO, 2012), p. 42.
38 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.
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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.â€39 The Consolidated
Appropriations Act provided 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.â€40 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.41
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
Congress, which may be seen as more neutral and nonpartisan.42 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.43
The subcommittees also had discussed this issue during the FY2008 appropriations cycle,44 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.â€45 In 2004, GAO
issued a report on the Open World program, examining program participation, purpose, and
accountability.46
39 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.
40 U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Appropriations, Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, 2010, H.Rept.
111-160, (Washington: GPO, 2009), p. 29.
41 U.S. Congress, Legislative Branch Appropriations, 2010, H.Rept. 111-265, conference report to accompany H.R.
2918 (Washington: GPO, 2009), p. 42.
42 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.
43 Congressional Record, February 23, 2009, p. H2398.
44 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.
45 P.L. 110-161, 121 Stat. 2251, December 26, 2007.
46 Available at http://gao.gov/assets/250/241737.pdf.
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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.47
The center requested $430,000 for FY2014. The Senate-reported bill would provide
$430,000.The House subcommittee mark would have provided $407,508. An amendment offered
at the full committee reduced this to $0. The FY2014 House report (H.Rept. 113-173) states:
The fiscal year 2012 Conference Agreement (House Report 112–331) directed that future
budget requests from the John C. Stennis Center be accompanied by an appropriately
detailed budget justification as requested in House Report 112–148. The John C. Stennis
Center has repeatedly ignored this directive.48
Previously, $430,000, not including the across-board-rescission or sequestration, was provided for
the center in FY2013. The FY2013 Senate-reported bill would have provided the requested level
of $430,000. The FY2013 House-passed bill did not provide funding for the Stennis Center, and
the House report stated:
The fiscal year 2012 Conference Agreement (H.Rept. 112-331) directed that future budget
requests from the John C. Stennis Center be accompanied by an appropriately detailed
budget justification as requested in H.Rept. 112-148. The Committee did not receive such
justification and therefore has not provided the requested funding.49
The $430,000 and directive for budget justifications included in the FY2012 conference report
followed language in H.Rept. 112-148, the FY2012 House report, which stated:
The Center was created by Congress in 1988 with an appropriation of $7.5 million which
subsequently was transferred to the John C. Stennis Trust Fund and invested in non-
expendable corpus Special Issue Certificates of Indebtedness with the U.S. Treasury. As
reflected in the current Budget of the United States, the Center has $15 million invested with
the Treasury, and at a 2 percent return should generate $300,000 that can be utilized for the
annual operation of the program. Since the principal of the fund has doubled from the
original appropriation and with reduced funding within the Legislative Branch, the
Committee has provided zero funding for the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
Training and Development.
The Committee directs that any further budget request from the John C. Stennis Center be
accompanied by an appropriately detailed budget justification.
The Stennis Center was funded at $430,000 in FY2011 (less 0.2% from an across-the-board
rescission), FY2010, FY2009, FY2008 (less 0.25% rescission from an across-the-board
rescission), and FY2007.
47 2 U.S.C. 1105. See also http://www.stennis.gov/.
48 U.S. Congress, House Committee on Appropriations, FY2014 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, H.Rept. 113-
173, report to accompany H.R. 2792 (Washington: GPO, 2013), p. 20.
49 U.S. Congress, House Committee on Appropriations, FY2013 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, H.Rept. 112-
511, report to accompany H.R. 5882 (Washington: GPO, 2012), p. 20.
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The Budget Control Act, the Legislative Branch Budget, and Tables 4-8
The following tables provide information on funding levels for the legislative branch overall, the Senate, the
House of Representatives, the Capitol Police, and the Architect of the Capitol. The tables will be updated as
additional information becomes available.
FY2013 discretionary appropriations were considered in the context of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA,
P.L. 112-25) that established discretionary spending limits for FY2012-FY2021 to achieve $1.2 trillion in savings
over 10 years. The BCA also tasked a Joint Select Committee 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 (across-the-board cuts) and lower discretionary spending
caps, to begin on January 2, 2013. Sequestration was delayed until March 1, 2013, and the required reductions
lowered, by enactment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240). The modified
sequestration was implemented as scheduled on March 1, 2013, and it reduced most legislative branch
accounts by 5.0%. A bill providing government funding for the remainder of FY2013, P.L. 113-6, was signed
into law on March 26, 2013, and did not include provisions that altered the sequester.
In addition, Section 3004 of P.L. 113-6 was intended to eliminate any amount by which the new budget
authority provided in the act exceeds the FY2013 discretionary spending limits in Section 251(c)(2) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. As enacted, this section provides two separate across-the-board
rescissions—one for nonsecurity budget authority and one for security budget authority—of 0%, to be applied
at the program, project, and activity level. The section requires the percentages to be increased if OMB
estimates that additional rescissions are needed to avoid exceeding the limits. Subsequent to the enactment of
P.L. 113-6, OMB calculated that additional rescissions of 0.032% of security budget authority, and 0.2% of
nonsecurity budget authority, would be required. Most of the legislative branch was subject to the nonsecurity
rescission, although the Open World Leadership Center was subject to the security rescission.
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Table 4. Legislative Branch Appropriations
(in thousands of dollars)
FY2013 from
FY2014 House
FY2013 from
report (enacted
FY2014 Senate
level not
report (enacted
including
level including
FY2014
FY2014
FY2012
sequester or
rescission but
FY2014
House
Senate
Entity
Enacted
rescission)
not sequester)
Request
Reported
Reported Enacted
Title 1: Legislative Branch Appropriations
Senate $868,592
—a $867,048
$892,115
—a $871,997
House of Representatives
1,225,680
1,225,680
—b 1,233,181
1,171,569
—b
Joint Itemsc 20,207
18,970
18,932
19,152
17,978
18,970
Capitol Policed 340,137
339,137
338,459
363,296
329,701
338,459
Office of Compliance
3,817
3,817
3,809
4,482
3,617
3,868
Congressional Budget Office
43,787
43,787
43,699
45,700
41,497
45,700
Architect of the Capitol
567,509
492,381
438,476b 681,667
507,994a 468,863b
Library of Congress, Including CRS
587,344
588,607
587,430
608,719
558,277
600,900
Congressional Research Service, Lib. of Cong.
106,790
106,790
106,576
109,979
101,408
108,841
Government Printing Office
126,200
119,132
118,894
128,478
115,140
119,300
Government Accountability Office
511,296 506,282 505,270
524,339
486,226 505,383
Open World Leadership Centere 10,000
8,000
7,997
10,061
1,000
4,000
Stennis Center for Public Service
430
430
429
430
0
430
Title II: General Provisions
0
0
0
0
0
0
Subtotal Legislative Branch
$4,304,999
3,346,223a 2,930,443b $4,511,620
$3,232,999a 2,977,870b
CBO Scorekeeping Adjustment
2,000
0 0
0
0
0
Total Legislative Branch
$4,306,999
3,346,223a 2,930,443b $4,511,620
$3,232,999a 2,977,870b
Source: H.Rept. 112-331, S.Rept. 113-70 (including FY2013 funding levels including the rescission but not the sequester), H.Rept. 113-173 (including FY2013 funding
levels not including the rescission or the sequester), and the FY2014 U.S. Budget.
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a. By tradition, the House does not consider appropriations for Senate operations or Senate Office Buildings.
b.
By tradition, the Senate does not consider appropriations for House operations or House Office Buildings.
c. The FY2013 budget request contains the fol owing under “Joint Itemsâ€: 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.
d. This account was effective with the FY2003 Legislative Branch Appropriation Act. Previously, Capitol Police funds were contained under the joint items account.
e. 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)
FY2013 from FY2014 Senate
FY2014
report (enacted level including
FY2014
Senate
Accounts FY2012
Enacted
rescission but not sequester)
Request
Reported Enacted
Payments—Heirs of Deceased Members of
$0 $193
$0
$174
Congress
Expense Al owances and Representation
205
205
205
205
Salaries, Officers, and Employees
175,762
175,411
183,287
182,452
Office of Legislative Counsel
6,995
6,981
7,150
5,192
Office of Legal Counsel
1,449
1,446
1,480
1,109
Expense Al owances for Secretary of Senate, et al.
28
28
28
28
Contingent Expenses (subtotal)
684,153
682,784
699,965
682,837
Inquiries and Investigations
131,306
131,043
134,000
134,000
Senate Intl. Narcotics Caucus
488
487
520
494
Secretary of the Senatea
5,816
5,804
6,150
6,250
Sergeant at Arms/Doorkeeperb 130,722 130,461
145,240
128,210
Miscel aneous Items
19,360
19,321
19,553
19,400
Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense
396,180 395,388
394,202
394,202
Account
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FY2013 from FY2014 Senate
FY2014
report (enacted level including
FY2014
Senate
Accounts FY2012
Enacted
rescission but not sequester)
Request
Reported
Enacted
Official Mail Costs
281
280
300
281
Total, Senate
$868,592
$867,048
$892,115
$871,997
Source: H.Rept. 112-331, S.Rept. 113-70 (including FY2013 funding levels including the rescission but not the sequester), and the FY2014 U.S. Budget.
Notes:
a. Office operations of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate are also funded under “Salaries, Officers, and Employees.â€
b. Office operations of the Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper are also funded under “Salaries, Officers, and Employees.â€
Table 6. House of Representatives Appropriations
(in thousands of dollars)
FY2013 from FY2014
House report
(enacted level not
FY2012
including sequester or
FY2014
FY2014 House
Accounts
Enacted
rescission)
Request
Reported Enacted
Salaries and Expenses, Total
$1,225,680
$1,225,680
$1,233,181
$1,171,569
House Leadership Offices
23,277
29,095
23,417
22,059
House Leadership Offices (transition quarter)
5,818
—
—
—
Members’ Representational Al owance
573,939
573,939
577,452
543,919
Committee Employees (subtotal)
152,631
152,631
153,565
144,647
Standing Committees, Special and Select, except Appropriations
125,965
125,965
126,736
119,376
Appropriations Committee
26,666
26,666
26,829
25,271
Salaries, Officers, and Employees (subtotal)
177,628
177,628
184,571
173,721
Office of the Clerk
26,114
26,114
24,009
24,009
Office of the Sergeant at Arms
12,585
12,585
12,662
11,927
Office of Chief Administrative Officer
116,782
116,782
123,558
116,002
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FY2013 from FY2014
House report
(enacted level not
FY2012
including sequester or
FY2014
FY2014 House
Accounts
Enacted
rescission)
Request
Reported
Enacted
Office of Inspector General
5,045
5,045
4,742
4,742
Office of General Counsel
1,415
1,415
1,424
1,341
Office of the Chaplain
179
179
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Office of the Parliamentarian
2,060
2,060
2,073
1,952
Office of the Law Revision Counsel
3,258
3,258
5,069
3,088
Office of the Legislative Counsel
8,814
8,814
9,728
9,367
Office of Interparliamentary Affairs
859
859
864
814
Other Authorized Employees
347
347
442
479
Office of Historian
170
170
___a ___a
Al owances and Expenses (subtotal)
292,387
292,387
294,176
287,223
Supplies, Materials, Administrative Costs and Federal Tort Claims
3,696
3,696
3,719
3,503
Official Mail for committees, leadership, administrative and
201 201
202
190
legislative offices
Government Contributions
264,848
264,848
266,469
260,995
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Emergency
17,112 17,112
17,217
16,217
Appropriations
Miscel aneous Items
760
760
765
720
Transition Activities
1,722
1,722
1,732
1,631
Wounded Warrior Program
2,500
2,500
2,515
2,500
Office of Congressional Ethics
1,548
1,548
1,557
1,467
House of Representatives, Total
$1,225,680
$1,225,680
$1,233,181
$1,171,569
Sources: H.Rept. 112-331, H.Rept. 113-173, and the FY2014 U.S. Budget.
a. The budget request and House subcommittee report contained funding for the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian within the heading for the salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Clerk.
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Table 7. Capitol Police Appropriations
(in thousands of dollars)
FY2013 from
FY2013 from
FY2014 House
FY2014 Senate
report (enacted
report (enacted
level not including
level including
FY2014
FY2014
FY2012
sequester or
rescission but not
FY2014
House
Senate
Accounts
Enacted
rescission)
sequester)
Request
Reported
Reported Enacted
Salaries, Capitol Police
$277,133
$277,133
$276,579
$297,863
$274,511
281,459
General Expenses
63,004
62,004
61,880
65,433
55,190
57,000
Total, Capitol Police
$340,137
$339,137
$338,459
$363,296
$329,701
$338,459
Source: H.Rept. 112-331, S.Rept. 113-70 (including FY2013 funding levels including the rescission but not the sequester), H.Rept. 113-173 (including FY2013 funding
levels not including the rescission or the sequester), and the FY2014 U.S. Budget.
Table 8. Architect of the Capitol Appropriations
(in thousands of dollars)
FY2013 from
FY2013 from
FY2014 House
FY2014 Senate
report (enacted
report (enacted
level not including
level including
FY2014
FY2014
FY2012
sequester or
rescission but
FY2014
House
Senate
Accounts
Enacted
rescission)
not sequester)
Request
Reported
Reported Enacted
General
administration
$101,340
$97,340
$97,145
$100,099 $85,286 $94,400
Capitol building
36,154
36,154
36,082
61,575
60,421
55,931
Capitol grounds
9,852
9,852
9,832
13,452
13,037
12,384
Senate office buildings
71,128
—a 70,986
76,404 —a 76,404
House of Representatives
House office buildings
94,154
94,154
—b 109,089
71,622
—b
House Historic Buildings
30,000 30,000 —b 70,000
70,000
—b
Revitalization Fund
Capitol power plantc
123,229
123,229
122,983
113,259
109,334
110,827
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FY2013 from
FY2013 from
FY2014 House
FY2014 Senate
report (enacted
report (enacted
level not including
level including
FY2014
FY2014
FY2012
sequester or
rescission but
FY2014
House
Senate
Accounts
Enacted
rescission)
not sequester)
Request
Reported
Reported
Enacted
Library buildings and grounds
46,876
46,876
46,782
77,016
47,861
64,164
Capitol Police buildings and grounds
21,500
21,500
21,457
26,935
18,898
21,341
Botanic garden
12,000
12,000
11,976
12,136
11,372
12,136
Capitol Visitor Center
21,276
21,276
21,233
21,702
20,163
21,276
Total, Architect of the Capitol
567,509
$492,381a 438,476b 681,667
507,994a 468,863b
Source: H.Rept. 112-331, S.Rept. 113-70 (including FY2013 funding levels including the rescission but not the sequester), H.Rept. 113-173 (including FY2013 funding
levels not including the rescission or the sequester), and the FY2014 U.S. Budget.
Notes:
a. The House does not consider appropriations for Senate office buildings.
b. The Senate does not consider appropriations for House office buildings.
c. Not including offsetting collections.
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Appendix. Fiscal Year Information and Resources
Table A-1. Overview of Legislative Branch Appropriations: FY1996-FY2014
House, Senate, Conference, and CRS Reports and Related Legislative Vehicles
Fiscal
Enactment
CRS
Year House Senate Conference Enacted
Vehicle Title
Report
H.Rept.
S.Rept.
CRS Report R43151,
2014
113-173
113-70
Legislative Branch:
(H.R.
(S. 1283)
FY2014 Appropriations
2792)
H.Rept.
S.Rept.
Consolidated and
CRS Report R42500,
2013
112-511
112-197
___ P.L.
113-6
Further Continuing
Legislative Branch:
(H.R.
(H.R.
Appropriations Act,
FY2013 Appropriations
5882)
5882)
2013
H.Rept.
S.Rept.
H.Rept. 112-331
12/23/2011
Consolidated
CRS Report R41870,
2012
112-148 112-80
(H.R. 2055)
(P.L. 112-74)
Appropriations Act,
Legislative Branch:
(H.R.
(H.R.
2012
FY2012
2551)
2551)
Appropriations
S.Rept.
4/15/2011
Department of
CRS Report R41214,
111-294
(P.L. 112-10)
Defense and Ful -Year Legislative Branch:
2011 ___ (S. 3799)
___
Continuing
FY2011
Appropriations Act,
Appropriations
2011
H.Rept.
S.Rept.
H.Rept. 111-265
10/1/2009
Legislative Branch
CRS Report R40617,
111-160 111-29
(H.R. 2918)
(P.L. 111-68)
Appropriations Act,
Legislative Branch:
2010
(H.R.
(S. 1294)
2010
FY2010
2918)
Appropriations
explanatory
3/11/2009
Omnibus
CRS Report RL34490,
materials
(P.L. 111-8)
Appropriations Act,
Legislative Branch:
inserted into the
2009
FY2009
Congressional
Appropriations
2009 ___ ___ Record and
issued in a
committee print
(H.R.1105)
H.Rept.
S.Rept.
explanatory
12/26/2007
Consolidated
CRS Report RL34031,
110-198 110-89
materials
(P.L. 110-
Appropriations Act,
Legislative Branch:
(H.R.
inserted into the 161)
2008
FY2008
2008
2771)
(S. 1686) Congressional
Appropriations
Record
(H.R. 2764)
H.Rept.
S.Rept.
2/15/2007
Revised Continuing
CRS Report RL33379,
2007
109-485 109-267
___
(P.L. 110-5)
Appropriations
Legislative Branch:
(H.R.
(H.R.
Resolution, 2007
FY2007
5521)
5521)
Appropriations
H.Rept.
S.Rept.
H.Rept. 109-189
8/02/2005
FY2006 Legislative
CRS Report RL32819,
2006
109-139
109-89
(H.R. 2985)
(P.L. 109-55)
Branch
Legislative Branch:
(H.R.
(H.R.
Appropriations Act
FY2006
2985)
2985)
Appropriations
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Fiscal
Enactment
CRS
Year House Senate Conference Enacted
Vehicle Title
Report
H.Rept.
S.Rept.
H.Rept. 108-792
12/8/2004
Consolidated
CRS Report RL32312,
2005
108-577
108-307
H.R. 4818
(P.L. 108-
Appropriations Act,
Appropriations for
(H.R.
(S. 2666)
447)
2005
FY2005: Legislative
4755)
Branch
H.Rept.
S.Rept.
H.Rept. 108-279
9/30/2003
Legislative Branch
CRS Report RL31812,
108-186
108-88
(H.R. 2657)
(P.L. 108-83)
Appropriations Act,
Appropriations for
2004
(H.R.
(S. 1383)
2004
FY2004: Legislative
2657)
Branch
H.Rept.
S.Rept.
2/20/2003
Consolidated
CRS Report RL31312,
107-576
107-209
(P.L. 108-7)
Appropriations
Appropriations for
2003
(H.R.
(S. 2720)
___
Resolution, 2003
FY2003: Legislative
5121)
Branch
H.Rept.
S.Rept.
H.Rept. 107-259
11/12/2001
Legislative Branch
CRS Report RL31012,
107-169
107-37
(H.R. 2647)
(P.L. 107-68)
Appropriations Act,
Appropriations for
2002
(H.R.
(S. 1172)
2002
FY2002: Legislative
2647)
Branch
H.Rept.
S.Rept.
H.Rept. 106-796
12/21/2000
Consolidated
CRS Report RL30512,
106-635
106-304
(H.R. 4516,
(P.L. 106-
Appropriations Act,
Appropriations for
2001
(H.R.
(S. 2603) incorporated
554)
2001
FY2001: Legislative
4516)
into H.R. 4577)
Branch
H.Rept.
S.Rept.
H.Rept. 106-290
9/29/1999
Legislative Branch
CRS Report RL30212,
2000
106-156
106-75
(H.R. 1905)
(P.L. 106-57)
Appropriations Act,
Appropriations for
(H.R.
(S. 1206)
2000
FY2000: Legislative
1905)
Branch
H.Rept.
S.Rept.
H.Rept. 105-734
10/21/1998
Legislative Branch
CRS Report 98-212,
1999
105-595
105-204
(H.R. 4112)
(P.L. 105-
Appropriations Act,
Appropriations for
(H.R.
(S. 2137)
275)
1999
FY1999: Legislative
4112)
Branch
H.Rept.
S.Rept.
H.Rept. 105-254
10/7/1997
Legislative Branch
CRS Report 97-212,
1998
105-196
105-47
(H.R. 2209)
(P.L. 105-55)
Appropriations Act,
Appropriations for
(H.R.
(S. 1019)
1998
FY1998: Legislative
2209)
Branch
Source: Congressional Research Service.
Selected Websites
These sites contain information on the FY2014 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
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Congressional Budget Office
http://www.cbo.gov
Government Accountability Office
http://www.gao.gov
Office of Management and Budget
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
Author Contact Information
Ida A. Brudnick
Specialist on the Congress
ibrudnick@crs.loc.gov, 7-6460
Acknowledgments
Amber Wilhelm, graphics specialist, assisted in the preparation of the figures.
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