Legislative Branch: FY2023 Appropriations
March 13, 2023
The legislative branch appropriations bill provides funding for the Senate; House of
Representatives; Joint Items; Capitol Police; Office of Congressional Workplace Rights
Ida A. Brudnick
(formerly Office of Compliance); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Architect of the Capitol
Specialist on the Congress
(AOC); Library of Congress (LOC), including the Congressional Research Service (CRS);

Government Publishing Office (GPO); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Congressional
Office for International Leadership (formerly Open World Leadership Center); and the John C.

Stennis Center.
The FY2023 budget request was submitted on March 28, 2022 ($7.233 billion, +22.1%; including a budget amendment
submitted June 7, 2022). The House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee held hearings in March, April, and
May 2022, and the Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee held hearings in May and June 2022.
On June 15, 2022, the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch held a markup of the
FY2023 bill and ordered it reported by voice vote. The full House Appropriations Committee marked up the bill on June 22,
2022, and ordered it reported by roll call vote (Roll Call #3, 32-26). It would have provided $5.702 billion, not including
Senate items, a $954.4 million increase (+20.1%) from the comparable FY2022 enacted level.
On July 28, 2022, the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Patrick Leahy, released drafts of the 12
annual appropriations bills along with draft accompanying explanatory statements. Senator Jack Reed, chair of the Senate
Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, subsequently introduced the bill text as S. 4720. It
would have provided $4.781 billion, not including House items, a $775.4 million increase (+19.4%) from the comparable
FY2022 enacted level.
A FY2023 continuing appropriations resolution (CR) providing funding for legislative branch activities through December
16, 2022, was enacted on September 30, 2022 (P.L. 117-180). This was followed by two extensions (P.L. 117-229 and P.L.
117-264).
The FY2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act was enacted on December 29, 2022 (P.L. 117-328). Division I of the act
provides $6.899 billion, or $975.2 million (+16.5%) more than the FY2022 enacted level, for legislative branch activities.
Previously
 The FY2022 level of $5.924 billion represented an increase of $618.8 million (+11.7%) from the FY2021
level, not including the FY2021 supplemental.
 The FY2021 level of $5.304 billion represented an increase of $255.0 million (+5.1%) from the FY2020
level, not including the FY2021 supplemental.
 The FY2020 level of $5.049 billion represented an increase of $202.8 million (+4.2%) from the FY2019
level, not including the FY2020 supplemental.
 The FY2019 level of $4.836 billion represented an increase of $136.0 million (+2.9%) from FY2018, not
including the FY2019 supplemental.
 The FY2018 level of $4.700 billion represented an increase of $260.0 million (+5.9%) from FY2017.
 The FY2017 level of $4.440 billion represented an increase of $77.0 million (+1.7%) from FY2016.
 The FY2016 level of $4.363 billion represented an increase of $63.0 million (+1.5%) from FY2015.
 The FY2015 level of $4.300 billion represented an increase of $41.7 million (+1.0%) from FY2014.
 The FY2014 level of $4.259 billion represented an increase of $198 million (+4.9%) from FY2013.
 The FY2013 level of $4.061 billion represented a decrease of $246 million (-5.6%), including the
sequestration and rescission, from FY2012.
The smallest of the appropriations bills, the legislative branch bill comprises approximately 0.4% of total discretionary
budget authority.
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FY2023 Consideration: Overview of Actions
The first section of this report provides an overview of the consideration of FY2023 legislative
branch appropriations, with subsections covering each action, including
 the initial submission of the request on March 28, 2022 ($7.233 billion, +22.1%;
including a budget amendment submitted June 7, 2022, which increased the total
legislative branch request by $2 million);
 hearings held by the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on the
Legislative Branch in March, April, and May, and the Senate Appropriations
Committee, Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch in May and June;
 a markup of the FY2023 legislative branch appropriations bill by the House
Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch on June 15,
2022;
 a markup of the FY2023 legislative branch appropriations bill by the House
Appropriations Committee on June 22, 2022 (H.Rept. 117-389, H.R. 8237);
 consideration of the suballocation of budget allocations by the House
Appropriations Committee on June 22, 2022 (H.Rept. 117-390);
 the release of the Senate Appropriations Committee chairman’s mark and draft
explanatory statement on July 28, 2022, and the introduction of S. 4720;
 the enactment of continuing appropriations resolutions on September 30, 2022
(P.L. 117-180); December 16, 2022 (P.L. 117-229); and December 23, 2022 (P.L.
117-264); and
 the enactment of the FY2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act on December 29,
2022 (P.L. 117-328).
It is followed by a section on prior-year actions and funding, which contains a historical table and
figure.
The report then provides an overview of the FY2023 budget requests of individual legislative
branch agencies and entities.
Table 5 through Table 9 list enacted funding levels for FY2022, and funding levels in the
FY2023 request, the House-reported bill, the Senate-introduced bill, and the FY2023 act, while
the Appendix lists House, Senate, and conference bills and reports; public law numbers; and
enactment dates since FY1998.
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Status of FY2023 Appropriations: Dates and Documents
Table 1. Status of Legislative Branch Appropriations, FY2023
Conference Report
Committee Markup

Approval

House
House
Senate
Senate Conference
House
Senate
Report
Passage Report Passage
Report
House
Senate
Public Law
6/22/22

H.Rept.
7/28/2022

P.L. 117-328;
117-389;
(draft);
12/29/22
6/24/22
see also
S. 4720
Source: Congressional Research Service examination of congress.gov data.
Notes: The House subcommittee markup was held on June 15, 2022.
Submission of FY2023 Budget Request on March 28, 2022
The White House submitted its budget for FY2023, which includes the legislative branch budget
request, on March 28, 2022. As annually explained by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB):1
The budget covers the agencies of all three branches of Government—Executive,
Legislative, and Judicial—and provides information on Government-sponsored
enterprises. In accordance with law or established practice, OMB includes information on
agencies of the Legislative Branch, the Judicial Branch, and certain Executive Branch
agencies as submitted by those agencies without change.
The independence of the submissions by the legislative branch agencies and entities is codified in
Title 31, Section 1105, of the U.S. Code, which states the following:2
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.
Furthermore, Division C of the FY2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 112-74) added
language to Title 31, Section 1107, relating to budget amendments, stating the following:
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.
The FY2023 legislative branch budget request, which was released shortly after the enactment of
FY2022 funding on March 15, 2022, contains the disclaimer “A full-year 2022 appropriation for
this account was not enacted at the time the Budget was prepared.”3

1 Office of Management and Budget, OMB Circular No. A-11 (2022), Section 10, Overview of the Budget Process, p.
2, at https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-for-agencies/circulars/.
2 An act “To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to money
and finance, as title 31, United States Code, ‘Money and Finance,’” P.L. 97-258, September 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 910.
3 Office of Management and Budget, Appendix, Budget of the United States Government, FY2023 (Washington: GPO,
2022), pp. 11-47, at https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/appendix/.
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On June 7, 2022, the President submitted a budget amendment, which stated4
This transmittal also contains eight FY 2023 Budget amendments for the Legislative
Branch. As a matter of comity and tradition, these appropriations requests for the
Legislative Branch are transmitted without change. These amendments would increase by
$2 million the overall discretionary budget authority in my FY 2023 Budget.
The budget amendments would address the Senate and Library of Congress, including two
language requests that would not impact net budget authority.
The revised FY2023 budget contained a request for $7.233 billion in new budget authority for
legislative branch activities (+22.1%).
Senate and House Hearings on the FY2023 Budget Requests
Table 2 lists the dates of hearings of the legislative branch subcommittees. Prepared statements of
witnesses were posted on the subcommittee websites.
Table 2. Dates of House and Senate Hearings on Legislative Branch FY2023
Budget Requests
House of

Representativesa
Senateb
Senate
—
May 11, 2022
House of Representatives
April 6, 2022
—
U.S. Capitol Police
March 30, 2022
—
Office of Congressional Workplace Rights
April 5, 2022
—
Congressional Budget Office
April 5, 2022
May 11, 2022
Architect of the Capitol
April 27, 2022
May 11, 2022
Library of Congress, including the
April 27, 2022
June 22, 2022
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Government Publishing Office
April 27, 2022
—
Government Accountability Office
April 5, 2022
June 22, 2022
Congressional Office for International
Leadership/Open World Leadership Center
—
—
Member Day
May 18, 2022a
—
Security of the Capitol Campus since the
Attack of January 6, 2021
January 11, 2022
—
Sources: CRS examination of House and Senate Appropriations Committee websites.
Notes:
a. On March 22, 2022, the House subcommittee announced that it would accept programmatic and language
submissions from Members through April 27, 2022. As in prior years, the letter indicated that “The
Legislative Branch Subcommittee wil not be accepting Community Project Funding requests” (see also
https://appropriations.house.gov/transparency/appropriations-requests-2023).
b. The Senate Appropriations Committee again also indicated that it would not be accepting congressionally
directed spending requests for the legislative branch bil . It announced a deadline of May 26, 2022, for both

4 President Joseph R. Biden, “Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Fiscal Year 2023 Budget
Amendments,” June 7, 2022, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/06/07/letter-to-the-
speaker-of-the-house-of-representatives-on-fiscal-year-2023-budget-amendments/.
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programmatic requests and bil and report language requests (https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/fy-
2023-appropriations-requests-and-congressionally-directed-spending).
House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on the
Legislative Branch Markup of FY2023 Bill
On June 15, 2022, the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on the Legislative
Branch held a markup of the FY2023 bill. The subcommittee recommended $5.702 billion, a
$954.4 million increase (+20.1%) from the comparable 2022 enacted level, not including Senate
items (which are historically considered by the Senate and not included in the House bill) or
supplemental appropriations.
No amendments were offered, and the bill was ordered reported to the full committee by voice
vote.
Consideration of 302(b) Levels
The House Appropriations Committee approved its initial 302(b) suballocations on June 22, 2022,
by recorded vote (31-26).5 The plan would include $7.000 billion for the legislative branch
($5.703 billion excluding Senate items), or 0.4% of total discretionary budget authority (H.Rept.
117-390).
House Appropriations Committee Markup of FY2023 Bill
On June 22, 2022, the House Appropriations Committee held a markup of the FY2023 legislative
branch appropriations bill. It ordered an original bill reported (H.R. 8237, H.Rept. 117-389) by
recorded vote (Roll Call #3, 32-26). The bill would have provided $5.702 billion (+20.1%), not
including Senate items.
Two other roll call votes were held:
1. Roll Call #1, not adopted (26-31), “An amendment to repurpose the
magnetometers from the entrance of the House Floor for use at the exterior doors
of the House Office Buildings” and
2. Roll Call #2, not adopted (26-32), “An amendment to prohibit the use of funds
for new studies and reports in the Legislative Branch FY2023 Subcommittee
Report until the Capitol Complex is fully reopened.”

5 The budget resolution provides an overall limit on spending allocated to the House and the Senate appropriations
committees (referred to as a “302(a) allocation”). The appropriations committees subsequently divide the 302(a)
allocation among each of their 12 subcommittees, effectively establishing limits on each of the annual appropriations
bills (commonly referred to as “302(b) suballocations”). 302(a) and 302(b) refer to the sections of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-344) addressing the allocation of spending. These subcommittee levels may be revised
throughout the appropriations process to reflect changing priorities and other budgetary actions.
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Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman’s Draft Bill and
Introduction of S. 4720
On July 28, 2022, the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Patrick Leahy,
released drafts of the 12 annual appropriations bills along with draft accompanying explanatory
statements.6
On August 2, 2022, Senator Jack Reed, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee,
Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, introduced the bill text as S. 4720. The bill was referred
to the Committee on Appropriations.
The bill would have provided $4.780 billion, not including House items, an increase of $775.4
million (+19.4%) from the comparable FY2022 enacted level.
FY2023 Continuing Appropriations Resolutions Enacted
Prior to the start of FY2023 on October 1, 2022, a continuing appropriations resolution (CR)
providing funding for legislative branch activities through December 16, 2022, was enacted (P.L.
117-180).7
This CR was followed by the FY2023 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-229,
which provided funding through December 23, 2022)8 and the FY2023 Further Additional
Continuing Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-264, which provided funding through December 30,
2022).
Enactment of FY2023 Appropriations
The FY2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act was enacted on December 29, 2022 (P.L. 117-328).
Division I provides $6.899 billion, or $975.2 million (+16.5%)9 more than the FY2022 enacted
level, for legislative branch activities.
Funding in Prior Years: Brief Overview and Trends
Legislative Branch: Historical Percentage of Total Discretionary Budget
Authority
The percentage of total discretionary budget authority provided to the legislative branch has
remained relatively stable at approximately 0.4% since at least FY1976.10 The maximum level
(0.48%) was in FY1995, and the minimum (0.31%) was in FY2009.

6 The draft bills and explanatory statements are on the committee’s website linked to the majority press release at
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majority/breaking-chairman-leahy-releases-fiscal-year-2023-senate-
appropriations-bills. Hereinafter, the draft of the legislative branch bill and explanatory statement are referred to as “the
Senate Appropriations Committee chairman’s draft bill” and “Senate Appropriations Committee chairman’s draft
explanatory statement.”
7 This act also provided a gratuity to the heir of one deceased Member of Congress.
8 This act also provided a gratuity to the heir of one deceased Member of Congress.
9 Level includes the two death gratuities provided in other acts.
10 Calculations by CRS with data from Office of Management and Budget (OMB), “Table 5.4—Discretionary Budget
Authority By Agency: 1976-2027” in Historical Tables, Budget of the United States Government, FY2023, at
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FY2022
FY2022 funding was provided by Division I of the FY2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act
(P.L. 117-103), which was enacted on March 15, 2022. The act provided $5.924 billion for
legislative branch activities, an increase of $619.96 million (+11.7%) from the FY2021 level, not
including FY2021 emergency appropriations; and an increase of $166.6 million (+2.9%), when
including FY2021 emergency appropriations.11
FY2021
FY2021 funding was provided by Division I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R.
133, P.L. 116-260), which was enacted on December 27, 2020. The act provided $5.304 billion in
new budget authority for legislative branch activities, an increase of $251.2 million (+5.1%) (not
including emergency appropriations). Joint explanatory text appeared in House Rules Committee
Print 116-68,12 and in the Congressional Record.13 P.L. 116-260 also contained additional titles
related to the legislative branch in Division O—Extensions and Technical Corrections: Title
VII—Deputy Architect of the Capitol Amendments, and in Division FF—Other Matter: Title
IV—Senate Sergeant at Arms Cloud Services.
The Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 3237, P.L. 117-31) was
enacted on July 30, 2021. The act provided
 $7.83 million for the Senate Sergeant at Arms “to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to coronavirus”;
 two gratuity payments for heirs of deceased Members of Congress;
 $11.65 million for the House of Representatives, Allowances and Expenses, “to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus”;
 $37.50 million for Capitol Police, Salaries, “to respond to the events at the
United States Capitol on January 6, 2021”;
 $33.17 million for Capitol Police, General Expenses, “to respond to the events at
the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021”;
 $800,000 for Capitol Police, General Expenses, “to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to coronavirus”;
 $35.40 million for Capitol Police, Mutual Aid Reimbursements;

https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/historical-tables/. The calculations have 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 U.S. 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
significant difference in the proportion of total discretionary budget authority.
11 See also the “Explanatory Statement Submitted by Ms. DeLauro, Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations,
Regarding the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022,”
Congressional Record, March 9, 2022, pp. H2916-H2940.
12 Available at https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20201221/BILLS-116RCP68-JES-DIVISION-I.pdf.
13 Congressional Record, December 21, 2020, Book IV, pp. H8712-H8733. Funding tables appear on pp. H8722-
H8733.
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 an administrative provision designating the Capitol Police wellness program the
“Howard C. Liebengood Center for Wellness”;
 an administrative provision adjusting the maximum annual payable rate for any
member or civilian employee of the Capitol Police;
 $21.87 million for the Architect of the Capitol, Capital Construction and
Operations, “to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus”;
 $300.00 million for the Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Police Buildings,
Grounds and Security, “to respond to the events at the United States Capitol on
January 6, 2021”;
 a general provision prohibiting the use of funds “in prior fiscal years, this fiscal
year, or any fiscal year thereafter ... to install permanent, above-ground fencing
around the perimeter, or any portion thereof, of the United States Capitol
Grounds”; and
 a general provision authorizing the Architect of the Capitol to accept
contributions or incur obligations and make expenditures related to “supplies,
products, and services necessary to respond to an emergency involving the safety
of human life or the protection of property, as determined or declared by the
Capitol Police Board, which may be provided for the use of any office which is
located within any building, grounds, or facility for which the Architect of the
Capitol is responsible for the maintenance, care, and operation.”
FY2020
FY2020 funding was provided in Division E of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L.
116-94), which was enacted on December 20, 2019. The $5.049 billion provided for the
legislative branch represented an increase of $202.8 million (+4.2%) from the FY2019 level.
Additional language related to the legislative branch was included in Division P.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act, P.L. 116-136, enacted
March 27, 2020) provided additional funding to allow legislative branch entities “to prevent,
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally.” Funding included
 Senate: $1.0 million for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate and
$9.0 million for “Miscellaneous Items.”
 House: $25.0 million for the “House of Representatives, Salaries and Expenses”
account. This account funds all activities of the House, but it does not fund
salaries of Members of Congress.
 Office of the Attending Physician: $400,000.
 Capitol Police: $12.0 million for salaries. The Capitol Police were also provided
authority to transfer funding to the “general expenses” account without the
approval requirement provided in 2 U.S.C. §1907(a)).
 Architect of the Capitol: $25.0 million, for preparing and responding to the
COVID-19 emergency and to allow the Architect to “purchase and distribute
cleaning and sanitation products throughout all facilities and grounds under the
care of the Architect of the Capitol, wherever located, and any related services
and operational costs.”
 Library of Congress: $700,000 for the Little Scholars Child Development Center.
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 Government Accountability Office: $20.0 million to prepare and respond to the
emergency, for audits and investigations, and for reimbursement of the Tiny
Findings Child Development Center.
The CARES Act also contained a number of general provisions related to the legislative branch,
including provisions governing the use of funds provided in the act; authorizing payments for
certain goods and services; waiving certain mass mailing restrictions related to life safety; a
technical correction related to the Library of Congress; a conforming amendment related to the
Family and Medical Leave Act; a section related to oversight and audit authority; and a section
related to National Emergency Relief Authority for the Register of Copyrights.
FY2019
FY2019 funding was provided in Division B of the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-244), which was
enacted on September 21, 2018. The $4.836 billion provided for the legislative branch
represented an increase of $136.0 million (+2.9%) from the FY2018 enacted level.
An additional $10.0 million in FY2019 supplemental appropriations for GAO “for audits and
investigations related to Hurricanes Florence, Lane, and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut,
the calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, and volcano eruptions, and other disasters declared
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act” was included in
two bills considered in the 116th Congress: H.R. 268, which passed the House on January 16,
2019, but cloture was not invoked in the Senate; and H.R. 2157, which passed the House on May
10 (Roll no. 202) and the Senate (with an amendment) on May 23, 2019 (Record Vote Number:
129). H.R. 2157 was enacted June 6, 2019 (P.L. 116-20).
FY2018
FY2018 funding was provided in Division I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L.
115-141), which was enacted on March 23, 2018. The $4.700 billion provided by the act
represented an increase of $260.0 million (+5.9%) from the FY2017 enacted level.
In addition, P.L. 115-123, enacted February 9, 2018, provided $14.0 million to GAO “for audits
and investigations relating to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and the 2017 wildfires.” (Title
IX of Division B).
FY2017
FY2017 funding was provided in Division I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L.
115-31), which was enacted on May 5, 2017. The $4.440 billion provided by the act represented a
$77.0 million increase (+1.7%) from the FY2016 enacted level.
FY2016
FY2016 funding was provided in Division I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L.
114-113), which was enacted on December 18, 2015. The $4.363 billion provided by the act
represented a $63.0 million increase (+1.5%) from the FY2015 enacted level.
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FY2015
FY2015 funding was provided in Division H of the Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2015 (P.L. 113-235), which was enacted on December 16, 2014. The $4.300
billion provided by the act represented an increase of $41.7 million (+1.0%) from FY2014.
FY2014
Neither a legislative branch appropriations bill nor a continuing resolution (CR) containing
FY2014 funding was enacted prior to the beginning of the fiscal year on October 1, 2013. 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 CR
provided funding through January 15, 2014.14 Following enactment of a CR on January 15, 2014
(P.L. 113-73), a consolidated appropriations bill was enacted on January 17 (P.L. 113-76),
providing $4.259 billion for the legislative branch for FY2014.
FY2013
FY2013 funding of approximately $4.061 billion was provided by P.L. 113-6, which was signed
into law on March 26, 2013.15 The act funded legislative branch accounts at the FY2012 enacted
level, with some exceptions (also known as “anomalies”), not including 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 exceeded 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 (P.L. 112-25) and the American
Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240). 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%.16 The
accompanying OMB report indicated a dollar amount of budget authority to be canceled in each
account containing nonexempt funds.17
FY2012 and Prior
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 below (-5.2%) the FY2011 enacted level.
P.L. 112-10 provided $4.543 billion for legislative branch operations in FY2011. This level

14 The legislative branch previously experienced a funding gap in FY1996 (November 14-18, 1995).
15 FY2013 level 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)” at
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 contained
a small anomaly for the legislative branch.
16 White 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, at https://www.federalregister.gov/
documents/2013/03/06/2013-05397/sequestration-order-for-fiscal-year-2013-pursuant-to-section-251a-of-the-balanced-
budget-and.
17 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, at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/03/
06/2013-05397/sequestration-order-for-fiscal-year-2013-pursuant-to-section-251a-of-the-balanced-budget-and.
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represented a $125.1 million decrease (-2.7%) 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 GAO in the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009.18 P.L. 111-32, the FY2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act, also
contained funding for a new Capitol Police radio system ($71.6 million) and additional funding
for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ($2.0 million).19
As seen in Table 3, in current dollars, legislative branch funding decreased each year from
FY2010 through FY2013, and it did not exceed the FY2010 level until FY2018. Adjusted for
inflation, the FY2022 funding level was slightly less than the FY2010 level.20
Figure 1 shows the same information graphically, while Figure 2 shows the distribution of funds
across the legislative branch in FY2022 and FY2023.
Table 3. Legislative Branch Funding, FY2010-FY2022: Current and Constant Dollars
(in billions of dollars)
Fiscal
Year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017 2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Current
4.669a
4.543b
4.307
4.061c
4.259
4.300
4.363
4.440 4.700d
4.846e
5.049f
5.304g
5.924
Dol ars
Constant
5.938
5.652
5.249
4.872
5.030
5.051
5.091
5.092 5.273
5.345
5.454
5.584
5.924
Dol ars
Source: CRS analysis of legislative branch appropriations acts and related budget documents.
Notes: These figures exclude permanent budget authorities, including funding for Member pay, that are not
included in the annual legislative branch appropriations bil . Constant 2022 dol ars calculated using the “Total
Non-Defense” deflator in Table 10.1—Gross Domestic Product and Deflators Used in the Historical Tables: 1940-
2027 in the President’s FY2023 budget request.
a. 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).
b. This number does not include a scorekeeping adjustment.
c. 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 mil ions of dol ars),” which lists a total for legislative branch
budget authority of $4.061 bil ion, noting that it “includes effects of the 2013 sequestration.” This bil
contained a small anomaly for the legislative branch.
d. Does not include $14.0 mil ion provided to the Government Accountability Office “for audits and
investigations relating to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and the 2017 wildfires” (P.L. 115-123, Title IX
of Division B, enacted February 9, 2018).
e. The total includes $10.0 mil ion in FY2019 supplemental appropriations for GAO for audits and
investigations related to storms and disasters (P.L. 116-20, enacted June 6, 2019).
f.
The total does not include $93.1 mil ion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations, including $10.0 mil ion for
the Senate, $25.0 mil ion for the House of Representatives, $400,000 for the Office of the Attending
Physician, $12.0 mil ion for the Capitol Police, $25.0 mil ion for the Architect of the Capitol, $700,000 for

18 P.L. 111-5, February 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 191.
19 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.
20 See the table notes for information about adjustments, including emergency supplemental funding.
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the Library of Congress, and $20.0 mil ion for the Government Accountability Office (CARES Act, P.L. 116-
136, enacted March 27, 2020).
g. The total does not include funding provided in the Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act,
2021 (P.L. 117-31, July 30, 2021), which provided $448.6 mil ion.
Figure 1. Legislative Branch Funding FY2010-FY2022: Current and Constant Dollars

Source: CRS analysis of legislative branch appropriations acts and related budget documents.
Notes: The figure does not include permanent budget authorities, including funding for Member pay, that are
not included in the annual legislative branch appropriations bil . Total also excludes offsetting col ections and
authority to spend receipts. Constant 2022 dol ars calculated using the “Total Non-Defense” deflator in Table
10.1—Gross Domestic Product and Deflators Used in the Historical Tables: 1940-2027 in the President’s FY2023
budget request.
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Figure 2. Distribution of Legislative Branch Funding: FY2022 and FY2023
Division I of P.L. 117-103 compared to Division I of P.L. 117-328

Source: CRS analysis of legislative branch appropriations acts and related budget documents.
Notes: This figure does not include permanent budget authorities, offsetting col ections, or authority to spend
receipts.
Figure 3 shows the timing of legislative branch appropriations actions, including the issuance of
House and Senate reports, bill passage, and enactment since FY1996. It shows that fiscal year
funding for the legislative branch has been determined
 on or before October 1 six times during this period (FY1997, FY2000, FY2004,
FY2006, FY2010, and FY2019);
 twice during the first month of the fiscal year (FY1998 and FY1999);
 twice in November (FY1996 and FY2002);
nine times in December (FY2001, FY2005, FY2008, FY2012, FY2015, FY2016,
FY2020, FY2021, and FY2023); and
 nine times in the next calendar year (FY2003, FY2007, FY2009, FY2011,
FY2013, FY2014, FY2017, FY2018, and FY2022). FY2017 funding, enacted on
May 5, 2017, represented the latest date of enactment during this period.
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Figure 3. Timing of Legislative Branch Appropriations Consideration:
FY1996-FY2023
(fiscal year consideration during the calendar year)

Source: CRS analysis of data found on http://www.congress.gov.
Notes: Each row represents consideration during the calendar year of the subsequent fiscal year spending bill
(i.e., the calendar year 1995 row shows the timeline of consideration and passage of the FY1996 act). Arrows in
the December column indicate consideration continued into the next calendar year. The figure shows when the
committee report was filed, which may be later than the date the bil was ordered reported. 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).
FY2023 Legislative Branch Funding Issues
The following sections discuss the various legislative branch accounts.
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During consideration of the legislative branch bills, the House and Senate conform to a
“longstanding practice under which each body of Congress determines its own housekeeping
requirements and the other concurs without intervention.”21
Senate22
Overall Funding
The Senate requested $1.156 billion, an increase of 5.6% from the $1.095 billion provided in
FY2022.23 The Senate-introduced bill would have provided $1.135 billion (+3.7%). The FY2023
act provides $1.150 billion (+5.1%). Additional information on the Senate account is presented in
Table 6.
Senate Committee Funding
Appropriations for Senate committees are contained in two accounts.
1. The inquiries and investigations account contains funds for all Senate
committees except Appropriations. The Senate requested, and the Senate-
introduced bill and the FY2023 act each included, $145.6 million (+6.6%).
2. The Committee on Appropriations account contains funds for the Senate
Appropriations Committee. The Senate requested $17.6 million, an increase of
4.2% from the $16.9 million provided for FY2022. The Senate-introduced bill
recommended, and the FY2023 provides, $17.9 million (+5.9%).
Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account24
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 $522.3 million, an increase of 7.4% from the $486.3 million provided for
FY2022. The Senate-introduced bill would have provided $506.0 million (+4.1%). The FY2023
act provides $512.0 million (+5.3%).
The FY2022 act, the FY2023 request, the Senate-introduced bill, and the FY2023 act each
included $7.0 million for compensating Senate interns within this total.

21 For example, U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Legislative
Branch, 2019, report to accompany S. 3071, 115th Cong., 2nd sess., June 14, 2018, S.Rept. 115-274 (Washington: GPO,
2018), p. 4.
22 For line-items where the FY2023 request level differed in the President’s budget and the Senate draft explanatory
statement, the funding levels in the more recent document were utilized.
23 The President submitted a budget amendment on June 7, 2022 (President Joseph R. Biden, “Letter to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives on Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Amendments,” June 7, 2022, https://www.whitehouse.gov/
briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/06/07/letter-to-the-speaker-of-the-house-of-representatives-on-fiscal-year-
2023-budget-amendments/). The report reflects the revised requested levels.
24 For additional information, see CRS Report R44399, Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account
(SOPOEA): History and Usage, by Ida A. Brudnick.
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Administrative Provisions
The Senate-introduced bill included two administrative provisions, which were included in the
FY2023 act:
1. One provision, which was first included in FY2016, would require amounts
remaining in the SOPOEA to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal
debt.
2. A provision establishing a “Sergeant at Arms Fellowships Fund” to contain
amounts for the McCain-Mansfield Fellowship Program (established by S.Res.
443, 117th Congress) and the SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton
Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program (S.Res. 442, 117th
Congress).
The act also contained a provision making technical changes to Section 104 of division I of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C. §6154), related to authorities of the Senate
Democratic leadership offices.
House of Representatives
Overall Funding
The House requested $1.829 billion for FY2023, an increase of 6.7% from the $1.715 billion
provided for FY2022. The FY2023 House-reported bill would have provided $1.869 billion
(+9.0%). The FY2023 act provides $1.848 billion (+7.7%).
Additional information on headings in the House of Representatives account is presented in Table
7.
House Committee Funding
Funding for House committees is contained in the appropriation heading “committee employees,”
which typically 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 FY2022 act provided $167.1 million. The House requested $182.0
million (+8.9%). The House-reported bill would have provided $188.97 million (+13.1%). The
FY2023 act provides $180.6 million (+8.1%).
The second subheading contains funds for the personnel and nonpersonnel expenses of the
Committee on Appropriations. The FY2022 act provided $29.9 million, the same level included
in the FY2023 request. The House-reported bill recommended, and the FY2023 act provides,
$31.3 million (+4.6%).
Members’ Representational Allowance25
The Members’ Representational Allowance (MRA) is available to support Members in their
official and representational duties.

25 For additional information, see CRS Report R40962, Members’ Representational Allowance: History and Usage.
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The House-requested level of $813.1 million represents an increase of $38.7 million (+5.0%)
from the $774.4 million provided in FY2022. The House-reported bill recommended, and the
FY2023 act provides, $810.0 million (+4.6%).
Compensation of Interns
The House-reported bill recommended, and the FY2023 act provides, in separate accounts, $20.6
million for interns in House Member offices, $586,000 for interns in House leadership offices,
$2.6 million for interns for standing and select committees other than the House Appropriations
Committee, and $463,000 for interns with the House Appropriations Committee.
Administrative Provisions
The House requested the continuation of three administrative provisions included in prior years
related to26
 unexpended balances from the MRA;
 limiting amounts available from the MRA for leased vehicles; and
 providing for cybersecurity assistance from other federal entities.
These were included in the House-reported bill, along with
 a new administrative provision establishing a House intern resource office; and
 a new administrative provision expanding the House student loan repayment
program to cover educational assistance and professional development. This
provision would not apply to Members of Congress.
These provisions were included in the FY2023 act, along with
 a new administrative provision related to the House Services Revolving Fund;
 a new administrative provision clarifying the ability to use the child care center
revolving fund for staff training classes and conferences; and
 a new administrative provision providing authority similar to that provided to
executive agencies to use appropriated amounts for child care, in accordance with
regulations promulgated by the Committee on House Administration.
Support Agency Funding
U.S. Capitol Police (USCP)
The USCP is responsible for the security of the Capitol Complex, including, for example, 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 FY2022 enacted level was $602.5 million. In comparison, levels considered for FY2023
include the following:

26 Another provision included in the FY2023 request, a provision establishing an allowance for compensation of interns
in House committees, was included in the FY2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-103), which was enacted
on March 15, 2022. As stated above, the FY2023 legislative branch budget request contains the disclaimer “A full-year
2022 appropriation for this account was not enacted at the time the Budget was prepared ... ”
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 Requested: $708.1 million (+17.5%)
 House-reported bill: $708.1 million (+17.5%)
 Senate-introduced bill: $707.1 million (+17.4%)
 Enacted: $734.6 million (+21.9%)
Additional information on the USCP is presented in Table 8.27
Appropriations for the police are contained in two accounts—a salaries account and a general
expenses account.
1. Salaries—the FY2022 act provided $468.9 million for salaries. The USCP
requested, and the House-reported bill would have provided, $522.3 million
(+11.4%). The Senate-introduced bill would have provided $526.8 million
(+12.4%). The FY2023 act provides $541.7 million (+15.5%).
2. General expenses—the FY2022 act provided $133.6 million for general
expenses. The USCP requested, and the House-reported bill would have
provided, $185.8 million (+39.0%). The Senate-introduced bill would have
provided $180.3 million (+34.9%). The FY2023 act provides $192.8 million
(+44.3%).
Another appropriation relating to the USCP appears within the Architect of the Capitol account
for Capitol Police buildings and grounds. The FY2022 level was $62.4 million. For FY2023,
$699.5 million (+1021.1%) was requested, the House-reported bill would have provided $532.2
million (+753.0%), and the Senate-introduced bill would have provided $412.3 million
(+560.8%). The FY2023 act provides $402.9 million (+545.8%).
Administrative Provision
The FY2023 request, the House-reported bill, the Senate-introduced bill, and the FY2023 act all
include a provision related to volunteer chaplain services.
The House-reported bill also included a provision including FLSA overtime compensation as
basic pay for members of the Capitol Police. The Senate-introduced bill also included a provision
amending 2 U.S.C. §1975, related to USCP overseas travel in connection with travel of Senators.
Neither of these provisions was included in the FY2023 act.
Office of Congressional Workplace Rights
Formerly known as the Office of Compliance, the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights
(OCWR) was renamed by the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act (P.L. 115-
397). It is an independent and nonpartisan agency within the legislative branch, and it was
originally established to administer and enforce the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995.28

27 For additional information, see CRS Insight IN11570, The U.S. Capitol Police: Brief Background, by Ida A.
Brudnick.
28 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.
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The act applies various employment and workplace safety laws to Congress and certain
legislative branch entities.29
The FY2021 and FY2022 enacted level of $7.5 million was continued in the FY2023 request and
the Senate-introduced bill. The House-reported bill recommended, and the FY2023 act provides,
$8.0 million (+6.7%).
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 affect revenues or expenditures.30
The FY2022 level was $60.95 million. In comparison, the FY2023 requested, House-reported,
and Senate-introduced level was $64.6 million (+6.0%). The FY2023 act provides $63.2 million
(+3.7%).
Architect of the Capitol (AOC)
The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is responsible for the maintenance, operation, development,
and preservation of the U.S. 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 USCP buildings and grounds. The AOC is
responsible for the Supreme Court buildings and grounds, but appropriations for their expenses
are not contained in the legislative branch appropriations bill.
The FY2022 level was $773.9 million.
In comparison, levels considered for FY2023 include the following:
 Requested: $1.669 billion (+115.7%)
 House-reported bill: $1.268 billion (+63.9%, not including Senate office
buildings)
 Senate-introduced bill: $1.100 billion (+42.1%, not including House office
buildings)
 Enacted: $1.315 billion (+69.9%)
Operations of the AOC are funded in the following 10 accounts: capital construction and
operations, 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. Additional funding information on the individual
AOC accounts is presented in Table 9.
Administrative Provision
The FY2023 budget request, the House-reported bill, the Senate-introduced bill, and the FY2023
act each included an administrative provision that prohibits the use of funds for bonuses for

29 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.
30 CBO 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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contractors behind schedule or over budget. This provision has been included in the annual
appropriations acts since FY2015.
The FY2023 act also reauthorized the Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-156; 2 U.S.C.
§1881c) through 2028.
The FY2023 request also included a provision related to voluntary separation incentive payments
for Senate restaurant employees. This provision was not included in the House-reported or
Senate-introduced bills or the FY2023 act.
Library of Congress (LOC)
The Library of Congress (LOC) 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 173.7 million items in
various formats;31 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 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 FY2022 level was $794.0 million. In comparison, levels considered for FY2023 include the
following:
 Requested: $824.9 million (+3.9%)32
 House-reported bill: $831.4 million (+4.7%)
 Senate-introduced bill: $819.3 million (+3.2%)
 Enacted: $828.5 million (+4.3%)
These figures do not include additional authority to spend receipts.33
The LOC headings include the following:34
1. Salaries and expenses—The FY2022 level was $550.6 million. The LOC
requested $579.9 million (+5.3%). The House-reported bill would have provided
$585.4 million (+6.3%). The Senate-introduced bill would have provided $574.2
million (+4.3%). The FY2023 act provides $582.5 million (+5.8%).

31 Figure obtained from the Library of Congress, Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress for Fiscal Year 2021,
2021, pp. 5, 25, at https://www.loc.gov/about/reports-and-budgets/annual-reports/.
32 As stated above, the President submitted a budget amendment on June 7, 2022. The amendments impacted the
funding request for the Library of Congress Salaries and Expenses and the Congressional Research Service (President
Joseph R. Biden, “Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Amendments,”
June 7, 2022, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/06/07/letter-to-the-speaker-of-the-
house-of-representatives-on-fiscal-year-2023-budget-amendments/). The budget requests above reflect the revised
levels. See also the Library’s revised congressional budget justification (https://www.loc.gov/about/reports-and-
budgets/congressional-budget-justifications/).
33 Fees paid to the LOC for copyright registration are an example of receipts.
34 For information on a change in the technology funding practice that affected the four LOC appropriations headings in
FY2020, see the explanation in H.Rept. 116-64 and S.Rept. 116-124.
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2. Copyright Office—The FY2022 level was $53.1 million. The LOC requested
$53.8 million (+1.3%) for FY2023, the same level included in the House-
reported bill, the Senate-introduced bill, and the FY2023 act. These figures do
not include authority to spend receipts ($43.9 million) and prior-year unobligated
balances ($3.0 million).
3. Congressional Research Service—The FY2022 act provided $129.1 million. The
FY2023 request contained $132.6 million (+2.7%), the same level provided in
the Senate-introduced bill. The House-reported bill recommended, and the
FY2023 act provides, $133.6 million (+3.5%).
4. Books for the blind and physically handicapped—The FY2022 level was $61.2
million. The LOC requested $58.7 million (-4.2%), the same level contained in
the House-reported bill, the Senate-introduced bill, and the FY2023 act.
The AOC’s budget also contains funds for LOC buildings and grounds. In FY2022, $64.5 million
was provided. The FY2023 request contains $183.5 million (+184.3%). The Senate-introduced
bill would have provided $128.2 million (+98.7%). The House-reported bill recommended, and
the FY2023 act provides, $144.2 million (+123.4%).
Administrative Provisions
The legislative branch appropriations bills regularly include a provision providing authority to
obligate funds for reimbursable and revolving fund activities ($292.4 million in the FY2022 act;
$308.6 million in the FY2023 request, the House-reported bill, the Senate-introduced bill, and the
FY2023 act).
The FY2023 act also included a provision authorizing the use of appropriated funds to cover
salaries of certain personnel of Little Scholars Child Development Center (i.e., the Executive
Director and Deputy Executive Director of the Center).
The Library had originally requested a provision authorizing the Librarian to accept certain
personal property, as well as a provision related to task and delivery order contracts, although
these requests were deleted by the budget amendment. These provisions were not included in the
House-reported or Senate-introduced bills or the FY2023 act.
Government Publishing Office (GPO)35
GPO’s FY2022 enacted level was $124.2 million. GPO requested $130.9 million (+5.4%) for
FY2023, the same level included in the House-reported bill. The Senate-introduced bill
recommended, and the FY2023 act contained, $129.9 million (+4.5%).
GPO’s budget authority is contained in three accounts:
1. Congressional publishing—GPO requested, and the House-reported bill, Senate-
introduced bill, and FY2023 act all contained, $82.99 million (+5.2%).
2. Public information programs of the Superintendent of Documents (salaries and
expenses)—GPO requested, and the House-reported bill, Senate-introduced bill,
and FY2023 act all contained, $35.3 million (+3.6%).

35 Formerly known as the Government Printing Office. For additional information on GPO, see CRS Report R45014,
Government Printing, Publications, and Digital Information Management: Issues and Challenges.
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3. GPO Business Operations Revolving Fund36—GPO requested, and the House-
reported bill would have provided $12.7 million (+5.4%). The Senate-introduced
bill and the FY2023 act provided $11.6 million (+2.3%).
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
GAO responds to requests for studies of federal government programs and expenditures. GAO
may also initiate its own work.37
GAO’s FY2022 enacted level was $719.2 million. In comparison, levels considered for FY2023
include the following:
 Requested: $810.3 million (+12.7%)
 House-reported bill: $790.3 million (+9.9%)
 Senate-introduced bill: $785.8 million (+9.3%)
 Enacted: $790.3 million (+9.9%)
These levels do not include offsetting collections ($38.9 million in the FY2022 act; $55.9 million
in the FY2023 request, the House-reported bill, the Senate-introduced bill, and the FY2023 act).38
Congressional Office for International Leadership (formerly Open World
Leadership Center)
The FY2023 request, the House-reported bill, the Senate-introduced bill, and the FY2023 act all
included $6.0 million, equivalent to the FY2021 and FY2022 enacted levels.
The office administers a program that supports democratic changes in other countries by inviting
their leaders to observe democracy and free enterprise in the United States.
Congress first authorized the program in 1999 to support the relationship between Russia and the
United States. Established at the LOC as the Center for Russian Leadership Development in
2000, the program encouraged young federal and local Russian leaders to visit the United States
and observe its government and society. The center was renamed the Open World Leadership
Center in 2003, when the program was expanded to include specified additional countries.39 In
2004, Congress further extended the program’s eligibility to other countries designated by the
center’s board of trustees, subject to congressional consideration.40 More recent appropriations
documents have included language regarding countries or regions of focus and proposed
expansion, including efforts in Ukraine. The FY2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act changed
the name from the Open World Leadership Center to the Congressional Office for International
Leadership.

36 The revolving fund supports GPO’s operation and maintenance.
37 GAO’s guidelines for initiating studies are contained in U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO’s
Congressional Protocols, GAO-17-767G (Washington: GAO, 2017), at https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-17-767g.
38 Offsetting collections include funds derived from reimbursable audits and rental of space in the GAO building.
39 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.
40 P.L. 108-447, 118 Stat. 3192, December 8, 2004.
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The office is housed in the LOC and receives services from the LOC through an interagency
agreement.
A provision included since FY2016, and continued for FY2023, states the following:
That funds made available to support Russian participants shall only be used for those
engaging in free market development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and
shall not be used for officials of the central government of Russia.
Prior to the name change in 2022, the location and future of the office; attempts to assess its
effectiveness, countries of focus, and funding levels; and its inclusion in the legislative branch
budget were discussed at appropriations hearings and in report language for many years.
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.41 The $430,000 included in the FY2022 act, the
FY2023 request, the House-reported bill, the Senate-introduced bill, and the FY2023 act is
approximately the same level provided annually since FY2006.
General Provisions
As in past years, Congress considered a number of general provisions related to the legislative
branch. These provisions and their status are listed in Table 4.
Table 4. General Provisions
(and stage of inclusion or status)
FY2023
FY2023
FY2022
FY2023
House
Senate
FY2023
Provision to
Enacted
Requested
Reported
Introduced
Enacted
prohibit appropriated funds for the
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
maintenance and care of private vehicles
limit funds to the fiscal year unless
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
otherwise expressly provided
make any changes in rates of
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
compensation and designation permanent
make consulting services contracts a
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
matter of public record
authorize the costs of Legislative Branch
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Financial Managers Council
limit transfers to those authorized by law
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
prohibit restrictions on guided staff tours
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
of the Capitol with limited exceptions
prohibit a cost of living adjustment for
Yesa
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yesa
Members of Congressa
(Section 6 of
(Section
(Section 212)
(Section 6 of
Division HH
212)
P.L. 117-328)
of P.L. 117-
103)

41 2 U.S.C. §1105. See also http://www.stennis.gov/.
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FY2023
FY2023
FY2022
FY2023
House
Senate
FY2023
Provision to
Enacted
Requested
Reported
Introduced
Enacted
reduce plastic waste
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
restrict procurement of
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
telecommunications equipment that may
present a cybersecurity risk
require computer networks to block the
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
viewing, downloading, and exchanging of
pornography
authorize hiring of individuals covered by
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
the Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals program
adjust annual rate of pay for certain
Partial
Yes
No
No
No
legislative branch officials (including
(relating to
Architect of the Capitol, Deputy
the Architect
Architect, and CVC CEO of Visitor
of the
Services, and the Chief of the USCP)
Capitol and
Chief of the
USCP)b
remove specified U.S. Capitol Statuaryc
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Capitol Complex Health and Safety ($5.0
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
mil ion)
Directing the Architect of the Capitol to
Yesb
No
No
No
No
“obtain an honorific plaque listing the
names of all of the United States Capitol
Police and Washington, DC, Metropolitan
Police Department officers who served at
the United States Capitol in response to
the attack on January 6, 2021”
Maximum Compensation for Senate Staff
Yesb
No
No
No
No
Sources: P.L. 117-103, the Budget for Fiscal Year 2023, H.R. 8237, H.Rept. 117-389, S. 4720, the Senate
Appropriations Committee chairman’s draft explanatory statement, P.L. 117-328, and CRS analysis.
a. The legislative branch bil does not contain language funding or increasing Member pay, and a provision
prohibiting the automatic Member pay adjustments could be included in any bil , or be introduced as a
separate bil . For additional information, see CRS Report 97-1011, Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent
Actions and Historical Tables, by Ida A. Brudnick. Pay for Members of Congress was last adjusted in January
2009.
b. See Sections 212, 213, and 214 of the General Provisions of Division I of P.L. 117-103.
c. This provision would remove all Confederate statues and Confederate busts; the bust of Roger Brooke
Taney; the statue of Charles Brantley Aycock; the statue of John Caldwell Calhoun; and the statue of James
Paul Clarke from any area of the U.S. Capitol accessible to the public. See also, from the 116th Congress:
H.R. 7573, H.R. 7217, and S. 3957; and from the 117th Congress, S. 366, S. 2366, H.R. 1248, H.R. 3005, and
H.R. 8237.
Introduction to Summary Tables and Appendix
Table 5 through Table 9 provide information on funding levels for the legislative branch overall,
the Senate, the House of Representatives, the USCP, and the AOC.
The tables are followed by an Appendix, which lists House, Senate, and conference bills and
reports; public law numbers; and enactment dates since FY1998.
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Table 5. Legislative Branch Appropriations: Funding Levels by Agency or Entity
(in thousands of dollars)
FY2023
FY2023
FY2022
FY2023
House
Senate
FY2023
Entity
Enacted
Requesteda
Reported
Introduced
Enacted
Senate
$1,094,894
$1,156,069
—b
$1,135,180
$1,150,349
House of
1,715,170c
1,829,474
1,868,785
—b
1,847,745c
Representatives
Joint Items
22,337
23,042
23,042
23,114
23,114
Capitol Police
602,509
708,098
708,098
707,098
734,576
Office of
7,500
7,500
8,000
7,500
8,000
Congressional
Workplace Rights
Congressional Budget
60,953
64,637
64,637
64,637
63,237
Office
Architect of the
773,898
1,669,417
1,268,130
1,100,028
1,315,002
Capitol
Library of Congress,
794,019
824,895
831,395
819,264
828,548
Including CRS
CRS (non-add)
129,106
132,600
133,600
132,600
133,600
Government
124,237
130,904
130,904
129,854
129,854
Publishing Office
Government
719,230
810,319
790,319
785,832
790,319
Accountability Office
Congressional Office
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
for International
Leadership (formerly
Open World
Leadership Center)
Stennis Center for
430
430
430
430
430
Public Service
Adjustments to
-2,000
-3,000
-3,000
-3,000
-3,000
Compensation (CBO
estimate)
Other General
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
Provisions/Capitol
Complex Health and
Safety
Other/Scorekeeping
—
—
—
—
174c
Legislative Branch,
$5,924,177c
$7,232,785
$5,701,740b
$4,780,937b
$6,899,348c
Total
Emergency
—
—
—
—
—
Rescissions
—
—
—
—
—
Sources: P.L. 117-103, the Budget for Fiscal Year 2023, H.R. 8237, H.Rept. 117-389, S. 4720, the Senate
Appropriations Committee chairman’s draft explanatory statement, P.L. 117-328, and CRS analysis.
Notes: Numbers may not sum due to rounding.
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a. As stated above, the President submitted a budget amendment on June 7, 2022. The amendments impacted
the funding request for the Senate and Library of Congress (President Joseph R. Biden, “Letter to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives on Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Amendments,” June 7, 2022,
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/06/07/letter-to-the-speaker-of-the-
house-of-representatives-on-fiscal-year-2023-budget-amendments/). The budget requests in the table reflect
the revised requested levels.
b. By tradition, the House generally does not consider appropriations for Senate operations or Senate office
buildings, and the Senate generally does not consider appropriations for House operations or House office
buildings.
c. Gratuity payments to heirs of deceased Members of the House were provided in P.L. 117-103, P.L. 117-128,
P.L. 117-180, and P.L. 117-229.
Table 6. Senate Appropriations
(in thousands of dollars)
FY2023
FY2023
FY2022
FY2023
House
Senate
FY2023
Accounts
Enacted
Requesteda Reportedb
Introduced
Enacted
Expense Allowances
$225
$225
—
$225
$225
and Representation
Salaries, Officers, and
239,404
257,903
—
258,387
258,677
Employees
Office of Legislative
7,353
7,781
—
7,781
8,150
Counsel
Office of Legal Counsel
1,299
1,350
—
1,350
1,350
Expense Allowances
30
30
—
30
30
for Secretary of Senate
et al.
Contingent Expenses
846,583
888,780
—
867,407
881,917
(subtotal)
Inquiries and
136,600
145,615
—
145,615
145,615
Investigations
Senate Intl.
530
552
—
552
552
Narcotics Caucus
Secretary of the
17,036
17,515
—
17,515
17,515
Senatec
Financial
6,000
—
—
—
—
Management
Information System
Modernization
Sergeant at
151,821
176,279
—
165,144
171,844
Arms/Doorkeeperd
Sergeant at Arms
25,000
—
—
—
—
Business
Continuity and
Disaster Recovery
Fund
Sergeant at Arms
—
—
—
6,277
6,277
Fellowships Fund
Miscellaneous
23,022
26,204
—
26,004
27,814
Items
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FY2023
FY2023
FY2022
FY2023
House
Senate
FY2023
Accounts
Enacted
Requesteda Reportedb
Introduced
Enacted
Senators’ Official
486,274
522,315
—
506,000
512,000
Personnel and
Office Expense
Account
Official Mail Costs
300
300
—
300
300
Rescission
—
—
—
—
—
Total
$1,094,894
$1,156,069
—
$1,135,180 $1,150,349
Sources: P.L. 117-103, the Budget for Fiscal Year 2023, S. 4720, the Senate Appropriations Committee
chairman’s draft explanatory statement, P.L. 117-328, and CRS analysis.
Notes: Numbers may not sum due to rounding.
a. As stated above, the President submitted a budget amendment on June 7, 2022. The amendments impacted
the funding request for the fol owing Senate accounts: Salaries, Officers, and Employees; Contingent
Expenses (subtotal); Secretary of the Senate; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate; and the
Sergeant at Arms Fellowships Fund (President Joseph R. Biden, “Letter to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives on Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Amendments,” June 7, 2022, https://www.whitehouse.gov/
briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/06/07/letter-to-the-speaker-of-the-house-of-representatives-on-
fiscal-year-2023-budget-amendments/). The budget requests in the table reflect the revised requested levels.
b. By tradition, the House does not consider appropriations for Senate operations.
c. Office operations of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate are also funded under “Salaries, Officers, and
Employees.”
d. Office operations of the Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper are also funded under “Salaries,
Officers, and Employees.”
Table 7. House of Representatives Appropriations
(in thousands of dollars)
FY2023
FY2023
FY2022
FY2023
House
Senate
FY2023
Accounts
Enacted Requested
Reported
Introducedb
Enacted
Payment to Widows and
$174a
—
—
—
$174a
Heirs of Deceased Members
of Congressa
House Leadership Offices
34,949
34,949
36,560
—
36,560
Members’ Representational
774,400
813,120
810,000
—
810,000
Allowance
Intern Allowance-House
15,435
15,435
20,639
—
20,639
Member Offices
Intern Allowance-House
438
438
586
—
586
Leadership Offices
Intern Allowance-Standing
1,944
1,944
2,600
—
2,600
Committees, Special and
Select
Intern Allowance-House
346
346
463
—
463
Appropriations Committee
Committee Employees
197,018
211,920
220,265
—
211,881
(subtotal)
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FY2023
FY2023
FY2022
FY2023
House
Senate
FY2023
Accounts
Enacted Requested
Reported
Introducedb
Enacted
Standing Committees,
167,101
182,003
188,971
—
180,587
Special and Select, except
Appropriations
Appropriations
29,917
29,917
31,294
—
31,294
Committee
Salaries, Officers, and
288,481
322,707
323,557
—
324,057
Employees (subtotal)
Office of the Clerk
36,500
40,327
40,827
—
40,827
Office of the Sergeant at
27,695
38,793
38,793
—
38,793
Arms
Office of Chief
193,188
211,222
211,572
—
211,572
Administrative Officer
Office of Diversity and
3,000
3,000
3,000
—
3,500
Inclusion
Office of the
1,250
1,250
1,250
—
1,250
Whistleblower
Ombudsmen
Office of Inspector
5,019
5,138
5,138
—
5,138
General
Office of General
1,912
1,912
1,912
—
1,912
Counsel
Office of the
2,134
2,184
2,184
—
2,184
Parliamentarian
Office of the Law
3,600
3,746
3,746
—
3,746
Revision Counsel
Office of the Legislative
12,625
13,457
13,457
—
13,457
Counsel
Office of
934
934
934
—
934
Interparliamentary Affairs
Other Authorized
624
744
744
—
744
Employees
Allowances and Expenses
399,985
426,615
444,115
—
430,785
(subtotal)
Supplies, Materials,
1,555
1,555
1,555
—
1,555
Administrative Costs and
Federal Tort Claims
Official Mail for
190
190
190
—
190
committees, leadership,
administrative and
legislative offices
Government
356,000
372,368
387,368
—
387,368
Contributions
Business Continuity and
23,813
20,841
22,841
—
22,841
Disaster Recovery
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FY2023
FY2023
FY2022
FY2023
House
Senate
FY2023
Accounts
Enacted Requested
Reported
Introducedb
Enacted
Emergency
Appropriations
Transition Activities
5,895
19,225
19,225
—
5,895
Green and Gold
9,294
9,674
9,674
—
9,674
Congressional Aide
Program (formerly
Wounded Warrior
Program)
Office of Congressional
1,738
1,762
1,762
—
1,762
Ethics
Miscellaneous Items
1,500
1,000
1,500
—
1,500
House Modernization
2,000
2,000
10,000
—
10,000
Initiatives Account
Administrative
—
—
—
—
—
Provisions/Rescissions/Other
Total
$1,715,170a $1,829,474 $1,868,785
— $1,847,745a
Sources: P.L. 117-103, the Budget for Fiscal Year 2023, H.R. 8237, H.Rept. 117-389, P.L. 117-328, and CRS
analysis.
Notes: Numbers may not sum due to rounding.
a. Gratuity payments to heirs of deceased Members of the House were provided in P.L. 117-103, P.L. 117-128,
P.L. 117-180, and P.L. 117-229.
b. By tradition, the Senate generally does not consider appropriations for House operations.
Table 8. Capitol Police Appropriations
(in thousands of dollars)
FY2023
FY2023
FY2022
FY2023
House
Senate
FY2023
Accounts
Enacted
Requested
Reported
Introduced
Enacted
Salaries, Capitol Police
$468,861
$522,280
$522,280
$526,780
$541,730
General Expenses
133,648
185,818
185,818
180,318
192,846
Total
$602,509
$708,098
$708,098
$707,098
$734,576
Sources: P.L. 117-103, the Budget for Fiscal Year 2023, H.R. 8237, H.Rept. 117-389, S. 4720, the Senate
Appropriations Committee chairman’s draft explanatory statement, P.L. 117-328, and CRS analysis.
Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding.
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Table 9. Architect of the Capitol Appropriations
(in thousands of dollars)
FY2023
FY2023
FY2022
FY2023
House
Senate
FY2023
Accounts
Enacted Requested
Reported
Introduced
Enacted
Capital Construction and
$139,117
$155,843
$155,843
$145,843
$145,843
Operations
Capitol Building
42,579
101,964
61,764
56,689
80,589
Capitol Grounds
15,237
16,465
16,465
16,365
16,365
Senate Office Buildings
81,977
150,681
—a
156,596
184,596
House of Representatives

House Office Buildingsb
203,423
140,029
139,279
—a
122,279
House Historic Buildings
0
0
0
0
0
Revitalization Fund
Capitol Power Plantc
114,598
170,211
167,111
133,251
166,951
Library Buildings and Grounds
64,544
183,520
144,220
128,220
144,220
Capitol Police Buildings and
62,390
699,452
532,196
412,252
402,907
Grounds
Botanic Garden
24,464
23,560
23,560
23,520
23,560
Capitol Visitor Center
25,569
27,692
27,692
27,292
27,692
Architect of the Capitol,
$773,898 $1,669,417 $1,268,130a
$1,100,028a $1,315,002
Totalbc
Sources: P.L. 117-103, the Budget for Fiscal Year 2023, H.R. 8237, H.Rept. 117-389, S. 4720, the Senate
Appropriations Committee chairman’s draft explanatory statement, P.L. 117-328, and CRS analysis.
Notes: Numbers may not sum due to rounding.
a. The House generally does not consider appropriations for Senate office buildings, and the Senate generally
does not consider appropriations for House office buildings. The totals do not include funding for the
respective accounts.
b. Not including “House Office Buildings” offsetting col ections of $9.0 mil ion in the FY2022 enacted bil , and
$4.0 mil ion in the FY2023 request and the House-reported bil .
c. Not including “Capitol Power Plant” offsetting col ections of $10.0 mil ion in the FY2022 enacted bil , the
FY2023 request, the FY2023 House-reported bil , and the Senate-introduced bil .
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Appendix. Fiscal Year Information and Resources
Table A-1. Overview of Legislative Branch Appropriations: FY1998-FY2023
(House, Senate, Conference, and CRS Reports and Related Legislative Vehicles)
Enactment
Date
Fiscal
and Public
Enactment
CRS
Year
House
Senate
Conference
Law
Vehicle Title
Report
2023
H.Rept. Senate
Explanatory
12/29/2023
Consolidated
CRS Report
117-
Appropriations materials
(P.L. 117-
Appropriations
R47296, Legislative
389
Committee
inserted into
328)
Act, 2023
Branch: FY2023
(H.R.
chairman’s
the
Appropriations
8237)
draft
Congressional
explanatory
Record
statement;
(H.R. 2617)
S. 4720
2022
H.Rept. Senate
Explanatory
3/15/2022
Consolidated
CRS Report
117-80
Appropriations materials
(P.L. 117-
Appropriations
R46936, Legislative
(H.R.
Committee
inserted into
103)
Act, 2022
Branch: FY2022
4346)
chairman’s
the
Appropriations
draft bil ;
Congressional
Senate
Record
Appropriations (H.R. 2471)
Committee
chairman’s
draft
explanatory
statement
2021
H.Rept. Senate
Explanatory
12/27/2020
Consolidated
CRS Report
116-
Appropriations materials
(P.L. 116-
Appropriations
R46469, Legislative
447
Committee
inserted into
260)
Act, 2021
Branch: FY2021
(H.R.
majority draft
the
Appropriations
7611)
bil ; Senate
Congressional
Appropriations Record
Committee
(H.R. 133)
majority draft
explanatory
statement
2020
H.Rept. S.Rept. 116-
Explanatory
12/20/2019
Further
CRS Report
116-64
124 (S. 2581)
materials
(P.L. 116-
Consolidated
R45755, Legislative
(H.R.
inserted into
94)
Appropriations
Branch: FY2020
2779)
the
Act, 2020
Appropriations
Congressional
Record
(H.R. 1865)
2019
H.Rept. S.Rept. 115-
H.Rept. 115-
9/21/18
Energy and
CRS Report
115-
274 (S. 3071)
929
(P.L. 115-
Water, Legislative R45214, Legislative
696
244)
Branch, and
Branch: FY2019
(H.R.
Military
Appropriations
5894)
Construction and
Veterans Affairs
Appropriations
Act, 2019
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Enactment
Date
Fiscal
and Public
Enactment
CRS
Year
House
Senate
Conference
Law
Vehicle Title
Report
2018
H.Rept. S.Rept. 115-
Explanatory
3/23/2018
Consolidated
CRS Report
115-
137
materials
(P.L. 115-
Appropriations
R44899, Legislative
199
(S. 1648)
inserted into
141)
Act, 2018
Branch: FY2018
(H.R.
the
Appropriations
3162)
Congressional
Record
(H.R. 1625)
2017
H.Rept. S.Rept. 114-
Explanatory
5/5/2017
Consolidated
CRS Report
114-
258
materials
(P.L. 115-
Appropriations
R44515, Legislative
594
(S. 2955)
inserted into
31)
Act, 2017
Branch: FY2017
(H.R.
the
Appropriations
5325)
Congressional
(H.Res.
Record
771)
(H.R. 244)
2016
H.Rept. S.Rept. 114-64
Explanatory
12/18/2015
Consolidated
CRS Report
114-
(H.R. 2250)
materials
(P.L. 114-
Appropriations
R44029, Legislative
110
inserted into
113)
Act, 2016
Branch: FY2016
(H.R.
the
Appropriations
2250)
Congressional
(H.Res.
Record
271)
2015
H.Rept. S.Rept. 113-
Explanatory
12/16/2014
Consolidated and
CRS Report
113-
196
materials
(P.L. 113-
Further
R43557, Legislative
417
(H.R. 4487)
inserted into
235)
Continuing
Branch: FY2015
(H.R.
the
Appropriations
Appropriations
4487)
Congressional
Act, 2015
(H.Res.
Record
557)
(H.R. 83)
2014
H.Rept. S.Rept. 113-70
Explanatory
1/17/2014
Consolidated
CRS Report
113-
(S. 1283)
materials
(P.L. 113-
Appropriations
R43151, Legislative
173
inserted into
76)
Act, 2014
Branch: FY2014
(H.R.
the
Appropriations
2792)
Congressional
Record
(H.R. 3547)
2013
H.Rept. S.Rept. 112-
___
3/26/2013
Consolidated and
CRS Report
112-
197 (H.R.
(P.L. 113-6)
Further
R42500, Legislative
511
5882)
Continuing
Branch: FY2013
(H.R.
Appropriations
Appropriations
5882)
Act, 2013
(H.Res.
679)
2012
H.Rept. S.Rept. 112-80
H.Rept. 112-
12/23/2011
Consolidated
CRS Report
112-
(H.R. 2551)
331
(P.L. 112-
Appropriations
R41870, Legislative
148
(H.R. 2055)
74)
Act, 2012
Branch: FY2012
(H.R.
Appropriations
2551)
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Enactment
Date
Fiscal
and Public
Enactment
CRS
Year
House
Senate
Conference
Law
Vehicle Title
Report
2011
___
S.Rept. 111-
___
4/15/2011
Department of
CRS Report
294
(P.L. 112-
Defense and Ful -
R41214, Legislative
(S. 3799)
10)
Year Continuing
Branch: FY2011
Appropriations
Appropriations
Act, 2011
2010
H.Rept. S.Rept. 111-29 H.Rept. 111-
10/1/2009
Legislative Branch
CRS Report
111-
(S. 1294)
265
(P.L. 111-
Appropriations
R40617, Legislative
160
(H.R. 2918)
68)
Act, 2010
Branch: FY2010
(H.R.
Appropriations
2918)
2009
___
___
Explanatory
3/11/2009
Omnibus
CRS Report
materials
(P.L. 111-8)
Appropriations
RL34490, Legislative
inserted into
Act, 2009
Branch: FY2009
the
Appropriations
Congressional
Record and
issued in a
committee
print
(H.R. 1105)
2008
H.Rept. S.Rept. 110-89 Explanatory
12/26/2007
Consolidated
CRS Report
110-
(S. 1686)
materials
(P.L. 110-
Appropriations
RL34031, Legislative
198
inserted into
161)
Act, 2008
Branch: FY2008
(H.R.
the
Appropriations
2771)
Congressional
Record
(H.R. 2764)
2007
H.Rept. S.Rept. 109-
___
2/15/2007
Revised
CRS Report
109-
267
(P.L. 110-5)
Continuing
RL33379, Legislative
485
(H.R. 5521)
Appropriations
Branch: FY2007
(H.R.
Resolution, 2007
Appropriations
5521)
2006
H.Rept. S.Rept. 109-89
H.Rept. 109-
8/02/2005
FY2006
CRS Report
109-
(H.R. 2985)
189
(P.L. 109-
Legislative Branch
RL32819, Legislative
139
(H.R. 2985)
55)
Appropriations
Branch: FY2006
(H.R.
Act
Appropriations
2985)
2005
H.Rept. S.Rept. 108-
H.Rept. 108-
12/8/2004
Consolidated
CRS Report
108-
307
792
(P.L. 108-
Appropriations
RL32312,
577
(S. 2666)
(H.R. 4818)
447)
Act, 2005
Appropriations for
(H.R.
FY2005: Legislative
4755)
Branch
2004
H.Rept. S.Rept. 108-88 H.Rept. 108-
9/30/2003
Legislative Branch
CRS Report
108-
(S. 1383)
279
(P.L. 108-
Appropriations
RL31812,
186
(H.R. 2657)
83)
Act, 2004
Appropriations for
(H.R.
FY2004: Legislative
2657)
Branch
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Enactment
Date
Fiscal
and Public
Enactment
CRS
Year
House
Senate
Conference
Law
Vehicle Title
Report
2003
H.Rept. S.Rept. 107-
___
2/20/2003
Consolidated
CRS Report
107-
209
(P.L. 108-7)
Appropriations
RL31312,
576
(S. 2720)
Resolution, 2003
Appropriations for
(H.R.
FY2003: Legislative
5121)
Branch
2002
H.Rept. S.Rept. 107-37 H.Rept. 107-
11/12/2001
Legislative Branch
CRS Report
107-
(S. 1172)
259
(P.L. 107-
Appropriations
RL31012,
169
(H.R. 2647)
68)
Act, 2002
Appropriations for
(H.R.
FY2002: Legislative
2647)
Branch
2001
H.Rept. S.Rept. 106-
H.Rept. 106-
12/21/2000
Consolidated
CRS Report
106-
304
796
(P.L. 106-
Appropriations
RL30512,
635
(S. 2603)
(H.R. 4516,
554)
Act, 2001
Appropriations for
(H.R.
incorporated
FY2001: Legislative
4516)
into H.R.
Branch
4577)
2000
H.Rept. S.Rept. 106-75 H.Rept. 106-
9/29/1999
Legislative Branch
CRS Report
106-
(S. 1206)
290
(P.L. 106-
Appropriations
RL30212,
156
(H.R. 1905)
57)
Act, 2000
Appropriations for
(H.R.
FY2000: Legislative
1905)
Branch
1999
H.Rept. S.Rept. 105-
H.Rept. 105-
10/21/1998
Legislative Branch
CRS Report 98-
105-
204
734
(P.L. 105-
Appropriations
212, Appropriations
595
(S. 2137)
(H.R. 4112)
275)
Act, 1999
for FY1999:
(H.R.
Legislative Branch
4112)
1998
H.Rept. S.Rept. 105-47 H.Rept. 105-
10/7/1997
Legislative Branch
CRS Report 97-
105-
(S. 1019)
254
(P.L. 105-
Appropriations
212, Appropriations
196
(H.R. 2209)
55)
Act, 1998
for FY1998:
(H.R.
Legislative Branch
2209)
Source: Congressional Research Service examination of congress.gov.

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Ida A. Brudnick

Specialist on the Congress

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