Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2023 Appropriations: Overview

July 7, 2022 – September 29, 2023 R47170

Financial Services and General Government
September 29, 2023
(FSGG) FY2023 Appropriations: Overview
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The Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill includes funding for
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the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District
Manager
of Columbia, and more than two dozen independent agencies. The House and Senate FSGG bills

fund the same agencies, with one exception. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(CFTC) is usually funded through the Agriculture appropriations bill in the House and the FSGG

bill in the Senate.
President’s budget. President Biden submitted his full FY2023 budget request on March 28, 2022. The request included a
total of approximately $53.2 billion in appropriations for agencies funded through the FSGG bill, including a net total of
$249 million for the CFTC.
House action. The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 8254) was marked up in
subcommittee on June 16, 2022, marked up in full committee on June 24, 2022, and reported (H.Rept. 117-393) on June 28,
2022. Approximate total FY2022 funding in the reported bill was $51.7 billion. Another $365 million for the CFTC was
included in the Agriculture appropriations bill (H.R. 8239; H.Rept. 117-392). The approximate combined total of $52.1
billion is $1.1 billion less than the President’s FY2023 request.
FSGG appropriations were included as Division D of H.R. 8294 when it was considered on the House floor on July 19-20,
2022. A number of amendments were made moving funding among FSGG agencies without changing the overall totals.
Funding for the CFTC was included in Division B of H.R. 8294. The House passed the bill on a vote of 220-207.
Senate action. The Senate Committee on Appropriations has held two subcommittee hearings on the Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and on the Internal
Revenue Service. No committee action on legislation has occurred, but draft copies of a chairman’s mark and committee
report have been posted and the chairman’s mark was introduced as S. 4685 by FSGG Subcommittee Chair Chris Van
Hollen. These FSGG bills would appropriate an approximate total of $51.3 billion, $1.9 billion less than the President’s
request.
Continuing resolution. No full-year FY2023 appropriations measure was enacted prior to the end of September 2022. Three
laws (P.L. 117-180, P.L. 117-229, and P.L. 117-264) provided continuing appropriations largely based on FY2022 levels
through December 16, 2022, December 23, 2022, and December 30, 2022, respectively.
Full-Year FY2023 appropriations. Full-year FY2023 appropriations were ultimately provided in Division E of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328). P.L. 117-328 was enacted on December 29, 2022, shortly before the
end of the 117th Congress. Division E, which included funding for the CFTC, provided appropriations totaling approximately
$49.65 billion, $3.5 billion less than the President’s request.
Although financial services are a major focus of the FSGG appropriations bills, these bills do not include funding for many
financial regulatory agencies, which are funded outside of the appropriations process. In the past, FSGG bills occasionally
have contained additional legislative provisions relating to such agencies. In FY2023, however, President Biden’s request
contained no such legislative provisions, and neither did Division E of P.L. 117-328.

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Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2023 Appropriations: Overview

he Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill includes
funding for a wide variety of federal government functions and government-wide direction
T on usage of funds.1 The bill funds
• the Department of the Treasury (Title I),2
• the Executive Office of the President (Title II),
• the judiciary (Title III),3
• the District of Columbia (Title IV),4 and
• more than two dozen independent agencies (Title V).
Title VI of the bill typically funds mandatory retirement accounts for the entire government and
contains additional general provisions applying to the funding provided to agencies through the
FSGG bill. Title VII typically contains general provisions that apply government-wide.
The House and Senate FSGG bills fund the same agencies, with one exception. The Commodity
Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is funded through the Agriculture appropriations bill in the
House and the FSGG bill in the Senate. Where the CFTC is funded upon enactment typically
depends on which chamber originated the law, which alternates annually. Thus, the enacted
amounts for the CFTC have historically been in the Agriculture appropriations bill one year and
the FSGG appropriations bill the following year.
This structure has existed in its current form since the 2007 reorganization of the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations. Although financial services are a major focus of the FSGG
appropriations bill, the bill does not include funding for many financial regulatory agencies,
which are instead funded outside of the appropriations process. However, it is not uncommon for
legislative provisions addressing various financial regulatory issues to be included in titles at the
end of the bill.
Administration and Congressional Action
President Biden submitted his full FY2023 budget request on March 28, 2022.5 The request
included a total of $53.2 billion for agencies funded through the FSGG appropriations bill,
including a net total of $249 million for the CFTC.6
The House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 8254),
was marked up in subcommittee on June 16, 2022; marked up in full committee on June 24,
2022; and reported (H.Rept. 117-393) on June 28, 2022. Approximate total FY2023 funding in
the reported bill was $51.7 billion. Another $365 million for the CFTC was included in the

1 For a complete list of the CRS experts covering the various FSGG agencies, please see CRS Report R42638,
Appropriations: CRS Experts, by James M. Specht and Justin Murray.
2 For more information, see CRS In Focus IF12098, Internal Revenue Service Appropriations, FY2023, by Gary
Guenther.
3 For more information, see CRS In Focus IF11842, Judiciary Budget Request, FY2023, by Barry J. McMillion; and
CRS Report R47155, Judiciary Appropriations, FY2022, by Barry J. McMillion.
4 For more information, see CRS Report R47156, FY2022 District of Columbia Budget and Appropriations, by Joseph
V. Jaroscak.
5 Office of the Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government Fiscal Year 2023, March 28, 2022,
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/budget/2023.
6 The CFTC request was for a total of $365 million, to be offset with $116 million of user fees, which would require
congressional authorization. See the CFTC FY2023 budget request at https://www.cftc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-03/
CFTC_FY_2023_President_Budget_Report_032122.pdf, particularly p. 43.
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Agriculture appropriations bill (H.R. 8239; H.Rept. 117-392). The combined total of $52.1 billion
was approximately $1.1 billion less than the President’s FY2023 request.
FSGG appropriations were included as Division D of H.R. 8294 when that bill taken up by the
House of Representatives on July 19-20, 2022. Among the other appropriations measures
included was the Agriculture bill with funding for the CFTC in Division B. The House
Committee on Rules made a number of amendments in order for floor consideration, most of
which were combined into larger en bloc amendments on the floor.7 The adopted amendments
shifted funding among some FSGG agencies without changing the overall totals.8
The Senate Committee on Appropriations has held two subcommittee hearings on the Department
of the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and the Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network9 and on the Internal Revenue Service.10 On July 28, 2022, Senate
Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy released the “Chairman’s mark” of all 12
appropriations bills as well as draft committee reports.11 Senate FSGG Subcommittee Chair Chris
Van Hollen introduced an FY2023 FSGG bill, S. 4685, reflecting the Chairman’s mark on the
same day.12 These FSGG bills would appropriate an approximate total of $51.3 billion, $1.9
billion less than the President’s request.
Continuing Resolution (CR)
No full-year FY2023 appropriations measure was enacted prior to the end of September 2022.
The Senate passed the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act,
2023, H.R. 6833, on September 29, 2022, with the House of Representatives following on
September 30, 2022. The President signed the bill, now P.L. 117-180, on the same day. Division A
of P.L. 117-180 provided continuing appropriations through December 16, 2022. This continuing
funding is based on the FY2022 levels with a certain number of changes known generally as
anomalies. Details on the FY2023 FSGG anomalies can be found in the Appendix of this report.
For more information on the FY2023 CR, see CRS Report R47283, Overview of Continuing

7 The amendments can be found in H.Rept. 117-420 at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-117hrpt420/pdf/
CRPT-117hrpt420.pdf. The FSGG amendments are numbers 97-138 on pages 15-19.
8 Of the amendments made in order, numbers 98, 99, 101, 102, 108, 114, 119, 121, 124, 126, 127, 129, 130, 132, and
138 passed as part of H.Amdt. 298 and numbers 104, 106, 107, 113, 115, 116, 123, 125, and 136 passed as part of
H.Amdt. 299. Of these, numbers 104, 106, 108, 113, 114, 115 and 136 moved funding between FSGG agencies while
numbers 102, 107, and 125 moved funding within FSGG agencies. The other amendments both increased and
decreased the same amount in the same agencies to highlight particular congressional concerns. The amount of funding
being shifted was relatively small, with the GSA being most affected. A total of $13.7 million was shifted out of GSA
and into several other agencies.
9 U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government,
Hearing to review the fiscal year 2023 budget request for the Treasury Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence,
and the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 117th Cong., 2nd sess., June 14, 2022, at
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/hearing-to-review-the-fiscal-year-2023-budget-request-for-the-
treasury-office-of-terrorism-and-financial-intelligence-and-the-treasury-financial-crimes-enforcement-network.
10 U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government,
Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request from the U. S. Internal Revenue Service, 117th Cong., 2nd sess., May 3, 2022, at
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/the-fiscal-year-2023-budget-request-from-the-u-s-internal-revenue-
service.
11 U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Appropriations, “Chairman Leahy Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Senate
Appropriations Bills,” press release, July 28, 2022, at https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majority/breaking-
chairman-leahy-releases-fiscal-year-2023-senate-appropriations-bills.
12 As the bill has not proceeded through the markup process and therefore has no associated report or detail table, the
analysis in this report continues to refer to the draft explanatory statement.
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Appropriations for FY2023 (Division A of P.L. 117-180).13 Two additional CRs were enacted, P.L.
117-229 and P.L. 117-264, providing continuing appropriations largely based on FY2022 levels
through December 23, 2022, and December 30, 2022, respectively.
Full-Year FY2023 Appropriations
Full-year FY2023 appropriations were ultimately provided in Division E of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617/P.L. 117-328).14 Initially an unrelated bill on federal
employee performance, H.R. 2617 was amended by the House with an appropriations measure on
December 14, 2022. The Senate followed with a further amendment on December 22, 2022, and
the House agreed to the Senate amendment on December 23, 2022. The President signed the bill
on December 29, 2022. Division E, which included funding for the CFTC, provided
appropriations for FSGG agencies totaling approximately $49.65 billion, $3.5 billion less than the
President’s initial request.
Table 1 below reflects the status of FY2023 FSGG appropriations measures at key points in the
appropriations process. Table 2 lists, largely by title, the amounts requested by the President and
included in the various FSGG and emergency supplemental bills. Tables 3-7, respectively, detail
the amounts for the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of
Columbia, and the independent agencies. Specific columns in Tables 3-7 are FSGG agencies’
enacted amounts for FY2022, the President’s FY2023 request, the FY2023 amounts from the
House-passed H.R. 8294, and the amounts from the Senate subcommittee chairman’s bill (S.
4685).
Table 1. Status of FY2023 Financial Services and
General Government (FSGG) Appropriations
Subcommittee
Markup
Final Adoption
House
House
Senate
Senate
Conference
Enact-
House
Senate Report Passage Report Passage
Report
House
Senate
ment
June 16,
June 28,
July 20,
Dec. 23,
Dec. 22,
Dec. 29,
2022
—
2022
2022
—
—
—
2022
2022
2022
Source: Prepared by CRS.
Table 2. FSGG Appropriations, FY2022-FY2023
(millions of dollars)
FY2023
FY2023
Senate
FY2022
FY2023
House-
Subcommittee
FY2023
Agency
Enacted
Request
Passed
Chair
Enacted
Department of the Treasury
14,237.0
16,156.5
15,559.0
15,435.3
14,049.8
Executive Office of the President
807.3
854.0
870.5
854.0
879.6

13 For a general overview of CRs, see CRS Report R46595, Continuing Resolutions: Overview of Components and
Practices, coordinated by Kevin P. McNellis.
14 A joint Explanatory Statement, including the recommendations of the appropriations committees and summary
tables, was included in the Congressional Record for December 20, 2022, see https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/
2022/12/20/168/198/CREC-2022-12-20-pt1-PgS7819-2.pdf.
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FY2023
FY2023
Senate
FY2022
FY2023
House-
Subcommittee
FY2023
Agency
Enacted
Request
Passed
Chair
Enacted
Judiciary
8,454.4
9,062.4
8,994.9
8,896.2
8,994.5
District of Columbia
775.5
773.9
793.9
791.3
791.9
Independent Agencies
7,649.5
4,920.8
4,472.7
3,893.5
4,412.8
Mandatory Retirement Accounts
21,996.6
21,418.6
21,418.6
21,418.6
21,418.6
Total
53,920.3
53,186.1
52,109.5
51,288.8
50,547.2
Sources: P.L. 117-328 and Explanatory Statement; S. 4685 and Senate Committee Chair draft report; H.R. 8294
and H.Rept. 117-393 (reflecting H.R. 8254, P.L. 117-128, P.L. 117-103, P.L. 117-58, and P.L. 117-43) and P.L. 117-
167.
Notes: All figures are rounded to the nearest $100,000. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Figures are net
reflecting rescissions and offsetting col ections. Fol owing the Appropriations Committees reports, totals do not
include direct appropriations for FY2022 of approximately $79.6 bil ion of direct appropriations, primarily for the
IRS, and $3.4 bil ion of GSA direct appropriations, made in P.L. 117-169. Nor do FY2023 totals include the $1.4
bil ion of these IRS appropriations rescinded in FY2023 by P.L. 118-5.
Totals for each column include funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which is funded in the
House through the Agriculture appropriations bil and in the Senate through the FSGG bil .
Rescissions from the Treasury’s Asset Forfeiture Fund are contained in Title VI and are included in the total for
the Department of the Treasury.
The mandatory spending for the President’s salary is contained in Title VI, whereas the rest of presidential
spending is in Title II.
The “Mandatory Retirement Accounts” amount is contained in Title VI.
The “Independent Agencies” total is primarily in Title V but also reflects funding or rescissions for the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board scholarships and the Oversight.gov website (Inspectors General Council
Fund) in Title VI and the Office of Personnel Management and the Commission on Federal Naming and Displays
in Title VII. The FY2022 enacted total includes $174,000 in a payment for congressional widows and heirs from
P.L. 117-128 and included in H.Rept. 117-393. Such payments have previously been included in the Legislative
Branch appropriations bil .
Table 3. Department of the Treasury Appropriations, FY2022-FY2023
(millions of dollars)
FY2023 Senate
FY2022
FY2023
FY2023
Subcommittee
FY2023

Enacted
Request
House-Passed
Chair
Enacted
Departmental
260.1
293.2
273.9
255.0
273.9
Offices (Salaries
and Expenses)
Committee on
(20)
-1.0
-1.0
-1.0
(21)
Foreign
Investment in
the United
States Fund
Terrorism and
220.2
212.1
220.1
212.1
216.1
Financial
Intelligence
Cybersecurity
80.0
215.0
135.0
88.0
100.0
Enhancement
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FY2023 Senate
FY2022
FY2023
FY2023
Subcommittee
FY2023

Enacted
Request
House-Passed
Chair
Enacted
Department-
6.1
11.1
11.1
8.0
11.1
wide Systems
and Capital
Investments
Office of
42.3
43.9
48.9
43.9
48.9
Inspector
General
Treasury
174.3
182.4
179.4
179.4
174.3
Inspector
General for Tax
Administration
Special
16.0
9.0
9.0
9.0
9.0
Inspector
General for
Troubled Asset
Relief Program
Special
8.0
25.0
16.0
12.0
12.0
Inspector
General for
Pandemic
Recovery
Financial Crimes
180.0
210.3
210.3
189.0
190.2
Enforcement
Network
Bureau of the
355.9
372.5
372.5
372.5
372.5
Fiscal Service
Alcohol and
128.1
150.9
150.9
148.9
148.9
Tobacco Tax
and Trade
Bureau
Community
295.0
331.4
338.4
324.0
324.0
Development
Financial
Institutions
Fund
Internal
12,594.1
14,100.7
13,594.6
13,594.6
12,319.1
Revenue Service
(total)
Treasury
-175.0
—
—
—
-150.0
Forfeiture Fund
(Rescission)
Ukraine
52.0
—
—
—
—
Emergency
Total
14,237.0
16,156.5
15,559.0
15,435.3
14,049.8
Sources: P.L. 117-328 and Explanatory Statement; S. 4685 and Senate Committee Chair draft report; H.R. 8294
and H.Rept. 117-393 (reflecting H.R. 8254, P.L. 117-128, P.L. 117-103, P.L. 117-58, and P.L. 117-43) and P.L. 117-
167.
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Notes: All figures are rounded to the nearest $100,000. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Figures are net
reflecting rescissions and offsetting col ections. Fol owing the Appropriations Committees reports, totals do not
include direct appropriations for FY2022 of approximately $79.6 bil ion of direct appropriations, primarily for the
IRS, made in P.L. 117-169. Nor do FY2023 totals include the $1.4 bil ion of these IRS appropriations rescinded in
FY2023 by P.L. 118-5.
For more information on Treasury appropriations, congressional offices may contact CRS Analyst in Public
Finance Gary Guenther.
Table 4. Executive Office of the President Appropriations, FY2022-FY2023
(in millions of dollars)
FY2023 Senate
FY2022
FY2023
FY2023
Subcommittee
FY2023

Enacted
Request
House-Passed
Chair
Enacted
The White
205.1
230.5
230.5
219.8
235.5
House (total)
Office of
116.0
128.0
128.0
127.6
128.0
Management
and Budget
Intellectual
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
Property
Enforcement
Coordinator
Office of the
21.0
21.9
21.9
21.0
21.9
National Cyber
Director
Office of
449.2
450.5
467.0
466.4
471.1
National Drug
Control Policy
Unanticipated
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
Needs
Information
8.0
13.7
13.7
10.0
13.7
Technology
Oversight and
Reform
Special
4.8
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.1
Assistance to
the President
(Salaries and
Expenses)
Official
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
Residence of
the Vice
President
(Operating
Expenses)
Total: EOP
807.3
854.0
870.5
854.0
879.6
and Funds
Appropriated
to the
President
Source: P.L. 117-328 and Explanatory Statement; S. 4685 and Senate Committee Chair draft report; H.R. 8294
and H.Rept. 117-393 (reflecting H.R. 8254, P.L. 117-128, P.L. 117-103, P.L. 117-58, and P.L. 117-43).
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Notes: All figures are rounded to the nearest $100,000. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Figures are net
reflecting rescissions and offsetting col ections. Most of the table’s funding is contained in Title II except the
presidential salary included in the White House total, which is mandatory spending in Title VI.
For more information on the appropriations for the Executive Office of the President, congressional offices may
contact CRS Analyst in American National Government Barbara Schwemle.
Table 5. The Judiciary Appropriations, FY2022-FY2023
(millions of dollars)
FY2023 Senate
FY2022
FY2023
FY2023
Subcommittee
FY2023

Enacted
Request
House-Passed
Chair
Enacted
U.S. Supreme
115.5
143.6
146.1
127.3
141.7
Court (total)
U.S. Court of
37.5
39.8
40.1
39.4
40.1
Appeals for the
Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of
22.8
23.7
23.6
23.6
23.6
International
Trade
U.S. Courts of
8,120.5
8,688.8
8,495.6
8,548.7
8,630.6
Appeals,
District Courts,
and Other
Judicial Services
(total)
Administrative
98.5
111.3
105.7
104.4
102.7
Office of the
U.S. Courts
Federal Judicial
29.9
33.5
34.3
31.4
34.3
Center
United States
20.6
21.9
21.6
21.6
21.6
Sentencing
Commission
Judicial Security
9.1
—
128.0
—
—
Total: The
8,454.4
9,062.4
8,994.9
8,896.2
8,994.5
Judiciary
Source: P.L. 117-328 and Explanatory Statement; S. 4685 and Senate Committee Chair draft report; H.R. 8294
and H.Rept. 117-393 (reflecting H.R. 8254, P.L. 117-128, P.L. 117-103, P.L. 117-58, and P.L. 117-43); P.L. 117-
167.
Notes: All figures are rounded to the nearest $100,000. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Figures are net
reflecting rescissions and offsetting col ections. The “Judicial Security” funding from FY2022 was supplemental
funding contained in P.L. 117-167; for FY2023, it was contained in the administrative provisions in Title III,
Section 307.
For more information on judiciary appropriations, congressional offices may contact CRS Analyst in American
National Government Barry J. McMil ion.

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Table 6. District of Columbia Special Federal Payments Appropriations,
FY2022-FY2023
(millions of dollars)
FY2023 Senate
FY2022
FY2023
FY2023
Subcommittee
FY2023

Enacted
Request
House-Passed
Chair
Enacted
Resident Tuition
40.0
20.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
Support
Emergency
25.0
30.0
30.0
30.0
30.0
Planning and
Security
District of
257.6
295.6
295.6
294.0
291.1
Columbia
Courts
Defender
46.0
24.0
24.0
24.0
24.0
Services
Court Services
286.4
281.5
281.5
281.5
285.0
and Offender
Supervision
Agency
Public Defender
52.6
53.6
53.6
53.6
53.6
Service
Criminal Justice
2.2
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
Coordinating
Council
Judicial
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
Commissions
School
52.5
52.5
52.5
52.5
52.5
Improvement
D.C. National
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
Guard
HIV/AIDS
4.0
5.0
5.0
4.0
4.0
Prevention
D.C. Water and
8.0
8.0
8.0
8.0
8.0
Sewer
Special
775.5
773.9
793.9
791.3
791.9
Federal
Payments
(total)
Source: P.L. 117-328 and Explanatory Statement; S. 4685 and Senate Committee Chair draft report; H.R. 8294
and H.Rept. 117-393 (reflecting H.R. 8254, P.L. 117-128, P.L. 117-103, P.L. 117-58, and P.L. 117-43); and P.L.
117-169.
Notes: All figures are rounded to the nearest $100,000. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Figures are net
reflecting rescissions and offsetting col ections. The federal payment for the DC Water and Sewer Authority
includes a provision requiring a 100% match from the authority.
For more information on DC appropriations, congressional offices may contact CRS Analyst in Economic
Development Policy Joseph V. Jaroscak.

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Table 7. FSGG Independent Agencies Appropriations, FY2022-FY2023
(millions of dollars)
FY2023 Senate
FY2022
FY2023
FY2023
Subcommittee
FY2023
Agency
Enacted
Request
House-Passed
Chair
Enacted
Administrative
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
Conference of the
United States
Goldwater Foundation
—
—
—
2.0
2.0
Commission on
—
—
1.5
—
—
Federal Naming and
Displays
Commodity Futures
382.0
249.0
365.0
336.0
365.0
Trading Commissiona
Consumer Product
139.1
195.5
166.3
153.0
152.5
Safety Commission
Election Assistance
95.0
280.1
434.1
422.0
103.0
Commission
Federal
14,200.0
(390.2)
(390.2)
(390.2)
(390.2)
Communications
Commissionb
Federal Deposit
(46.5)
(47.5)
(47.5)
(47.5)
(47.5)
Insurance
Corporation: Office of
Inspector Generalc
Federal Election
74.5
81.7
81.7
78.2
81.7
Commission
Federal Labor
27.4
31.8
31.8
28.8
29.4
Relations Authority
Federal Permitting
10.7
10.3
10.0
10.0
—
Improvement Steering
Council
Federal Trade
218.5
280.0
280.0
220.0
220.0
Commission
General Services
2,391.4
1,266.7
532.5
108.4
-77.2
Administrationd
Harry S Truman
2.5
—
3.0
3.0
3.0
Scholarship
Foundation
Inspectors General
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
Council Fund
(Oversight.gov)
Merit Systems
48.2
53.5
53.5
50.5
52.0
Protection Board
Udall Foundation
5.1
5.7
5.7
5.3
5.7
National Archives and
476.5
449.5
451.8
478.5
490.3
Records
Administration
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FY2023 Senate
FY2022
FY2023
FY2023
Subcommittee
FY2023
Agency
Enacted
Request
House-Passed
Chair
Enacted
National Credit Union
1.5
4.0
4.0
3.0
3.5
Administration
Office of Government
19.2
22.4
25.4
20.1
24.5
Ethics
Office of Personnel
370.9
454.3
446.3
389.5
420.1
Management
(discretionary)
Office of Special
30.4
32.0
32.0
31.9
31.9
Counsel
Postal Regulatory
17.5
20.3
—
—
—
Commission
Privacy and Civil
9.8
10.7
10.7
10.6
10.6
Liberties Oversight
Board
Public Building Reform
3.6
4.0
4.0
3.8
4.0
Board
Public Company
(2.0)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(2.0)
Accounting Oversight
Board Scholarships
Securities and
(1,999.7)
(2,206.4)
(2,206.4)
(2,209.8)
(2,209.8)
Exchange
Commissionb
Selective Service
29.2
29.7
29.3
31.7
31.7
System
Small Business
2,219.8
1,056.8
1,115.3
1,124.4
2,076.2
Administration (SBA)
SBA rescission
-13,500.0
—
—
—
—
U.S. Postal Service
52.6
50.3
56.3
50.3
50.3
(USPS) Fund
USPS Office of
262.0
271.0
271.0
271.0
271.0
Inspector General
U.S. Tax Court
57.8
57.3
57.3
57.3
57.3
Total: Independent
7,649.5
4,920.8
4,472.7
3,893.5
4,412.8
Agencies (Net)
Sources: P.L. 117-328 and Explanatory Statement; S. 4685 and Senate Committee Chair draft report; H.R. 8294
and H.Rept. 117-393 (reflecting H.R. 8254, P.L. 117-128, P.L. 117-103, P.L. 117-58, and P.L. 117-43).
Notes: All figures are rounded to the nearest $100,000. Columns may not sum due to rounding. Figures in
parentheses are gross amounts, which are then offset with col ections and thus are treated as zeros in the totals.
The funding for the independent agencies is primarily in Title V, but the table also reflects funding or rescissions
in Title VI for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board scholarships, the Oversight.gov website
(Inspectors General Council Fund) and in Title VII for the Office of Personnel Management and the Commission
on Federal Naming and Displays. The FY2022 enacted total includes $174,000 in a payment for congressional
widows and heirs from P.L. 117-128 and included in H.Rept. 117-393. Such payments have previously been
included in the Legislative Branch appropriations bil . Fol owing the Appropriations Committee reports, the
FY2022 enacted total for the U.S. Tax Court does not include $153 mil ion of direct multiyear appropriations,
and GSA total does not include $3.4 bil ion in direct multiyear appropriations made in P.L. 117-169.
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a. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is funded in the House through the Agriculture
appropriations bil and in the Senate through the FSGG bil .
b. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are
funded by col ecting regulatory fees (or “offsetting col ections”), often resulting in no direct appropriations.
Therefore, the amounts shown for the FCC and the SEC represent budgetary resources, but those amounts
are usually not included in the table totals. In FY2022, however, the FCC was provided emergency
appropriations above the offsetting col ections in P.L. 117-58.
c. The funding amount for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC’s) Office of Inspector General
is determined in the FSGG bil , but the funding is transferred from nonappropriated FDIC funds and thus is
not included in total FSGG appropriations.
d. The General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) real property activities are funded through the Federal
Buildings Fund (FBF), a multibil ion-dol ar revolving fund into which federal agencies deposit rental payments
for leased GSA space. Congress makes the FBF revenue available each year to pay for GSA’s real property
activities. A negative total for the FBF occurs when the amount of funds made available for expenditure in a
fiscal year is less than the amount of new revenue expected to be deposited.
Financial Regulatory Agencies and FSGG
Appropriations
Although financial services are a focus of the FSGG bill, the bill does not actually include
funding for the regulation of much of the financial services industry.15 Financial regulatory
agencies can be broadly subdivided into groups that regulate depositories (primarily banks),
insurance, securities, and housing finance. Federal regulation of the banking industry is divided
among the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (generally known
as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, which also has authorities over certain
nonbank financial institutions).16 In addition, credit unions—another type of depository—which
operate like banks in most ways, are regulated by the National Credit Union Administration
(NCUA).17 None of these agencies receives primary funding through the appropriations process,
with only the FDIC inspector general and a small program operated by the NCUA currently
funded in the FSGG bill.
Insurance is generally regulated at the state level, with some oversight at the holding company
level by the Federal Reserve. There is a relatively small Federal Insurance Office (FIO) inside the
Treasury that is funded through the Departmental Offices account, but the FIO has no regulatory
authority.18
Federal securities regulation is divided between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
and the CFTC, both of which are funded through appropriations.19 The CFTC funding is a

15 For a more complete discussion regarding the funding of financial regulators and general financial regulatory
structure, see CRS Report R43391, Independence of Federal Financial Regulators: Structure, Funding, and Other
Issues, by Henry B. Hogue, Marc Labonte, and Baird Webel; and CRS Report R44918, Who Regulates Whom? An
Overview of the U.S. Financial Regulatory Framework, by Marc Labonte.
16 For more information, see CRS In Focus IF10035, Introduction to Financial Services: Banking, by Raj Gnanarajah.
17 For more information, see CRS In Focus IF11713, Introduction to Financial Services: Credit Unions, by Darryl E.
Getter.
18 For more information, see CRS In Focus IF10043, Introduction to Financial Services: Insurance, by Baird Webel.
19 For more information, see CRS In Focus IF11714, Introduction to Financial Services: The Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), by Eva Su; and CRS In Focus IF10117, Introduction to Financial Services: Derivatives, by Rena
S. Miller.
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relatively straightforward appropriation from the general fund, whereas the SEC funding is
provided by the FSGG bill but then offset through fees collected by the SEC.
Housing finance, particularly the two large government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac, is overseen by the Federal Housing Finance Agency,20 which is funded primarily
through assessments on regulated entities and receives no funding through the FSGG bill.
Although funding for many financial regulatory agencies may not be provided by the FSGG bill,
legislative provisions affecting financial regulation in general and some of these agencies
specifically have often been included in FSGG bills. In FY2023, however, neither the President’s
budget request nor the congressional bills included such legislative provisions.
Committee Structure and Scope
The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations reorganized their subcommittee structures
in early 2007. Each chamber created a new Financial Services and General Government
Subcommittee. In the House, the jurisdiction of the FSGG Subcommittee is composed primarily
of agencies that had been under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury,
Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent
Agencies, commonly referred to as TTHUD.21 In addition, the House FSGG Subcommittee was
assigned four independent agencies that had been under the jurisdiction of the Science, State,
Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Subcommittee: the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the SEC, and the Small Business
Administration (SBA).
In the Senate, the jurisdiction of the FSGG Subcommittee is a combination of agencies from the
jurisdiction of three previously existing subcommittees. Most of the agencies that had been under
the jurisdiction of the Transportation, Treasury, Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies Subcommittee were assigned to the FSGG Subcommittee.22 In addition, the
District of Columbia, which had its own subcommittee in the 109th Congress, was placed under
the purview of the FSGG Subcommittee, as were four independent agencies that had been under
the jurisdiction of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee: the
FCC, FTC, SEC, and SBA. As a result of this reorganization, the House and Senate FSGG
Subcommittees have nearly identical jurisdictions, except that CFTC is under the jurisdiction of
the FSGG Subcommittee in the Senate and the Agriculture Subcommittee in the House.

20 For more information, see CRS In Focus IF11715, Introduction to Financial Services: The Housing Finance System,
by Darryl E. Getter.
21 The agencies previously under the jurisdiction of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation,
Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies that did
not become part of the FSGG Subcommittee were the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, the Federal
Maritime Commission, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, and
the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.
22 The agencies that did not transfer from the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, the
Judiciary, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies to FSGG were DOT, HUD, the Architectural
and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, the Federal Maritime Commission, the National Transportation Safety
Board, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.
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Appendix. FSGG Anomalies in P.L. 117-180
Section 128—Department of Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau23
Section 128 provides additional funding for “Department of Treasury—Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
and Trade Bureau—Salaries and Expenses” at a rate for operations of $14,929,000. These funds
are to administer the Craft Beverage Modernization Act import claims program.
Section 129—Office of National Cyber Director24
Section 129 creates a new heading under the “Executive Office of the President and Funds
Appropriated to the President,” providing $21 million for a new Office of National Cyber
Director, which was created by the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L.
116-283).
Section 130—Judiciary Fees of Jurors and Commissioners25
Section 130 provides funding at a rate for operations of $59,565,000 for “The Judiciary—Courts
of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services—Fees of Jurors and Commissioners,”
enabling statutorily mandated payments to jurors during the duration of the CR.
Section 131—Judiciary Court Security26
Section 131 provides an additional $112.5 million in emergency funds for “The Judiciary—
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services—Court Security” to be used for
security improvements at United States courthouses and federal court facilities. Quarterly
reporting from the courts on the use of this funding is also required.
Section 132—District of Columbia Local Funds27
Section 132 grants congressional approval to the District of Columbia’s general fund and capital
budgets for FY2023. This approval is consistent with the requirement that Congress approve the
District’s annual budget under the District of Columbia Self-Government and Government
Reorganization Act (P.L. 93-198).28 This provision grants the District the authority to expend
locally raised funds only for those programs and activities that received funding in the District’s
FY2022 appropriation. This provision also allows District officials to obligate locally raised funds
at the rate set forth in the District’s Fiscal Year 2023 Local Budget Act of 2022.

23 This section was authored by Gary Guenther, Analyst in Public Finance.
24 This section was authored by Barbara L. Schwemle, Analyst in American National Government.
25 This section was authored by Barry McMillion, Analyst on the Federal Judiciary.
26 This section was authored by Barry McMillion, Analyst on the Federal Judiciary.
27 This section was authored by Joseph V. Jaroscak, Analyst in Economic Development Policy.
28 For information on the District of Columbia budget process, see CRS Report R47156, FY2022 District of Columbia
Budget and Appropriations, by Joseph V. Jaroscak.
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Section 133—Veteran-Owned Small Business Certification29
Section 133 provides additional funds at a rate for operations of $20,000,000 for “Small Business
Administration—Salaries and Expenses.” This funding is to address costs associated with the
establishment of the government-wide certification program for service-disabled-veteran-owned
small businesses by January 1, 2023, as required by Section 36 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. §657f) and Section 862 of P.L. 116-283.
Section 134—Small Business Administration (SBA) Loan Programs30
Section 134 authorizes the SBA to apportion funding provided by this act at the rate necessary to
meet demand for commitments for several of its lending programs, including general business
loans authorized under paragraphs (1) through (35) of Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act,31
guarantees of trust certificates authorized by Section 5(g) of the Small Business Act,32
commitments to guarantee loans under Section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of
1958,33 and commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under Section 303(b) of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958.34

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Acting Section Research Manager

29 This section was authored by R. Corinne Blackford, Analyst in Small Business and Economic Development Policy.
30 This section was authored by Anthony Cilluffo, Analyst in Public Finance.
31 15 U.S.C. §636(a). For more information, see CRS Report R41146, Small Business Administration 7(a) Loan
Guaranty Program, by Robert Jay Dilger and Anthony A. Cilluffo.
32 15 U.S.C. §634(g). These trust certificates are related to the secondary market for loans guaranteed by the SBA.
33 15 U.S.C. §697. For more information, see CRS Report R41184, Small Business Administration 504/CDC Loan
Guaranty Program, by Robert Jay Dilger and Anthony A. Cilluffo.
34 15 U.S.C. §683(b). For more information, see CRS Report R41456, SBA Small Business Investment Company
Program, by Robert Jay Dilger and Anthony A. Cilluffo.
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