Sponsor
Markwayne Mullin
Senator · R-OK
The bill increases funding and security measures for Congress and the Capitol Police and tightens spending controls and transparency for the legislative branch, trading greater security and fiscal consolidation for reduced congressional spending flexibility and some added budgetary pressure and civil‑liberties tradeoffs.
U.S. Capitol Police and related mutual-aid programs receive dedicated reimbursements and training funding (provisions together provide up to roughly $35 million), improving readiness and interjurisdictional response.
Members of Congress get targeted funding for enhanced and residential security (about $19.5 million), increasing personal protection for elected officials.
Prohibits Huawei and ZTE telecom equipment on networks paid with these funds, reducing the risk of foreign-controlled gear on sensitive government-funded networks.
Forcing unspent legislative-branch funds to be returned to the Treasury reduces discretionary carryover, limiting congressional offices' flexibility to continue multi-year projects or cover unexpected needs.
Prohibiting funds from remaining available beyond FY2026 could force rushed obligations and disrupt multi-year projects for federal, state, and local entities that rely on longer availability periods.
Designating emergency supplemental security funds increases federal spending for security needs and adds near-term budget pressure for taxpayers.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Imposes FY2026 availability limits and conditions on legislative-branch appropriations, authorizes transfers and emergency security funding, caps Library of Congress obligational authority, and adds procurement and administrative restrictions.
Senator · R-OK
Sets conditions and limits on fiscal year 2026 legislative-branch appropriations, changes transfer and availability rules, and provides specific supplemental emergency funding for Member and Capitol security. It also amends statutory language governing transfers to conference Secretaries, caps certain Library of Congress obligational authority, restricts contractor incentive payments for Architect of the Capitol work, bans use of specified foreign telecom equipment, and adds operational and administrative requirements for legislative branch entities. Provides targeted transfers and supplemental, emergency-designated funding for U.S. Capitol Police mutual-aid reimbursements and residential security, adds several administrative and program restrictions (including a freeze on Member COLAs for FY2026), and makes selected provisions permanent or broadly applicable beyond prior date-limited language.
Official title: An original bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 10, 2025 by Markwayne Mullin · Last progress July 10, 2025