S. 2257

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · July 10, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Mullin · Committee: Committee on Appropriations

S. 2257

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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Sec. 101.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act under the heading shall be available for obligation only during the fiscal year or fiscal years for which such amounts are made available. Any unexpended balances under such allowances remaining after the end of the period of availability shall be returned to the Treasury in accordance with the undesignated paragraph under the center heading under chapter XI of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 () and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 2 U.S.C. 4107

Sec. 102.

Section 104 of division I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( note) shall be amended— 2 U.S.C. 6154
- in subsection (a)(2), by adding the following after and before : ; 118th Congress and any subsequent
- in subsection (a)(3), by striking ; and
- in subsection (b), by striking .

Sec. 110.

Of the amounts made available under the heading in this Act, up to $10,000,000 may be transferred to on September 30, 2026, and, once transferred, shall remain available until September 30, 2030, to be used for reimbursements for mutual aid and related training, including mutual aid and training provided under the agreements described in section 7302 of : That obligation of the funds transferred pursuant to this section shall be subject to notification to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the Committee on House Administration of the amount and purpose of the expense within 15 days of obligation. Capitol Police Capitol Police—United States Capitol Police Mutual Aid Reimbursements Public Law 108–458

Sec. 120.

None of the funds made available in this Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program.

Sec. 130.

(a) In General
- For fiscal year 2026, the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed $332,285,000.
(b) Activities
- The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.

TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 201.

No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Sec. 202.

No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2026 unless expressly so provided in this Act.

Sec. 203.

Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: That the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.

Sec. 204.

The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing law.

Sec. 205.

Amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000.

Sec. 206.

None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.

Sec. 207.

Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate, unless through regulations as authorized by section 402(b)(8) of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (). 2 U.S.C. 2242(b)(8)
At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.

Sec. 208.

None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to acquire telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation.

Sec. 209.

None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities or other official government activities.

Sec. 210.

All agencies and offices funded by this Act that contract with a food service provider or providers shall confer and coordinate with such food service provider or providers, in consultation with disability advocacy groups, to eliminate or reduce plastic waste, including waste from plastic straws, explore the use of biodegradable items, and increase recycling and composting opportunities.

Sec. 211.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 () (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2026. 2 U.S.C. 4501

Sec. 212.

Section 203(a)(1) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 () is amended— 2 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1)
- by striking and section 12(c)and inserting section 12(c), and section 18D; and
- by inserting after .

Sec. 213.

For an additional amount for , $18,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which $15,000,000 shall be for enhanced Member security and $3,500,000 shall be for the residential security system program: That amounts made available pursuant to this subsection may be transferred to and : That the transfer authority provided pursuant to the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: That of the amounts made available pursuant to this subsection for enhanced Member security, such sums as necessary may be used to restore amounts, either directly, through reimbursement, or through the transfer authority in the first proviso, for obligations incurred for the same purposes by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate prior to the date of enactment of this Act: That amounts made available pursuant to this subsection shall be allocated in accordance with a spending plan submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. Contingent Expenses of the Senate—Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate Salaries, Officers and Employees—Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper Contingent Expenses of the Senate—Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund
For an additional amount for , $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for reimbursements for mutual aid and related training, including mutual aid and training provided under the agreements described in section 7302 of : That obligation of the funds made available pursuant to this subsection be subject to notification to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and the Committee on House Administration of the amount and purpose of the expense within 15 days of obligation. Capitol Police—United States Capitol Police Mutual Aid Reimbursements Public Law 108–458
For an additional amount for , $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, to provide support to the Senate Sergeant at Arms residential security system program. Capitol Police— General Expenses
Each amount provided by this section is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives.