Sponsor
David G. Valadao
Representative · R-CA
Representative · R-CA
The bill tightens procurement rules and spending limits and increases transparency and certain privacy protections for Congress, trading off improved national‑security safeguards and fiscal restraint against higher procurement costs, reduced legislative flexibility and services, and potential restrictions on speech and administrative autonomy.
Federal agencies, House offices, and taxpayers: bans procurement of specified foreign-made telecom/IT/surveillance equipment tied to foreign adversaries, reducing supply‑chain and national‑security risk in federal and House systems.
Taxpayers and the federal budget: directs federal remainder balances after Dec 31, 2028 to deficit or federal debt reduction, lowering long‑term fiscal pressure on taxpayers.
Taxpayers and the public: requires agencies and legislative offices to make consulting contracts under 5 U.S.C. §3109 public, increasing transparency about paid advisory expenditures.
Agencies, House offices, and taxpayers: banning procurement from named foreign companies narrows vendor pools and may raise acquisition costs or cause delays when alternatives are more expensive or less available.
Legislative branch operations and the public: directing remaining balances to deficit/debt reduction reduces available carryover funds for future Legislative Branch needs, potentially forcing cuts or delays in services and programs.
Congress, libraries, and the public: caps on Library of Congress obligational authority and other administrative cost caps could restrict reimbursable services, revolving fund activities, or other services provided to Congress and the public.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Sets FY2027 Legislative Branch funding rules and expirations, imposes procurement and cybersecurity restrictions, freezes Member COLA, caps certain payments, and changes appointment/removal rules.
Official title: Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Introduced May 22, 2026 by David G. Valadao
Imposes FY2027 Legislative Branch funding controls and many administrative rules for congressional operations: limits use of funds, sets expirations and caps, and adds procurement and cybersecurity prohibitions aimed at certain foreign-linked technology. It also sets personnel and operating rules — including a freeze on Member cost-of-living adjustments for 2027, limits on Member vehicle lease reimbursements, constraints on certain contractor incentive payments, and changes to appointment/removal authority for the Librarian of Congress and GPO Director.