Sponsor
Cory Mills
Representative · R-FL
Representative · R-FL
The bill ensures continuous pay and essential funding for Capitol security during funding lapses—but does so by routing taxpayer dollars outside the normal appropriations process, creating oversight and future-uncertainty trade-offs.
United States Capitol Police officers (and other law-enforcement personnel protecting the Capitol) will continue to be paid and receive funding for necessary expenses during an appropriations lapse, preserving continuous security services.
Federal employees and Capitol security operations gain immediate funding certainty through a $50 million appropriation to a Reserve Fund, reducing the risk of operational disruption during a shutdown.
Taxpayers and oversight bodies will receive post-lapse reporting to appropriations and oversight committees, increasing transparency about how the Reserve Fund was used during the lapse.
Taxpayers bear a direct cost to provide funds that bypass the regular appropriations process, which can weaken Congress's leverage over spending priorities.
The measure is a one-time appropriation with a transfer and rescission timetable (Dec 31, 2026 transfer and rescission by Jan 31, 2027), so future funding gaps may remain unaddressed and recipients could face uncertainty once funds are rescinded.
Limiting Reserve Fund spending to salaries and 'necessary expenses' without a narrow statutory definition allows leadership discretion over what qualifies, creating risk of discretionary or inconsistent spending during lapses.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates a one-time $50 million Treasury-funded Reserve Fund to cover Capitol Police salaries and necessary expenses during an appropriations lapse, with unused funds returned and rescinded.
Official title: To establish a reserve fund for the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.
Introduced February 4, 2026 by Cory Mills · Last progress February 4, 2026
Creates a temporary reserve fund for the United States Capitol Police to cover salaries and necessary expenses if regular appropriations lapse. It authorizes a one-time $50 million transfer from the Treasury into that Reserve Fund, allows the Capitol Police Chief (with Board approval) to spend Fund money only during an appropriations lapse, requires returning and rescinding any unused amounts by early 2027, and mandates a 30-day report to relevant congressional committees after the transfer.