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US HR2779

US HR2779
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020


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Introduced
03/27/2019
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the House of Representatives and Joint Items such as the Joint Economic Committee, the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Office of the Attending Physician, and the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. In addition, the bill provides FY2020 appropriations for the Capitol Police; the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; the Congressional Budget Office; the Office of Technology Assessment; the Architect of the Capitol; the Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service and the Copyright Office; the Government Publishing Office; the Government Accountability Office; the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development. (Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the Senate are not included in the House bill.) The bill also sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this bill.

AI Summary

This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the House of Representatives, Joint Items, the Capitol Police, the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, the Congressional Budget Office, the Library of Congress, the Government Publishing Office, and the Government Accountability Office, among other legislative entities. The bill sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for the funds provided and includes various administrative provisions, such as restrictions on the use of funds for certain purposes and requirements related to the procurement of telecommunications equipment. The bill also establishes an allowance for the compensation of interns in Member and House leadership offices.

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 41. (on 05/16/2019)

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