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US S2581

US S2581
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

An original bill 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 Senate and Joint Items such as the Joint Economic Committee, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2021, 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 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 House of Representatives are not included in the Senate 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 Senate, Joint Items, the Capitol Police, the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, the Congressional Budget Office, the Architect of the Capitol, the Library of Congress, the Copyright Office, the Congressional Research Service, the Government Publishing Office, the Government Accountability Office, and other legislative branch entities. It also includes various administrative provisions, such as prohibitions on the use of funds for bonuses to contractors behind schedule or over budget, restrictions on telecommunications equipment procurement, and requirements related to plastic waste reduction.

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Last Action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 228. (on 09/26/2019)

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