Bill > HR8772

This bill makes appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. * **Capitol Police:** $619,257,000 for salaries and $213,158,000 for general expenses. Of the general expenses, $5,848,000 remains available until expended for continuity of operations. Funds for basic training will be paid by the Department of Homeland Security. Drones manufactured in China or by affiliated businesses are prohibited unless for national security purposes. * **Library of Congress:** $617,000,000 for salaries and expenses, with specific amounts remaining available until expended for the Teaching with Primary Sources program ($10,698,000), Legislative Branch Financial Management System upgrade ($1,547,000), Surplus Books Program ($150,000), and Veterans History Project ($4,409,000). * **Architect of the Capitol:** $165,000,000 for Capital Construction and Operations, $41,002,000 for Capitol Building maintenance, $33,922,000 for Capitol Grounds care, $148,000,000 for House Office Buildings, $127,414,000 for the Capitol Power Plant, $86,043,000 for Library Buildings and Grounds, $97,016,000 for Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security, and $21,214,000 for the Botanic Garden. Various amounts for these categories remain available until September 30, 2029. No incentive or award payments are allowed for contractors behind schedule or over budget, unless due to specific unforeseeable events or government changes. * **Government Accountability Office:** $896,700,000 for salaries and expenses, with $5,000,000 remaining available until expended. * **Government Publishing Office:** $83,000,000 for Congressional Publishing and $41,664,000 for Public Information Programs. An additional $11,425,000 is provided to the Business Operations Revolving Fund for IT development and facilities repair. * **Copyright Office:** $105,642,000 for salaries and expenses, with a portion derived from collections. At least $10,300,000 is for modernization initiatives, with $9,300,000 remaining available until September 30, 2026. * **Congressional Research Service:** $141,487,000 for salaries and expenses. * **Joint Committee on Taxation:** $14,450,000 for salaries and expenses. * **Joint Economic Committee:** $4,283,000 for salaries and expenses. * **Office of Congressional Accessibility Services:** $1,814,000 for salaries and expenses. * **Office of Congressional Workplace Rights:** $8,150,000 for salaries and expenses, with $500,000 remaining available until September 30, 2026. * **Congressional Budget Office:** $73,259,000 for salaries and expenses, with at least $500,000 dedicated to improving technical systems for budgetary effect transparency and increasing the availability of models, assumptions, and data. * **Office of the Attending Physician:** $4,416,000 for medical supplies, equipment, and staff, including reimbursement to the Department of the Navy. * **National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled:** $65,205,000 for salaries and expenses. * **Congressional Office for International Leadership Fund:** $6,600,000 for financing activities. * **John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development:** $430,000. The bill also includes provisions that prohibit the use of funds for certain telecommunications equipment from specific Chinese companies, restrict the use of funds for diversity, equity, and inclusion training that promotes divisive concepts, and prohibit discriminatory actions based on sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions regarding marriage. It also states that no cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress will be made during fiscal year 2025.