Bill > S4678

This bill makes appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. * **Capitol Police:** $620,401,000 for salaries, including overtime and benefits, and $212,155,000 for general expenses, including equipment, training, and security. A portion of the salary funds is specifically for the 2025 Presidential Inauguration, and funds are also allocated for tuition reimbursement and retention bonuses. Funds for general expenses are available until expended for Congressional Continuity of Operations (C-COOP). Drones manufactured in China are prohibited unless for national security purposes. * **Library of Congress:** $611,948,000 for salaries and expenses, including cataloging, building maintenance, IT services, and preservation of films. Specific amounts are set aside for the Teaching with Primary Sources program, the Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative, upgrades to the Legislative Branch Financial Management System, the Surplus Books Program, and the Veterans History Project. * **Architect of the Capitol:** $153,280,000 for capital construction and operations, $51,602,000 for the Capitol Building maintenance, $21,422,000 for Capitol Grounds care, $157,948,000 for Senate office buildings, $127,114,000 for the Capitol Power Plant, $83,500,000 for Library buildings and grounds, $92,588,000 for Capitol Police buildings, grounds, and security, and $28,536,000 for the Capitol Visitor Center. Various amounts for these categories remain available until September 30, 2029, or until expended. Incentive or award payments to contractors behind schedule or over budget are prohibited unless specific conditions are met. * **Government Accountability Office (GAO):** $883,139,000 for salaries and expenses, with a portion designated for the Office of Inspector General and available until expended or until September 30, 2026. Additional funds are available from payments received under specific titles of the U.S. Code. * **Joint Committee on Taxation:** $14,450,000 for salaries and expenses. * **Congressional Budget Office:** $73,000,000 for salaries and expenses, with a minimum of $500,000 dedicated to improving transparency of budgetary effects and increasing the availability of models, economic assumptions, and data. * **Copyright Office:** $106,133,000 for salaries and expenses, with a significant portion derived from collections. Funds are allocated for modernization initiatives and the International Copyright Institute. * **Congressional Research Service:** $141,000,000 for salaries and expenses. * **National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled:** $65,600,000 for salaries and expenses, with funds available to contract for newspaper delivery to blind and print-disabled residents. * **Government Publishing Office:** $83,000,000 for congressional publishing and distribution, and $39,000,000 for public information programs. An additional $11,425,000 is provided to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund for IT development and facilities repair. * **Office of Congressional Accessibility Services:** $1,838,000 for salaries and expenses. * **Office of Congressional Workplace Rights:** $8,200,000 for salaries and expenses, with a portion remaining available until September 30, 2026. * **Office of the Attending Physician:** $4,666,000 for medical supplies, equipment, and personnel, including allowances for the Attending Physician and medical officers. A portion is for continuity-related emergency medical materials and equipment. * **Joint Economic Committee:** $4,283,000 for salaries and expenses. * **Congressional Office for International Leadership Fund:** $6,500,000 for activities, with specific restrictions on funds for Russian participants. * **John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development:** $430,000 for payment to the Trust Fund. The bill also includes general provisions, such as limitations on the use of funds for private vehicle maintenance, a fiscal year limitation for obligations, and restrictions on telecommunications equipment procurement from specific companies. It also prohibits cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress in fiscal year 2025.