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FISCAL YEAR 2024 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL The Legislative Branch bill includes $5.313 billion in discretionary appropriations to fund the offices of the House of Representatives and joint legislative branch items, a decrease of $252 million (or 4.5%) from the FY23 enacted level.

Including Senate items, the total allocation is $6.746 billion, a 2.2% reduction from the FY23 enacted level.
The bill strikes a delicate balance, maintaining essential oversight responsibilities but doing so in a fiscally responsible manner.
TOP LINE MESSAGING • Ensures Congress remains open and working for the American people by: o Increasing funding for recruiting, training, and retaining sworn Capitol Police officers; o Ensuring adequate resources for Members to effectively serve their constituents, including funding for staffing and other office expenditures; and o Providing modest increases to agencies that provide research and support for Members, including the Congressional Budget Office, Library of Congress, and Government Accountability Office.
• Maintains funding to committees of the House of Representatives so it can hold the Biden Administration accountable by conducting vigorous oversight of the Executive Branch.

Conservative Priorities BILL HIGHLIGHTS • Supports planned reorganization of the Chief Administrative Office, including restructuring functions of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, saving millions of taxpayer dollars.

• Requires unspent amounts from Members’ Representational Allowances to be used for debt and deficit reduction.
• Restricts funds from being used to make incentive or award payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs behind schedule or over budget.

• Maintains a restriction on the use of funds for computer networks that do not block pornography.

• Prohibits the use of funds for the maintenance or care of private vehicles.

• Prevents the purchasing of telecommunications equipment from China and other adversaries.
1 DETAILED FUNDING SUMMARY House of Representatives Provides $1.851 billion, $3.4 million more than FY23 and $51.8 million less than the FY24 request.

• $36.6 million for Leadership Offices, the same as FY23 and the FY24 request.

• $810 million for Members’ Representational Allowances, the same as FY23 and the FY24 request.

• $211.9 million for Committee Employees, the same as FY23 and the FY24 request.
• $324.9 million for Salaries, Officers, and Employees, $822,000 more than FY23 and $15.9 million less than the FY24 request.

• $433.4 million for Allowances and Expenses, $2.6 million more than FY23 and $32.3 million less than the FY24 request, due to a larger than anticipated carry-over surplus from prior-year funds.

Joint Items Provides $23.4 million, $264,000 more than FY23 and $6.8 million less than the FY24 request.

U.S. Capitol Police Provides $780.9 million, $46.3 million more than FY23.
• $588.1 million for salaries of sworn officers and civilian personnel, $46.3 million more than FY23.

• $192.8 million for general expenses, such as training and equipment, the same as FY23.

Office of Congressional Workplace Rights Provides $8 million, the same as FY23 and $549,646 less than the FY24 request.

Congressional Budget Office Provides $64.6 million, $1.4 million more than FY23 and $6.1 million less than the FY24 request.
2 Architect of the Capitol Provides $798.1 million, $332.3 million less than FY23 and $159.4 million less than the FY24 request.

• Includes funding for the top 10 most critical infrastructure project requests as identified by the AOC.

Library of Congress Provides $843.7 million, $15.2 million more than FY23 and $51.5 million less than the FY24 request.

• $582.6 million for salaries and expenses, $76,481 more than FY23 and $36 million less than the FY24 request.
• $55.4 million for the Copyright Office, $1.7 million more than FY23 and $2.1 million less than the FY24 request.

• $135.8 million for the Congressional Research Service, $2.2 million more than FY23 and $10.8 million less than the FY24 request.

• $69.9 million for the National Library Service for Blind and Print Disabled, $11.3 million more than FY23 and $2.6 million less than the FY24 request.
Government Publishing Office Provides $129.9 million, the same as FY23 and $2.6 million less than the FY24 request.

Government Accountability Office Provides $806 million, $15.7 million more than FY23 and $53.6 million less than the FY24 request.

Congressional Office for International Leadership Provides $6 million, the same as FY23 and $1.2 million less than the FY24 request.

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