Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, namely: I LEGISLATIVE BRANCH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Payment to widows and heirs of deceased members of congress For payment to Beatrice Y. Payne, widow of Donald M. Payne, Jr., late a Representative from the State of New Jersey, $174,000. Salaries and expenses For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,932,655,000, as follows: House leadership offices For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $36,560,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $10,499,000, including $35,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $3,730,000, including $15,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $10,499,000, including $17,500 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $3,099,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $2,809,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $2,962,000; Democratic Caucus, $2,962,000: Provided, Members’ representational allowances INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $843,605,000. Allowance for compensation of interns in member offices For the allowance established under section 120 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 ( 2 U.S.C. 5322a Provided, Allowance for compensation of interns in house leadership offices For the allowance established under section 113 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 ( 2 U.S.C. 5106 Provided, Allowance for compensation of interns in house standing, special and select committee offices For the allowance established under section 113(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 ( Public Law 117–103 Provided, Allowance for compensation of interns in house appropriations committee offices For the allowance established under section 113(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 ( Public Law 117–103 Provided, Committee employees Standing committees, special and select For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $180,862,000: Provided, Committee on appropriations For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $31,294,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: Provided, Salaries, officers and employees For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $325,961,000, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 for official representation and reception expenses, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $44,984,000, of which $9,555,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $34,141,000, of which $12,625,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including not more than $5,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $213,072,000, of which $26,477,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds, $1,250,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $5,772,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $2,048,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $2,287,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $5,048,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $15,300,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $994,000; for other authorized employees, $1,065,000. Allowances and expenses For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $480,085,200, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $1,555,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, contractor support for actuarial projections, and other applicable employee benefits, $428,960,200, to remain available until March 31, 2026, except that $37,000,000 of such amount shall remain available until expended; salaries and expenses for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $27,428,000, of which $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activities for new members and staff, $15,786,000, to remain available until expended; Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program, $3,356,000, to remain available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,810,000; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $1,000,000. House of Representatives modernization initiatives account For the House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account established under section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021 ( 2 U.S.C. 5513 Provided, Provided further, Administrative provisions REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Salaries and Expenses MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES (b) The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. (c) As used in this section, the term Member of the House of Representatives LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES 111. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to make any payments from any Members' Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month. CYBERSECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 112. The head of any Federal entity that provides assistance to the House of Representatives in the House's efforts to deter, prevent, mitigate, or remediate cybersecurity risks to, and incidents involving, the information systems of the House shall take all necessary steps to ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate branches of the government at all stages of providing the assistance, including applying minimization procedures to limit the spread or sharing of privileged House and Member information. LONG TERM LEASE REQUIREMENTS 113. (a) Section 303(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 ( 42 U.S.C. 13212(f) (1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C); (2) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking branch, except that it does include the House of Representatives with respect to an acquisition described in paragraph (2)(C). branch. (3) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (C). (b) The amendments made by this section apply to fiscal year 2025 and each succeeding fiscal year. USE OF CHILD CARE CENTER REVOLVING FUND 114. (a) In General Section 312(d)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2062 (d)(3)) is amended (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) In order to ensure that the Center can receive and transmit critical and emergency communications in connection with the provision of child care services, the payment of telecom expenses for the Center, to include voicemail boxes, land lines, and official cellular devices of the Center issued to Center employees. . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2025 and each succeeding fiscal year. JOINT ITEMS For Joint Committees, as follows: Joint Economic Committee For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $4,283,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. Joint Committee on Taxation For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $14,450,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. For other joint items, as follows: Office of the Attending Physician For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and their assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $3,500 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the Senior Medical Officer; (3) an allowance of $900 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (4) an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assistants and $900 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (5) $3,145,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $4,416,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. Office of Congressional Accessibility Services Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, $1,814,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. CAPITOL POLICE Salaries For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $619,257,000, of which overtime shall not exceed $74,976,000 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: Provided, General Expenses For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, Member protection-related activities and equipment, stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $213,158,000, of which $5,848,000 shall remain available until expended to fund the Congressional Continuity of Operations (C-COOP), to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: Provided, Provided further, Administrative provision AUTHORIZATIONS REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRAINING 115. (a) Section 4120 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) An employee of the Capitol Police may receive training under this section outside of the United States only with the prior approval of the Capitol Police Board. In this subsection, the term ‘United States’ means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States. . (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2025 and each succeeding fiscal year. OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, $8,150,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which not more than $1,000 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director in connection with official representation and reception expenses. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $73,259,000: Provided, ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Capital Construction and Operations For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses for surveys and studies, construction, operation, and general and administrative support in connection with facilities and activities under the care of the Architect of the Capitol, including the Botanic Garden, Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; for furnishings and office equipment; for official reception and representation expenses of not more than $5,000, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $165,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2029. Capitol Building For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $41,002,000, of which $6,599,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2029. Capitol Grounds For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $33,922,000, of which $18,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2029. House office buildings For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, and operation of the House office buildings, $148,000,000, of which $64,050,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2029, and of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the restoration and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building: In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $5,500,000 to remain available until expended. Capitol Power Plant For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; and all electrical substations of the Capitol; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Publishing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $127,414,000, of which $21,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2029: Provided, Library Buildings and Grounds For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, $86,043,000, of which $45,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2029. Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of the Capitol security operations, $97,016,000, of which $28,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2029: Provided, Botanic Garden For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $21,214,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2029: Provided, 2 U.S.C. 2146 Capitol visitor center For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, $29,127,000. Administrative provision NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR OVER BUDGET 116. None of the funds made available in this Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AND SERVICES FOR CAPITOL GROUNDS AND ARBORETUM 117. (a) Cooperative Agreements The Architect of the Capitol, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, may enter into cooperative agreements with entities under such terms as the Architect determines advisable, in order to support the Capitol Grounds and Arboretum in carrying out its duties, authorities and mission. (b) Plant Material Exchanges The Architect of the Capitol may engage in plant material exchanges between the Capitol Grounds and Arboretum and other entities including Federal, State, or local government agencies, botanic gardens, arboretums, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, municipal parks, and gardens. (c) Effective Date This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2025 and each succeeding fiscal year. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Salaries and Expenses For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; information technology services provided centrally; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $617,000,000, and, in addition, amounts credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2025 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150 Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Copyright Office SALARIES AND EXPENSES For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $105,642,000, of which not more than $38,025,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2025 under sections 708(d) and 1316 of title 17, United States Code: Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, International Copyright Institute Provided further, Provided further, chapter 8 Congressional Research Service SALARIES AND EXPENSES For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 166 Provided, Provided further, Provided further, National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled SALARIES AND EXPENSES For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a Provided, Administrative provision REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 118. (a) In General For fiscal year 2025, the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed $328,789,000. (b) Activities The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE Congressional Publishing (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For authorized publishing of congressional information and the distribution of congressional information in any format; publishing of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and publishing, and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $83,000,000: Provided, Provided further, Provided further, chapter 7 Provided further, Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund Provided further Provided further, Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents SALARIES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications in any format, and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $41,664,000: Provided, Provided further, Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund, $11,425,000, to remain available until expended, for information technology development and facilities repair: Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4081(5) Provided, Provided further, Provided further, CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND For a payment to the Congressional Office for International Leadership Fund for financing activities of the Congressional Office for International Leadership under section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 ( 2 U.S.C. 1151 Provided, JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1105 II GENERAL PROVISIONS MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2025 unless expressly so provided in this Act. RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, CONSULTING SERVICES 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing law. COSTS OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL MANAGERS COUNCIL 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 206. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate, unless through regulations as authorized by section 402(b)(8) of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 ( 2 U.S.C. 2242(b)(8) (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 208. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities or other official government activities. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT 209. (a) Prohibition on Use or Procurement (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the head of an agency, office, or other entity to— (A) procure or obtain or extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system; or (B) enter into a contract (or extend or renew a contract) with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. (2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to— (A) prohibit the head of an agency, office, or other entity from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or (B) cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles. (b) Prohibition of Loan and Grant Funds (1) The head of an agency, office, or other entity may not obligate or expend loan or grant funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act to procure or obtain, extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain, or enter into a contract (or extend or renew a contract) to procure or obtain the equipment, services, or systems described in subsection (a). (2) In implementing the prohibition in paragraph (1), heads of agencies, offices, and entities administering loan, grant, or subsidy programs shall prioritize available funding and technical support to assist affected businesses, institutions, and organizations as is reasonably necessary for those affected agencies, offices, and entities to transition from covered communications equipment and services, to procure replacement equipment and services, and to ensure that communications service to users and customers is sustained. (3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to— (A) prohibit the head of an agency, office, or entity from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or (B) cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles. (c) Effective Dates The prohibition under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2025 and each succeeding fiscal year, and the prohibitions under subsections (a)(1)(B) and (b)(1) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year. (d) Waiver Authority The head of an agency, office, or other entity may, on a one-time basis, waive the requirements under subsection (a) with respect to an agency, office, or entity that requests such a waiver. The waiver may be provided, for a period of not more than two years after the effective dates described in subsection (c), if the agency, office, or entity seeking the waiver— (1) provides a compelling justification for the additional time to implement the requirements under such subsection, as determined by the head of the agency, office, or entity; and (2) submits to the head of the agency, office, or entity, who shall not later than 30 days thereafter submit to the appropriate congressional committees, a full and complete laydown of the presences of covered telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services in the agency’s, office’s, or entity’s supply chain and a phase-out plan to eliminate such covered telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services from the agency’s, office’s, or entity’s systems. (e) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) The term appropriate congressional committees (2) The term covered telecommunications equipment or services (A) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities). (B) For the purpose of public safety, security of government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities). (C) Telecommunications or video surveillance services provided by such entities or using such equipment. (D) Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a foreign adversary country. (3) The term foreign adversary country ANNUAL RATE OF PAY FOR PERSONNEL OF CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OFFICES 210. (a) Any provision of law which prohibits an increase in the annual rate of pay which would otherwise apply during a calendar year for an employee serving in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, or which prohibits the employee from receiving a rate increase during such calendar year, including section 747 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–47 (b) This section applies with respect to calendar year 2025 and each succeeding calendar year. LIMITATION ON TREATMENT AS FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP 211. (a) Section 13144 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Limitation On Treatment As Fiduciary Relationship For purposes of this section, the relationship between a Member who is providing care directly to a patient in the form of medical services or dental services and the patient to whom such care is provided shall not be considered a fiduciary relationship. . (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to compensation received in fiscal year 2025 or any succeeding fiscal year. 212. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any office, program, or activity for the purposes of diversity, equity, and inclusion training or implementation that promotes or perpetuates divisive concepts related to race or sex, such as the concepts that one race or sex is inherently superior to another, or that an individual’s moral character or worth is determined by their race or sex. 213. (a) In General Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appropriations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, a union of one man and one woman. (b) Discriminatory Action Defined As used in subsection (a), a discriminatory action means any action taken by the Federal Government to— (1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be assessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemption from taxation under section 501(a) (2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax purposes of any charitable contribution made to or by such person; (3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, license, certification, accreditation, employment, or other similar position or status from or to such person; (4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or benefit under a Federal benefit program, including admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a degree from an educational program, from or to such person; or (5) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny access or an entitlement to Federal property, facilities, educational institutions, speech fora (including traditional, limited, and nonpublic fora), or charitable fundraising campaigns from or to such person. (c) Accreditation; Licensure; Certification The Federal Government shall consider accredited, licensed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any person that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respectively, for such purposes but for a determination against such person wholly or partially on the basis that the person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction described in subsection (a). 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501 Spending Reduction Account 215. $0. This Act may be cited as the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025 June 17, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025This bill provides FY2025 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the House of Representatives and joint items such asthe Joint Economic Committee,the Joint Committee on Taxation,the Office of the Attending Physician, andthe Office of Congressional Accessibility Services.In addition, the bill provides FY2025 appropriations forthe 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;Congressional Office for International Leadership Fund; andthe 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 requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this bill.