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Union Calendar No. 144 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4249 
[Report No. 119–178] 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2025 
Mr. VALADAO, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other 
purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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, 2026, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED 
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 
For payment to Ashley Paige Turner, heir of Syl-
vester Turner, late a Representative from the State of 
Texas, $174,000. 
For payment to Ramona Grijalva, widow of Raul M. 
Grijalva, late a Representative from the State of Arizona, 
$174,000. 
For payment to Catherine M. Smith, widow of Gerald 
E. Connolly, late a Representative from the Common-
wealth of Virginia, $174,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $1,984,315,000, as follows: 
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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, includ-
ing the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $3,099,000, includ-
ing $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Of-
fice of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Mi-
nority Whip, $2,809,000, including $5,000 for official ex-
penses of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, 
$2,962,000; Democratic Caucus, $2,962,000: Provided, 
That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain 
available from January 3, 2026 until January 2, 2027. 
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, 
$850,000,000. 
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remain available for such salaries and expenses until De-
cember 31, 2026. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $361,603,000, including: 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, includ-
ing the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and 
including not more than $25,000 for official representa-
tion 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, $48,992,000, of 
which $10,791,000 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 re-
ception expenses, $40,606,000, of which $18,013,000 
shall remain available until expended; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer 
including not more than $3,000 for official representation 
and 
reception 
expenses, 
$234,248,000, 
of 
which 
$39,772,000 shall remain available until expended; for sal-
aries and expenses of the Office of the Whistleblower 
Ombuds, $1,250,000; for salaries and expenses of the Of-
fice of the Inspector General, $6,227,000; for salaries and 
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expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $2,079,000; 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 rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $2,404,000; for sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Coun-
sel of the House, $4,998,000, of which $1,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 
$18,740,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Interparliamentary Affairs, $994,000; for other author-
ized employees, $1,065,000. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
resolution or law, $491,783,200, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
$1,555,000; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, 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, $444,155,200, to re-
main available until March 31, 2027, except that 
$37,000,000 of such amount shall remain available until 
expended; salaries and expenses for Business Continuity 
and Disaster Recovery, $28,951,000, of which $6,000,000 
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shall remain available until expended; transition activities 
for new members and staff, $10,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; Green and Gold Congressional Aide 
Program, $4,122,000, to remain available until expended; 
Office of Congressional Conduct, $1,810,000; and mis-
cellaneous items including purchase, exchange, mainte-
nance, 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 Ini-
tiatives Account established under section 115 of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C. 5513), 
$4,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That disbursement from this account is subject to ap-
proval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives: Provided further, That funds provided 
in this account shall only be used for initiatives approved 
by the Committee on House Administration. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR 
DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT 
SEC. 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES
AND 
EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL
ALLOW-
ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2026. Any 
amount remaining after all payments are made under such 
allowances for fiscal year 2026 shall be deposited in the 
Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no 
Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been 
made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as 
the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 
(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’’ means a Representative in, or 
a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 
LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES 
SEC. 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 
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any Members’ Representational Allowance for the leasing 
of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggre-
gate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any 
month. 
CYBERSECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES 
SEC. 112. The head of any Federal entity that pro-
vides assistance to the House of Representatives in the 
House’s efforts to deter, prevent, mitigate, or remediate 
cybersecurity risks to, and incidents involving, the infor-
mation 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 Mem-
ber information. 
LONG TERM LEASE REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 113. (a) Section 303(f) of the Energy Policy Act 
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 
(C); 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘branch, 
except that it does include the House of Representa-
tives with respect to an acquisition described in 
paragraph (2)(C).’’ and inserting ‘‘branch.’’; and 
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(3) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 
(C). 
(b) The amendments made by this section apply to 
fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
USE OF CHILD CARE CENTER REVOLVING FUND 
SEC. 114. (a) USE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS EX-
PENSES.—Section 312(d)(3) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2062(d)(3)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The payment of telecommunications ex-
penses for the Center, to include voicemail boxes, 
land lines, and cell phones for Center employees, in 
connection with the provision of child care services 
and as needed for critical and emergent communica-
tions.’’. 
(b) USE FOR SALARIES OF ASSISTANT DIRECTORS.— 
Section 
312(d)(3)(A) 
of 
such 
Act 
(2 
U.S.C. 
2062(d)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and assistant di-
rectors’’ after ‘‘director’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2026 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TECHNOLOGY 
SEC. 115. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for 
a Member, committee, officer, or employee of the House 
of Representatives may be obligated, awarded, or ex-
pended to procure or purchase covered information tech-
nology equipment in cases where the manufacturer, bid-
der, or offeror, or any subsidiary or parent entity of the 
manufacturer, bidder, or offeror, of the equipment is an 
entity or parent company of an entity listed on any of the 
following: 
(1) The Chinese Military Company List of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(2) The Non-SDN Chinese Military Industrial Com-
plex Companies List of the Department of the Treasury. 
(3) The Denied Persons List, Entity List, or Military 
End User List of the Department of Commerce, if the en-
tity is— 
(A) an agency or instrumentality of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China; 
(B) an entity headquartered in the People’s Re-
public of China; or 
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(C) directly or indirectly owned or controlled by 
an agency, instrumentality, or entity described in 
subparagraph (A) or (B). 
(4) The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity 
List of the Department of Homeland Security. 
(b) The prohibition under subsection (a) shall apply 
to a case in which a Member, committee, officer, or em-
ployee of the House of Representatives has entered into 
a contract with another entity for the procurement or pur-
chase of, or the expenditure of funds on, covered informa-
tion technology equipment. 
(c) In this section, the term ‘‘covered information 
technology equipment’’— 
(1) means a computer, printer, or interoperable 
videoconferencing equipment for direct use by a Member, 
committee, officer, or employee of the House of Represent-
atives in an office environment; and 
(2) does not include services that use such equipment, 
including cloud services. 
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. 
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JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $14,900,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses 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 assist-
ants and $900 per month each not to exceed 11 as-
sistants on the basis heretofore provided for such as-
sistants; and 
(5) $3,388,000 for reimbursement to the De-
partment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff 
and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attend-
ing Physician, which shall be advanced and credited 
to the applicable appropriation or appropriations 
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from which such salaries, allowances, and other ex-
penses are payable and shall be available for all the 
purposes thereof, $4,856,000, to be disbursed by the 
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congres-
sional Accessibility Services, $1,901,000, to be disbursed 
by the Secretary of the Senate. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, in-
cluding overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government 
contributions for health, retirement, social security, pro-
fessional liability insurance, and other applicable employee 
benefits, $687,355,000, of which overtime shall not exceed 
$74,976,000 unless approved by the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House and Senate, to be disbursed by 
the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized des-
ignee: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, 
$15,000,000 shall be available solely for tuition reimburse-
ment, recruitment and retention bonuses and other reten-
tion focused salary related items Provided further, That 
none of the amount appropriated under this heading may 
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be merged with and made available under the heading 
‘‘General Expenses’’ without the prior approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, 
security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, 
supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic 
services, Member protection-related activities and equip-
ment, stenographic services, personal and professional 
services, the employee assistance program, the awards pro-
gram, postage, communication services, travel advances, 
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Fed-
eral 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 rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $203,546,000, of 
which $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2030 for reimbursements for mutual aid and related 
training: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police 
at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for fis-
cal year 2026 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security from funds available to the Department of Home-
land Security: Provided further, That none of the amounts 
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made available under this heading may be used to pur-
chase a drone manufactured in the People’s Republic of 
China or by a business affiliated with the People’s Repub-
lic of China except for national security purposes: Pro-
vided further, That none of the amounts appropriated 
under this heading may be merged with and made avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Salaries’’ without the prior ap-
proval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
and Senate. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
AUTHORIZATIONS REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRAINING 
SEC. 116. (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 2026 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
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APPOINTMENT AND TERMINATION AUTHORITY 
SEC. 117. (a) ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE.—Sec-
tion 907(b) of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (2 
U.S.C. 1901 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the Assistant’’ 
and inserting ‘‘an Assistant’’. 
(b) CHIEF
ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICER.—Section 
108(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2001 (2 U.S.C. 1903(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘who shall re-
port to’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘who shall report to the Chief of the Capitol 
Police and who shall serve at the pleasure of the 
Chief of the Capitol Police and the Capitol Police 
Board.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘after con-
sultation with’’ and inserting ‘‘with the approval of’’. 
(c) GENERAL COUNSEL.—Section 3(a) of the United 
States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Correc-
tions Act of 2009 (2 U.S.C. 1911) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘who shall re-
port to’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘who shall report to the Chief of the Capitol 
Police and who shall serve at the pleasure of the 
Chief of the Capitol Police and the Capitol Police 
Board.’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘after con-
sultation with’’ and inserting ‘‘with the approval of’’. 
(d) DEPUTY CHIEFS AND ASSISTANT CHIEFS.—Sec-
tion 1018(e)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1907(e)(1)), is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULES FOR DEPUTY CHIEFS 
AND ASSISTANT CHIEFS OF THE CAPITOL PO-
LICE.— 
‘‘(i) DESIGNATION.—The Chief may 
not designate an officer, member, or em-
ployee as a Deputy Chief or Assistant 
Chief of the Capitol Police without the ap-
proval of the Capitol Police Board. 
‘‘(ii) 
TERMINATION.—An 
officer, 
member, or employee designated as a Dep-
uty Chief or Assistant Chief of the Capitol 
Police shall serve at the pleasure of the 
Chief of the Capitol Police and the Capitol 
Police Board.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to any 
individual serving as a Deputy Chief appointed by the 
Chief of the Capitol Police, an Assistant Chief of the Cap-
itol Police, the Chief Administrative Officer of the United 
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States Capitol Police, or the General Counsel to the Chief 
of Police and the United States Capitol Police on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE 
RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation 
of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, 
$8,350,000, of which not more than $1,000 may be ex-
pended on the certification of the Executive Director in 
connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses. 
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 offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $72,000,000: 
Provided, That the Director shall use not less than 
$500,000 of the amount made available under this head-
ing for (1) improving technical systems, processes, and 
models for the purpose of improving the transparency of 
estimates of budgetary effects to Members of Congress, 
employees of Members of Congress, and the public, and 
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(2) to increase the availability of models, economic as-
sumptions, and data for Members of Congress, employees 
of Members of Congress, and the public. 
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, con-
struction, operation, and general and administrative sup-
port 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 fa-
cilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Cap-
itol; for furnishings and office equipment; for official re-
ception 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 op-
eration of a passenger motor vehicle, $166,303,000. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $68,560,000, of which 
$32,899,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2030. 
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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, 
$19,939,000, of which $3,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2030. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, 
and 
operation 
of 
the 
House 
office 
buildings, 
$123,672,000, of which $32,140,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2030, and of which $10,500,000 
shall remain available until expended for a payment to the 
House Historic Buildings Revitalization Fund. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; and all elec-
trical substations of the Capitol; lighting, heating, power 
(including the purchase of electrical energy) and water 
and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House of-
fice 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 Pub-
lishing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heat-
ing and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme 
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Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood 
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger 
Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be ad-
vanced 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, 
$119,926,000, of which $8,200,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2030: Provided, That not more than 
$10,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to 
this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for 
obligation during fiscal year 2026. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
buildings 
and 
grounds, 
$76,829,000, 
of 
which 
$37,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2030. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhance-
ments of the United States Capitol Police, wherever lo-
cated, the Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of 
the Capitol security operations, $74,910,000, of which 
$10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2030: Provided, That none of the amounts made available 
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under this heading may be used to purchase a drone man-
ufactured in the People’s Republic of China or by a busi-
ness affiliated with the People’s Republic of China except 
for national security purposes. 
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 ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $21,392,000, of which $5,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2030: Provided, 
That, of the amount made available under this heading, 
the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such 
sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and 
operation of the National Garden established under sec-
tion 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee. 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the 
Capitol Visitor Center, $29,827,000. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR 
OVER BUDGET 
SEC. 118. 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 Cap-
itol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any 
such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, govern-
ment-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 
SEC. 119. (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 mis-
sion. 
(b) PLANT MATERIAL EXCHANGES.—The Architect 
of the Capitol may engage in plant material exchanges be-
tween the Capitol Grounds and Arboretum and other enti-
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ties including Federal, State, or local government agen-
cies, botanic gardens, arboretums, educational institu-
tions, non-profit organizations, municipal parks, and gar-
dens. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2026 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 custo-
dial 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 Li-
brary; 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, 
$501,902,900, and, in addition, amounts credited to this 
appropriation during fiscal year 2026 under the Act of 
June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 
150), shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
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That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend 
any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 
28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obliga-
tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, not more 
than $18,000 may be expended, on the certification of the 
Librarian of Congress, in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, including for the Over-
seas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, no less than $10,360,000 shall re-
main available until expended for the Teaching with Pri-
mary Sources program: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $1,546,000 shall remain available 
until expended for upgrade of the Legislative Branch Fi-
nancial Management System: Provided further, That of 
the total amount appropriated, $150,000 shall remain 
available until expended for the Surplus Books Program 
to promote the program and facilitate a greater number 
of donations to eligible entities across the United States: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$4,379,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
Veterans History Project to continue digitization efforts 
of already collected materials, reach a greater number of 
veterans to record their stories, and promote public access 
to the Project. 
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