This section provides an overview of the current status of FY2014 legislative branch appropriations, with subsections covering each action from the initial submission of the request on April 10, 2013, to hearings and markups held by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, through the enactment of a continuing resolution ( P.L. 113-46 ) on October 17, 2013. That continuing resolution terminated the funding gap that began October 1 and provided budget authority through January 15, 2014. Another temporary CR ( P.L. 113-73 ), enacted on January 15, provided funding until the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, on January 17 ( P.L. 113-76 ). It is followed by a section on prior year actions and funding, which contains historical figures and tables. The report then addresses the FY2014 budget requests, hearings, and funding issues for individual legislative branch agencies and entities. Finally, Table 4 through Table 8 list FY2012 and FY2013 funding levels and FY2014 budget request and report levels for these accounts, while the Appendix lists House, Senate, and conference bills and reports since FY1998. The FY2014 U.S. Budget submitted on April 10, 2013, contained a request for $4.512 billion in new budget authority for legislative branch activities. By law, the legislative branch request is submitted to the President and included in the budget without change. Table 2 lists the dates of hearings of the legislative branch subcommittees in 2013. Prepared statements of witnesses are available on the subcommittee websites. On July 9, 2013, the House subcommittee met to mark up the FY2014 bill. The mark would have provided $3.2 billion (not including Senate items, which are determined by the Senate). No amendments were offered, and it was reported to the full committee by voice vote. On July 18, 2013, the full House Appropriations Committee held a markup of the FY2014 bill. Seven amendments were considered before it was ordered reported to the House: An amendment offered by Mr. Bishop related to cancelling sequestration, which failed; An amendment offered by Mr. Moran, to restore funding for Open World to the FY2013 post-sequester level, which was withdrawn; An amendment offered by Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz clarifying that the former House page dorm can only be used by the legislative branch and giving the House Appropriations Committee approval for any renovation plans (Section 1302), which was agreed to; An amendment offered by Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz transferring funding proposed for the Stennis Center to the Library, which was agreed to; An amendment offered by Mr. Kingston requiring the Government Accountability Office to study the cost savings associated with privatizing the Capitol Power Plant, which was agreed to; An amendment offered by Ms. Kaptur to increase funding for the Botanic Garden, which was withdrawn; and An amendment offered by Ms. Lee, that added a general provision (Section 214) stating, "It is the sense of the Congress that Congress should not pass any legislation that authorizes spending cuts that would increase poverty in the United States," which was accepted. The Senate committee held its markup of the FY2014 bill on July 11, 2013. The bill would have provided $2.978 billion (not including House items, which are determined by the House). No amendments were offered, and the bill was ordered reported by a roll call vote of 16-14 ( S. 1283 , S.Rept. 113-70 ). Prior to the beginning of FY2014, congressional action occurred on an interim continuing resolution (CR) that would have provided continuing appropriations for projects and activities for which authority existed during the previous fiscal year. H.J.Res. 59 was introduced on September 10, 2013, and passed the House on September 20. On September 27, the Senate passed H.J.Res. 59 with an amendment. Subsequent actions to resolve differences between the House and Senate, which included the consideration of various House amendments to that Senate amendment, were unsuccessful prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. Because none of the 12 regular appropriations bills for FY2014 was enacted prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, a funding gap ensued on October 1, 2013. Congressional action on FY2014 appropriations between October 2 and October 15 was generally limited to a number of narrow CRs to provide funding for certain programs or classes of individuals, none of which would have provided funding for the legislative branch. Since the Antideficiency Act generally bars the obligation of funds in the absence of appropriations, and pursuant to opinions issued in 1980 and early 1981 by then-Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti further clarifying the need for the federal government to begin terminating regular activities upon the occurrence of a funding gap, a partial shutdown began on October 1, 2013. Many legislative branch activities were restricted to those "excepted" pursuant to the act, which include activities necessary to protect life and property. Some activities also continued pursuant to authorities cited in a 1990 GAO nondecision letter, which states: " ... Congress and its agents may incur obligations to support Congress's exercise of its constitutional powers." On October 16, 2013, the Senate passed H.R. 2775 with an amendment that, in part, provided interim continuing appropriations for the previous fiscal year's projects and activities. Later that same day, the House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2775 . The CR was signed into law on October 17, 2013 ( P.L. 113-46 ), thus terminating the funding gap that same day. With some routine exceptions, the CR provided budget authority through January 15, 2014. The legislative branch previously experienced a funding gap in FY1996 (November 14-18, 1995). Another temporary CR ( P.L. 113-73 ), introduced on January 10 and enacted on January 15, 2014, provided funding until January 18 so omnibus legislation could be considered. On January 15, 2014, pursuant to a special rule ( H.Res. 458 ), the House considered the Senate amendment to H.R. 3547 with a House amendment that consisted of the text of the omnibus. Explanatory materials were inserted into the Congressional Record by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rogers. The House agreed to the amendment the same day, with the Senate following the next day. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, was enacted on January 17 ( P.L. 113-76 ), with legislative branch funding contained in Division I. According to a CBO estimate of the bill, the legislative branch represents approximately 0.9% of nondefense discretionary appropriations and 0.4% of total discretionary appropriations provided in the act. In addition to some longstanding provisions, Division I of the FY2014 act continued some general provisions added in more recent years—including provisions prohibiting the elimination or restriction of staff-led tours of the Capitol; prohibiting the use of funds for the delivery of printed bills, resolutions, and copies of the Congressional Record to House Member offices unless copies are requested; and limiting the monthly amount available for payments from the House Members' Representational Allowance to lease vehicles—and added new provisions limiting the aggregate number of copies of the U.S. Code available to the House, and authorizing certain commercial activities in Union Square. Both of these new provisions were included in the House-reported FY2014 bill. The Union Square provision, which was also discussed during the FY2013 appropriations cycle, follows the transfer of this parcel of land from the National Park Service to the Architect of the Capitol in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012 ( P.L. 112-74 ). Additionally, some of the government-wide general provisions included in Title VII of Division E (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act) may affect legislative branch operations. FY2013 funding of approximately $4.061 billion was provided by P.L. 113-6 , which was signed into law on March 26, 2013. The act funded legislative branch accounts at the FY2012 enacted level, with some exceptions (also known as "anomalies"), and less across-the-board rescissions required by Section 3004 of P.L. 113-6 . Section 3004 was intended to eliminate any amount by which the new budget authority provided in the act exceeds the FY2013 discretionary spending limits in Section 251(c)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Subsequent to the enactment of P.L. 113-6 , OMB calculated that additional rescissions of 0.032% of security budget authority, and 0.2% of nonsecurity budget authority, would be required. The act did not alter the sequestration reductions implemented on March 1, which reduced most legislative branch accounts by 5.0%. The accompanying OMB report indicated a dollar amount of budget authority to be canceled in each account containing non-exempt funds. Previously, division G of the FY2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act ( P.L. 112-74 ) provided $4.307 billion for the legislative branch. This level was $236.9 million (-5.2%) below the FY2011 enacted level. P.L. 112-10 provided $4.543 billion for legislative branch operations in FY2011. This level represented a $125.1 million decrease from the $4.668 billion provided in the FY2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act ( P.L. 111-68 ) and the FY2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act ( P.L. 111-212 ). The FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act provided $4.402 billion. In FY2009, an additional $25.0 million was provided for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. P.L.