S 2581 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020

Introduced Sep 26, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 26, 2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 228.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 26, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020

This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the Senate and Joint Items such as

  • the Joint Economic Committee,
  • the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2021,
  • the Joint Committee on Taxation,
  • the Office of the Attending Physician, and
  • the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services.

In addition, the bill provides FY2020 appropriations for

  • the 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;
  • the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and
  • the 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 House of Representatives are not included in the Senate bill.)

The bill also sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this bill.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateAppropriations Committee
Reported as an original measure Sep 26, 2019
Legislative Branch Subcommittee
Hearings Apr 10, 2019

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 26, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 26, 2019Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Hyde-Smith. With written report No. 116-124.
  3. Sep 26, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 228.
  4. Apr 10, 2019Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-83.
  5. Apr 3, 2019Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-83.
  6. Mar 27, 2019Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-83.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

CRS reports 8

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 8

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1865Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020Related billDec 20, 2019
HR 2779Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020Related billMay 16, 2019

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
An original bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Reported to Senate
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 26, 2019Reported to Senate

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