Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
Latest action · Jul 11, 2024 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
- IntroducedJun 17, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
This bill provides FY2025 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the House of Representatives and joint items such as
- the Joint Economic Committee,
- the Joint Committee on Taxation,
- the Office of the Attending Physician, and
- the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services.
In addition, the bill provides FY2025 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;
- Congressional Office for International Leadership 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 Senate are not included in the House bill.)
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this bill.
Recorded votes 5
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Appropriations Committee | |
| Legislative Branch Subcommittee | Hearings May 8, 2024Hearings May 15, 2024Hearings May 22, 2024 | |
| House | Appropriations Committee | Reported as an original measure Jun 17, 2024 Jul 11, 2024 |
Actions 28
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2024Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1341. (consideration: CR H4593-4609)
- Jul 11, 2024Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8281, H.J. Res. 165, H.R. 8772, H.R. 7637 and H.R. 7700 The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8772 under a structured rule and H.R. 8281, H.J. Res. 165, H.R. 7700, and H.R. 7637 under a closed rule. Rule provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
- Jul 11, 2024House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1341 and Rule XVIII.
- Jul 11, 2024The Speaker designated the Honorable Nick LaLota to act as Chairman of the Committee.
- Jul 11, 2024GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 8772.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E729 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 15, 2024 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4593–H4609Text printed H4596–H4601Amendments H4602, H4603, H4604Motions H4596, H4607Recorded votes H4605, H4606, H4607, H4608Jackson amendment (Office of the Attending Physician funding)Huizenga amendment (prohibit funding for Congressional Office for International Leadership)makingOgles amendment (prohibit funding for operation of electric vehicle charging station on Capitol property) | Adriano Espaillat D-NY (motion), Andrew Ogles R-TN (amendment), Andrew S. Clyde R-GA, Bill Huizenga R-MI (amendment), David G. Valadao R-CA, Derek Kilmer D-WA, Don Bacon R-NE, Keith Self R-TX (amendment), Ronny Jackson R-TX (amendment), Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Tom Cole R-OK | Jul 11, 2024 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4579 | Blake D. Moore R-UT | Jul 10, 2024 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4486–H4497Text printed H4486Amendments H4495Recorded votes H4495, H4496consideration (H. Res. 1341), previous question | James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), Melanie A. Stansbury D-NM, Michael C. Burgess R-TX | Jul 9, 2024 |
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
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 103, June 18, 2024, page H4114.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-620 | LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025108 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 15, 2024–May 22, 2024 |
CRS reports 12
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 12
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43397 | Legislative Branch Appropriations: Frequently Asked Questions | Report | Oct 27, 2026 |
| R40962 | Members’ Representational Allowance: History and Usage | Report | Oct 13, 2026 |
| RL30064 | Congressional Salaries and Allowances: In Brief | Report | Sep 10, 2026 |
| R49049 | Legislative Branch: FY2027 Appropriations | Report | Jul 30, 2026 |
| 97-1011 | Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables | Report | May 6, 2026 |
Amendments 4
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 1083 | Amendment sought to prohibit funds in this Act from being made available to the Congressional Office for International Leadership. | Bill Huizenga R-MI | On agreeing to the Huizenga amendment (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 169 - 240 (Roll no. 348). |
| HAmdt 1084 | An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 118-578 to prohibit funds from being used to impose a COVID-19 mask mandate. | Keith Self R-TX | On agreeing to the Self amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. |
| HAmdt 1085 | An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 118-578 to prohibit funds for the charging of electric vehicles on Capitol property. | Keith Self R-TX | On agreeing to the Self amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 149 - 262 (Roll no. 349). |
| HAmdt 1086 | Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Office of the Attending Physician to fiscal year 2020 levels. | Ronny Jackson R-TX | On agreeing to the Jackson (TX) amendment (A004) Failed by recorded vote: 128 - 289 (Roll no. 350). |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Appropriations
- Architect of the Capitol
- Asia
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Child care and development
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congress
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Congressional committees
- Congressional leadership
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Europe
- Family relationships
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government Publishing Office (GPO)
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Horticulture and plants
- House Committee on Appropriations
- House of Representatives
- Intellectual property
- Intergovernmental relations
- Joint Committee on Taxation
- Joint Economic Committee
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Lease and rental services
- Libraries and archives
- Library of Congress
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Members of Congress
- Motor vehicles
- Public contracts and procurement
- Russia
- U.S. Capitol
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2024Reported in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
