Legislative Branch (113th Congress)
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Sam Farr (CA)
Betty McCollum (MN)
Jurisdiction
House of Representatives
Joint Items
Architect of the Capitol (Except Senate Items)
Botanic Garden
Capitol Police
Capitol Visitors Center
Congressional Budget Office
Government Accountability Office
Government Printing Office
John C. Stennis Center
Library of Congress
Office of Compliance
Open World Leadership Center
United States Capitol Preservation Commission
2014 enacted level: $4.26 billion
2015 budget request: $4.47 billion
2015 Omnibus: $4.30 billion
Highlights and key points:
Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
First, I want to thank Chairman Rogers and my ranking member, Nita Lowey, for the commitment that they made to regular order, which is why we have our second appropriations bill on the House floor by May 1. It is my hope that we can stay true to this commitment throughout the remainder of this year.
Highlights of 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act:
2014 enacted: $3.33 billion
2015 President's request: $3.45 billion
2015 Committee mark: $3.33 billion
*Committee mark excludes Senate items
The Chairman's mark provides:
· $1.18 billion for the U.S. House of Representatives, which is equal to the 2014 enacted level and $19.8 million less than the President's budget request.
· $347.96 million for the Capitol Police, which is $9.5 million more than the 2014 enacted level and $7.7 million less than the President's budget request.
· $45.7 million for the Congressional Budget Office, which is equal to the 2014 enacted level and $378,000 less than the President's budget request.
Thank you, Chairman Cole, Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz, and Chairman Rogers for your work on this bill. Today we consider the smallest of the appropriations bills, which funds the operations of our nation's legislative branch.
Without Senate items, the bill is $3.326 billion, the same as 2014. While I am pleased with the overall funding level, it was my hope that after years of cuts to member representational allowances, or MRAs, we might provide a modest increase this year.