H.R. 4249 · 119th Congress

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

Introduced on Jun 30, 2025 by David G. Valadao (R-CA-22). Latest action (Jun 30, 2025): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 144.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 30, 2025
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Congress
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Appropriations
  • Architect of the Capitol
  • Asia
  • Budget deficits and national debt
  • Child care and development
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
  • Congressional Research Service (CRS)
  • Congressional agencies
  • Congressional committees
  • Congressional leadership
  • Congressional officers and employees
  • 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 Publishing Office (GPO)
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • 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

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jun 30, 2025). Public domain.

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

This bill provides FY2026 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 FY2026 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 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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

David G. ValadaoR-CA-22Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 30, 2025The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-178, by Mr. Valadao.
  2. Jun 30, 2025 · HouseThe House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-178, by Mr. Valadao.
  3. Jun 30, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 144.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. DP Facilities Inc.7 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  2. American Library Association6 reports
    $276.9K reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.4 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  4. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION4 reports
    $890K reported (all issues)
  5. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY4 reports
    $18M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GENERAL MOTORS LLC$652.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN4 reports
    $769.8K reported (all issues)
  7. EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE3 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  8. Giffords3 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)
  9. National Health Council3 reports
    $59.7K reported (all issues)
  10. Amnesty International of the USA, Inc.2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  11. Desert Research Institute2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  12. Senior Executives Association2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  13. StoryCorps, Inc.2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  14. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS1 report
    $410K reported (all issues)
  15. Appalachian Voices1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  16. Demand Progress Action, Inc1 report
  17. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$189.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  18. United States Capitol Police Labor Committee1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  19. Verkada Inc.1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  20. ZeroEyes Inc.1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ZEROEYES, INC.AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.