← Back to federal legislation
S. 2257In committee

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

Introduced: Jul 10, 2025

Latest action date: Jul 10, 2025

Latest development

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 113.

Civixly approval

No ratings yet

0 ratings

Not enough ratings yet. Public approval appears at 5+ ratings.

Your view
0 comments
Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Jul 10, 2025
Recorded roll calls
0

Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.

Plain-language overview

What this bill does

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the Senate 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 House are not included in the Senate bill.)

The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this bill.

Official summary from Congress.gov.

Civixly topics

What this legislation is about

Civixly topics make federal and state legislation comparable. They are derived from the official CRS policy area and legislative subjects.

Official CRS policy area

Congress

View 16 official legislative subjects
AppropriationsArchitect of the CapitolCongressional agenciesCongressional Budget Office (CBO)Congressional officers and employeesCongressional Research Service (CRS)Government Accountability Office (GAO)Government buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment Publishing Office (GPO)Joint Committee on TaxationJoint Economic CommitteeLaw enforcement officersLibraries and archivesLibrary of CongressSenate

Committee activity

Committees and subcommittees that received, reviewed, marked up, or reported this legislation.

senateSubcommittee

Legislative Branch Subcommittee

Official committee record ↗
  1. Hearings By (subcommittee)
  2. Hearings By (subcommittee)
  3. Hearings By (subcommittee)

Amendments

Proposed changes to this measure, with their latest official outcome or action from Congress.gov.

No amendments are listed for this measure.

Checked against Congress.gov Oct 12, 2026.

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language comes from the official Congress.gov record.

View full action timeline7 actions
  1. Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Mullin. With written report No. 119-38.

    CommitteeLibrary of Congress
  2. Introduced in Senate

    IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
  3. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 113.

    CalendarsSenate
  4. Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Mullin. With written report No. 119-38.

    CommitteeSenate
  5. Subcommittee on Legislative Branch. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-69.

    CommitteeSenate
  6. Subcommittee on Legislative Branch. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-69.

    CommitteeSenate
  7. Subcommittee on Legislative Branch. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-69.

    CommitteeSenate

Roll-call votes

Recorded House and Senate votes connected to this bill. Your representatives appear first when available.

No connected roll-call votes are currently available for this bill.

Discussion

0 comments across 0 threads

Sign in to join the discussion.Comments are publicly visible.

Loading comments...

Sources: Congress.gov and official House and Senate vote records.

View data freshness details

Base metadata check pending · Civixly summary check pending · Action timeline checked Oct 12, 2026 · Complete sponsorship check pending · Topics checked Oct 12, 2026 · Committees checked Oct 12, 2026 · Status checked Oct 12, 2026 · Related bills checked Oct 12, 2026.