United States Capitol Police Reserve Fund Act of 2026
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill establishes the United States Capitol Police Reserve Fund and appropriates $50 million for it. The Chief of the Capitol Police, with approval from the Capitol Police Board, may use the fund only after a lapse in appropriations begins and before that lapse ends, and only for Capitol Police employee salaries and necessary expenses. Unused amounts remaining on December 31, 2026 must be transferred back to Treasury and rescinded by January 31, 2027.
Who Benefits and How
United States Capitol Police employees benefit because the reserve can keep salaries and operational expenses flowing during a shutdown or funding lapse. Congress, Capitol visitors, and Capitol complex staff benefit from continuity of police operations. The Capitol Police Board and Chief receive a defined legal mechanism for emergency spending during a lapse.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Treasury Department must deposit the $50 million appropriation and receive unused funds for rescission. The Chief of the Capitol Police must control spending, transfer unused amounts, and report uses and transactions to the House Administration, Senate Rules, and House and Senate Appropriations committees within 30 days after the transfer. Federal taxpayers bear the temporary appropriation cost until unused amounts are rescinded.
Key Provisions
- Establishes the United States Capitol Police Reserve Fund for salaries and necessary expenses during a lapse in appropriations.
- Appropriates $50 million from Treasury and limits use to the period between the start and end of a Capitol Police funding lapse.
- Requires the Chief of the Capitol Police to transfer unused amounts back to Treasury for rescission by January 31, 2027.
- Requires a report to specified congressional committees on Reserve Fund uses and transactions.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Creates a $50 million reserve fund so the United States Capitol Police can keep paying salaries and necessary expenses during a lapse in appropriations.
Key Policy Areas
Government, Public Safety
Primary Purpose
Creates a $50 million reserve fund so the United States Capitol Police can keep paying salaries and necessary expenses during a lapse in appropriations.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- United States Capitol Police employees
- Chief of the Capitol Police
- Capitol Police Board
- Congressional staff
Identified Costs
- Chief of the Capitol Police
- Treasury Department
- Congressional committees
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Introduced in House
Mr. Mills introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Chief of the Capitol Police, United States Capitol Police, United States Capitol Police employees
Positive-direction: United States Capitol Police, United States Capitol Police employees
Negative-direction: Chief of the Capitol Police
Congressional committees, Treasury Department
Positive-direction: Congressional committees
Negative-direction: Treasury Department
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "board"
- → Capitol Police Board
- "chief"
- → Chief of the Capitol Police
- "treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
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