Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Appropriates funds for the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 2024, including provisions for Senate office personnel expenses, unexpended balance returns, and GSA building services for legislative branch agencies.
Who Benefits and How
Senate offices receive appropriated personnel and expense funds. Legislative branch agencies gain access to GSA building services. Deficit reduction benefits from unexpended balance returns.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Treasury receives unexpended Senate balances for deficit reduction. Senate offices must return unused funds. Legislative branch agencies face new GSA coordination requirements.
Key Provisions
- Senators' official personnel and office expense appropriations
- Unexpended balances returned to Treasury for deficit reduction
- Increases Senator representation from 9 to 12 for certain provisions
- Extends GSA building services to non-House/Senate legislative agencies
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
FY2024 Legislative Branch appropriations bill with Senate office expense and personnel provisions
Who Benefits
- Senate offices
- Legislative branch agencies
- Deficit reduction
Who Bears Costs
- Treasury
- Senate offices (balance returns)
Key Policy Areas
Appropriations, Legislative Branch, Congressional Operations
Primary Purpose
FY2024 Legislative Branch appropriations bill with Senate office expense and personnel provisions
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Fund legislative branch operations with fiscal responsibility provisions"
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedMr. Reed, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Architect of the Capitol, Congressional office staff and interns, Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council
Legislative Branch agencies, Senate offices face effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Congressional office staff and interns, Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council, Legislative branch employees, U.S. Treasury
Negative-direction: Architect of the Capitol, Legislative branch IT departments, Legislative branch IT procurement, Library of Congress, Members of Congress
Biodegradable product manufacturers, Huawei and ZTE, Non-Chinese telecom equipment suppliers
Positive-direction: Biodegradable product manufacturers, Non-Chinese telecom equipment suppliers
Negative-direction: Huawei and ZTE
Government contractors for Architect of Capitol
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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