	Most Recent Developments

This section provides an overview of the current status of FY2014 legislative branch appropriations, with subsections covering each action from the initial submission of the request on April 10, 2013, to hearings and markups held by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, through the enactment of a continuing resolution ( P.L. 113-46 ) on October 17, 2013. That continuing resolution terminated the funding gap that began October 1 and provided budget authority through January 15, 2014. Another temporary CR ( P.L. 113-73 ), enacted on January 15, provided funding until the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, on January 17 ( P.L. By law, the legislative branch request is submitted to the President and included in the budget without change. House Subcommittee Markup

On July 9, 2013, the House subcommittee met to mark up the FY2014 bill. The mark would have provided $3.2 billion (not including Senate items, which are determined by the Senate). No amendments were offered, and it was reported to the full committee by voice vote. House Committee Markup

On July 18, 2013, the full House Appropriations Committee held a markup of the FY2014 bill. Seven amendments were considered before it was ordered reported to the House:
An amendment offered by Mr. Bishop related to cancelling sequestration, which failed; An amendment offered by Mr. Moran, to restore funding for Open World to the FY2013 post-sequester level, which was withdrawn; An amendment offered by Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz clarifying that the former House page dorm can only be used by the legislative branch and giving the House Appropriations Committee approval for any renovation plans (Section 1302), which was agreed to; An amendment offered by Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz transferring funding proposed for the Stennis Center to the Library, which was agreed to; An amendment offered by Mr. Kingston requiring the Government Accountability Office to study the cost savings associated with privatizing the Capitol Power Plant, which was agreed to; An amendment offered by Ms. Kaptur to increase funding for the Botanic Garden, which was withdrawn; and An amendment offered by Ms. Lee, that added a general provision (Section 214) stating, "It is the sense of the Congress that Congress should not pass any legislation that authorizes spending cuts that would increase poverty in the United States," which was accepted. Senate Committee Markup

The Senate committee held its markup of the FY2014 bill on July 11, 2013. The bill would have provided $2.978 billion (not including House items, which are determined by the House). No amendments were offered, and the bill was ordered reported by a roll call vote of 16-14 ( S. 1283 , S.Rept. 113-70 ). On October 16, 2013, the Senate passed H.R. The legislative branch previously experienced a funding gap in FY1996 (November 14-18, 1995). 113-76 ), with legislative branch funding contained in Division I. The act funded legislative branch accounts at the FY2012 enacted level, with some exceptions (also known as "anomalies"), and less across-the-board rescissions required by Section 3004 of P.L. The act did not alter the sequestration reductions implemented on March 1, which reduced most legislative branch accounts by 5.0%. 112-74 ) provided $4.307 billion for the legislative branch. This level was $236.9 million (-5.2%) below the FY2011 enacted level. 112-10 provided $4.543 billion for legislative branch operations in FY2011. This level represented a $125.1 million decrease from the $4.668 billion provided in the FY2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act ( P.L. 111-68 ) and the FY2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act ( P.L. 111-212 ). It shows the legislative branch as a proportion of total discretionary budget authority over this period has remained relatively stable at approximately 0.4%. Government Printing Office (GPO)32

GPO requested $128.5 million for FY2014. The FY2011 level represented a decrease of $623,000 (-5.2%) from the $12.00 million provided for FY2010, and the FY2010 level represented a decrease of $1.90 million (-13.7%) from the $13.90 million provided in the FY2009 Omnibus. Fiscal Year Information and Resources

Selected Websites
These sites contain information on the FY2014 legislative branch appropriations requests and legislation, and the appropriations process:
House Committee on Appropriations http://appropriations.house.gov/ 
Senate Committee on Appropriations http://appropriations.senate.gov/ 
CRS Appropriations Products Guide http://www.crs.gov/Pages/AppropriationsStatusTable.aspx?source=QuickLinks
Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov
Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov
Office of Management and Budget http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ 
Prior to the beginning of FY2014, congressional action occurred on an interim continuing resolution (CR) that would have provided continuing appropriations for projects and activities for which authority existed during the previous fiscal year.
The legislative branch appropriations bill provides funding for the Senate; House of Representatives; Joint Items; Capitol Police; Office of Compliance; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Architect of the Capitol (AOC); Library of Congress (LOC), including the Congressional Research Service (CRS); Government Printing Office (GPO); Government Accountability Office (GAO); and Open World Leadership Center.
The legislative branch FY2014 budget request of $4.512 billion was submitted on April 10, 2013. By law, the President includes the requests submitted from the legislative branch in the annual budget without change.
The House and Senate Appropriations Committees' Legislative Branch Subcommittees held hearings to consider the FY2014 legislative branch requests.
The House subcommittee held its markup on July 9, 2013, and the full committee held a markup on July 18. Seven amendments were offered in the full committee, and four were agreed to by voice vote or accepted. The bill, which would have provided $3.233 billion (not including Senate items), was reported on July 23 (H.R. 2792, H.Rept. 113-173).
The Senate Appropriations Committee held a markup on July 11 (S. 1283, S.Rept. 113-70). It would have provided $2.978 billion (not including House items). No amendments were offered in the Senate markup.
Neither a legislative branch appropriations bill, nor a continuing appropriations resolution (CR), containing FY2014 funding was enacted prior to the beginning of the fiscal year on October 1. A funding gap, which resulted in a partial government shutdown, ensued for 16 days. The funding gap was terminated by the enactment of a CR (P.L. 113-46) on October 17, 2013. The CR provided funding through January 15, 2014. The legislative branch previously experienced a funding gap in FY1996 (November 14-18, 1995).
Following enactment of a temporary continuing resolution on January 15, 2014 (P.L. 113-73), a consolidated appropriations bill was enacted on January 17 (P.L. 113-76), providing $4.259 billion for the legislative branch for FY2014.
Legislative branch funding, which peaked in FY2010, remains below the FY2009 level of $4.501 billion. The FY2013 act funded legislative branch accounts at the FY2012 enacted level, with some exceptions (also known as "anomalies"), less across-the-board rescissions that applied to all appropriations in the act, and not including sequestration reductions implemented on March 1. The FY2012 level represented a decrease of $236.9 million (-5.2%) from the FY2011 level, which itself represented a $125.1 million decrease (-2.7%) from FY2010. P.L. 112-10 (enacted on April 15, 2011) provided $4.543 billion for FY2011 legislative branch operations. P.L. 111-68 (enacted on October 1, 2009) provided $4.656 billion for FY2010. The FY2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 111-212) provided an additional $12.96 million for the Capitol Police.
The smallest of the appropriations bills, the legislative branch comprises approximately 0.4% of total discretionary budget authority.