Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.
Committee has approved the bill (usually with amendments) and sent it back to the full chamber.
The committee voted to send the bill to the floor of the full chamber. The Speaker of the House schedules a floor vote.
Next: Passed One Chamber
The other chamber (Senate or House) repeats the committee + floor-vote process
Allocates federal funding for Congress operations for fiscal year 2027.
The problem
Congress needs annual appropriations to pay staff, maintain buildings, and fund legislative operations. Without this bill, Congress lacks authorized spending authority.
The proposal
This bill provides money for House and Senate salaries, office expenses, committee operations, and Capitol building maintenance for the 2027 fiscal year.
The impact
Congressional employees, representatives, senators, and taxpayers are affected. Ensures government legislative branch can function throughout 2027.
Provides necessary funding so Congress can pay staff, hold hearings, and conduct legislative business. Without this appropriation, the legislative branch would lack resources to function.
Funds maintenance and repairs of congressional buildings and facilities. Keeps the Capitol safe and operational for lawmakers and visitors.
Pays salaries for thousands of congressional employees who research bills, manage offices, and support lawmakers. Ensures continuity of legislative work.
Without an official summary, it is unclear if the bill contains specific spending amounts or efficiency requirements. The public cannot easily evaluate if funding levels are appropriate.
No bill summary makes it difficult for citizens and lawmakers to understand spending priorities. Important budget details may be hidden in legislative text.
Congressional appropriations increase overall federal spending, which contributes to national debt. Some argue legislative budgets should be reduced or capped.
Generated by AI from the bill text. Not a prediction and not legal or policy advice. The percentage is the model's own rating of each item — self-reported, and not a measure of how accurate it is.
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Individual contributions, grouped by employer · FEC
Where their individual donors work · 2026 cycle
Money from people who work there, not from the company. Not tied to this bill.
Itemized individual contributions via FEC, grouped by the employer each contributor self-reported. Companies and unions cannot contribute to federal candidates from their treasuries, so these totals are money from people who work at an employer — never from the organization itself. They are campaign contributions covering a full election cycle and are not connected to this bill.
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