Appropriations for FY2004: Legislative Branch

Publication Date: July 2003

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Banking and finance

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Both houses passed the FY2004 legislative branch appropriations bill within two days of each other, the House on the evening of July 9, 2003, and the Senate on the morning of July 11. The House passed a scaled down bill, H.R. 2657, containing an overall decrease of 1.2%, excluding funds for Senate operations. H.R. 2657 freezes funding for the Capitol Police, by reducing the expenses account and increasing the salaries account by 8.8%, but withholds new funding until a master plan is completed. Funds for the Architect of the Capitol are increased slightly.
Additional appropriations will be considered as Congress seeks to determine the extent of future funding needed for the Capitol Visitors’ Center and other pending construction projects. The House bill contains no funds for the center.