Appropriations for FY2001: Legislative Branch (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised April 20, 2001 |
| Report Number |
RL30512 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Paul W. Dwyer, Government and Finance Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
Congress appropriated $2.649 billion for legislative branch operations in FY2001, a 6.6%
increase
over the FY2000 appropriation of $2.486 billion. The FY2001 funding level includes the
appropriation in the regular annual legislative branch appropriations bill; a supplemental
appropriation of $118 million in a miscellaneous appropriations bill; and a rescission of 0.22%.
Regular FY2001 Appropriations . The first regular FY2001 legislative branch
appropriations
bill ( H.R. 4516 ) approved by Congress was vetoed by President Clinton in late October
2000. Seven weeks later, on December 14, a new legislative branch appropriations bill
( H.R. 5657 ), which contained the funding levels as approved in the original bill, was
introduced and incorporated by reference in the FY2001 Consolidated Appropriations Act
( H.R. 4577 ). The latter act was signed into law ( P.L. 106-554 ) on December 21, 2000.
During initial consideration of the regular legislative branch bill, the House Appropriations
Committee, in compliance with budget allocation restrictions, established funding for FY2001 at
5.5% less than the level appropriated for FY2000. When the Senate took up the bill it approved an
overall 3.7 % increase. The House later restored most of the funds cut at the committee level when
it adopted a manager's amendment containing an additional $95.7 million in funding during floor
consideration of the House bill. The compromise bill approved by the conference committee
provided for a 2.1% over FY2000.
Among the major funding issues considered were actions to:
increase funds for the Capitol Police to employ 100-115 additional officers to
implement the Capitol Police Board's security plan;
temporarily transfer administration of the Capitol Police to a chief
administrative office under jurisdiction of the General Accounting Office;
merge Library of Congress and Government Printing Office police with the
Capitol Police;
provide adequate funds for electronic document printing, the digital online
program of the Library of Congress, and enhancements to the legislative information
system;
fund the support agency staff succession programs to replace employees
eligible for retirement in the immediate future; and
authorize GAO greater flexibility in reductions-in-force and early retirements
and separation payments.
Additional Regular Appropriations and Rescission. A second bill ( H.R. 5666 ),
which contained an additional $118 million in regular FY2001 legislative branch appropriations
funds, and a 0.22% across-the-broad cut in FY2001 appropriations, was also incorporated by
reference into P.L. 106-554 .
