GAO, Library of Congress Avoid Cuts in Legislative Branch Bill

GAO, Library of Congress avoid cuts in Legislative Branch bill

Senate appropriators Sunday unveiled a roughly $7.3 billion draft fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, part of a three-bill package that could be paired with a stopgap spending measure in a bid to reopen the government. The bill would maintain funding for both the Government Accountability Office and the Library of Congress, two legislative branch agencies that faced steep cuts in an earlier House version of the proposal. It would…

Bill funding Congress would bolster member security, spare GAO from steep cuts

A bipartisan agreement to fund Congress and congressional support agencies for the entirety of the current fiscal year would boost funding for member security and saves the nation’s top federal watchdog from dramatic cuts. Senate leaders hope the legislative branch funding bill, released Sunday,…