Funds the House and congressional support agencies for the 2025 budget year

§1What it does

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This bill would fund the legislative branch for the 2025 budget year (October 2024 through September 2025), including the House of Representatives, the Capitol Police, the Architect of the Capitol, the Library of Congress, the Congressional Budget Office and the Government Accountability Office.^2,3 In keeping with the long-standing practice that each chamber decides its own needs, the House bill does not include funding for the Senate.^2,3 Before the vote on passage, the House added one amendment, which barred the bill's funds from being used to impose a COVID-19 mask mandate.³

§2Status

§3How Congress voted

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