H.R. 5894: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019
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H.R. 5894: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019
115th Congress · introduced 2018-05-21 · Congress · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 539.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-05-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 539. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019
Plain summary
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 Provides FY2019 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the House of Representatives and Joint Items such as: the Joint Economic Committee, the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Office of the Attending Physician, and the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. Provides FY2019 appropriations for: the Capitol Police; the Office of Compliance; the Congressional Budget Office; the Architect of the Capitol; the Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service and the Copyright Office; the Government Publishing Office; the Government Accountability Office; the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development. (Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the Senate are not included in the House bill.) Sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this bill.
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Official text
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
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Sponsor: Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] · 0 cosponsors
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Words on this page, explained (3)
- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr5894.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr5894 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115