Number: R40083
Title: Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill: Structure, Content, and Process
Authors: Lorraine H. Tong, Analyst in Amrican National Government 
Abstract: The legislative branch appropriations bill is one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It provides budget authority to spend specified amounts of money for expenditures of the legislative branch for the fiscal year, including staff salaries. This bill funds the operations not only of Congress itself but also of its support agencies and other entities within the legislative branch. Salaries for Members of Congress are not included in the annual bill, but are funded automatically each year in a permanent appropriations account.
Pages: 4
Date: December 23, 2008