[20030716]98-714_立法部门拨款法案：结构、内容和流程简介.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code 98-714 GOVUpdated July 16, 2003Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill: FactSheet on Structure, Content, and ProcessLorraine H. TongAnalyst in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionThe legislative branch appropriations bill is one of the regular appropriations billsthat Congress normally enacts each year for the fiscal year beginning on October 1. Itprovides budget authority, which is statutory authority to spend specified amounts ofmoney, for expenditures of the legislative branch for the fiscal year, including salaries.This bill funds the operations not onlyof Congress itself but also of its support agenciesand other entities within the legislative branch. For more information on legislativeprocess, see http:/www.crs.gov/products/guides/guidehome.shtml.Congressional Operations and Related AgenciesSince the late 1970s, the legislative branch bill has contained two titles. Title I,“CongressionalOperations,”fundsactivitiesdirectlysupportingCongress,includingtheHouse, the Senate, joint items, the Capitol Police, the Congressional Budget Office, theCo