Fiscal Year 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill approved with pay-freeze for Members of Congress

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WASHINGTON, D.C.– The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill, to provide annual funding for the offices of Members of the House of Representatives, the support agencies of Congress, including security, services for visitors, and Capitol operations and maintenance. The next move for the bill will be to head to the House floor for consideration.

“I am a big believer in leading by example, which I have tried to do with the lean operation of my personal office,” said Amodei. “The appropriations committee has lead by example with this Legislative Branch bill by holding the line on spending and meeting the same fiscal goals we have set for every program and agency across the federal government.”

The total included for the House and joint operations, excluding Senate-only items, is $3.3 billion. This is the same as the fiscal year 2014 level, and it is $122.5 million below the President’s request. In all, funding for the House of Representatives has been reduced by 14 percent since Republicans gained its control in January 2011.

The bill also includes a provision to freeze the pay of Members of Congress, preventing any pay increases in fiscal year 2015. A freeze on the salaries of Representatives has been in place since 2010.

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