CRS report data shows that the FY2014 level of legislative appropriations was $4.259 billion, which "Represented an increase of $198 million from FY2013." In FY2015, the budget went up 1%, and hasn't stopped climbing: In FY2016, it was a 1.5% jump; a 1.7% jump in FY2017, 5.9% increase in FY2018, a 2.9% jump in FY2019 and a 4.2% jump in FY2020 to $5 billion.
In FY2022, Congress passed a $5.9 billion budget for its operations, formally considered legislative branch appropriations, which was an 11.7% increase over the previous year.
In FY2023, the largest jump in legislative branch appropriations took place since FY2014, with Congress spending $6.9 billion, which was 16.5% more than the previous fiscal year.
President Biden requested $7.134 billion for legislative branch operations funding in FY2024, according to CRS, which would be a 3.4% jump if enacted.
The Republican-led House Appropriations Committee proposed trimming the legislative operations budget by 2.2% to $6.7 billion.
The last time Congress reduced the legislative branch operations budget was in FY2012 when it was cut by 5.2%. Congress kept the same budget size for the legislative branch in FY2013.
"Working under difficult fiscal constraints, we managed to advance a bipartisan bill that will strengthen institutions of democracy and boost the legislative branch's capacity to better serve the public. This bill delivers funding, staffing levels, and infrastructure needed to ensure the safety of the U.S. Capitol complex and keep it accessible and open to the public," said Sen. Jack Reed, chair of the Legislative Branch subcommittee, said in July.
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