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United States Capitol Police Reserve Fund Act of 2026 This bill establishes the United States Capitol Police Reserve Fund for the payment of employee salaries and necessary expenses of the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) during a lapse in appropriations for the USCP. The bill also provides appropriations for the fund. The fund may only be used to make payments for employee salaries and necessary expenses of the USCP after the start, and before the end, of a lapse in appropriations with respect to the USCP. Under the bill, any amounts that remain in the fund and have not been used as of December 31, 2026, must be transferred to the Department of the Treasury and rescinded. The unused funds must be transferred by January 31, 2027.
Carveouts & Earmarks · 1 line items · $50M tagged
Specific dollar amounts in this bill that flow to identifiable companies or programs — the actual cash trail.
$50M
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"There is hereby appropriated, out of money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000 for the United States Capitol Police Reserve Fund."
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Action Timeline
2026-02-04
Introduced in House
2026-02-04
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2026-02-04
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.7369 pass?
HR.7369 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.7369 do?
United States Capitol Police Reserve Fund Act of 2026 This bill establishes the United States Capitol Police Reserve Fund for the payment of employee salaries and necessary expenses of the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) during a lapse in appropriations for the USCP. The bill also provides appropriations for the fund. The fund may only be used to make payments for employee salaries and necessary expenses of the USCP after the start, and before the end, of a lapse in appropriations with respect to the USCP. Under the bill, any amounts that remain in the fund and have not been used as of December 31,…
Who sponsored HR.7369?
HR.7369 was sponsored by Cory Mills (R-Florida).
How much money does HR.7369 spend?
HR.7369 contains $50M in identified line-item carveouts to specific programs and companies, across 1 earmarks.
Full Bill Text
119 HR 7369 IH: United States Capitol Police Reserve Fund Act of 2026 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-02-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7369 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2026 Mr. Mills introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To establish a reserve fund for the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Capitol Police Reserve Fund Act of 2026 . 2. United States Capitol Police Reserve Fund (a) Establishment There is established a fund, to be titled the United States Capitol Police Reserve Fund , for the payment of salaries of employees and necessary expenses of the United States Capitol Police during a lapse of appropriations for the United States Capitol Police. (b) Use of the fund The Chief of the Capitol Police, under the approval of the Capitol Police Board, may use amounts from the United States Capitol Police Reserve Fund only to make payments of salaries of employees and necessary expenses of the United States Capitol Police after the start, and before the end, of a lapse in appropriations with respect to the United States Capitol Police. (c) Appropriation There is hereby appropriated, out of money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000 for the United States Capitol Police Reserve Fund. (d) Deposit of appropriated funds into the fund The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit amounts appropriated under this section to the United States Capitol Reserve Fund. (e) Release of funds to the Treasury Not later than January 31, 2027, the Chief of the Capitol Police shall transfer any amounts not used for the purposes described in subsection (b) remaining in the United States Capitol Reserve Fund as of December 31, 2026, to the Secretary of the Treasury, and such amounts shall be rescinded. (f) Report to Congress Not later than 30 calendar days after the date of compliance with subsection (e), the Chief of the Capitol Police shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the uses of, and the transactions relating to, the United States Capitol Reserve Fund. (g) Appropriate congressional committees In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the following: (1) The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives. (2) The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. (3) The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (4) The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
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