House Passes 6th Spending Bill in Brewing Showdown With Senate

The $5.3 billion Legislative Branch Appropriations Act—the smallest and usually least controversial of 12 annual budget bills—was adopted in a partisan vote.

Capitol Police stand watch on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol at sunrise in Washington on Oct. 25, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The House advanced a $5.3 billion Legislative Branch appropriations measure in a partisan vote on Nov. 1 that cuts spending for congressional operations by more than $1.5 billion from this year’s budget.

With the adoption of HR 4364, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, the House has now approved six of the 12 appropriations packages that constitute the annual federal budget.