H.R. 7369

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7369 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7369 To establish a reserve fund for the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``United States Capitol Police Reserve Fund Act of 2026''. SEC. 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United States Capitol Reserve Fund as of December 31, 2026, to the Secretary of the Treasury, and such amounts shall be rescinded.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. <all>