Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to use medical funds to provide fertility counseling, assisted reproductive treatments (including in vitro fertilization and unlimited embryo storage), and adoption reimbursements to veterans with service-connected infertility.

Earmarks Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare funding for specific programs, including $6.36 billion for telehealth, $3.5 billion for caregivers, $3.46 billion for homelessness programs, $1.43 billion for women veterans' care, $710 million for opioid prevention, and $698 million for suicide prevention outreach.

Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from interfering with a veteran's participation in a state-approved medical marijuana program, denying healthcare benefits because of participation, or blocking VA doctors from completing state program paperwork.

Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from reporting a veteran to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System as mentally incapacitated without a judicial finding that the individual is dangerous.

Requires all iron and steel used in federally funded rural water and waste disposal construction projects to be produced in the United States, subject to limited public waiver criteria.

Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from spending funds to inspect horse slaughterhouses, effectively banning commercial horse slaughter for human consumption.

Earmarks at least $200 million from tobacco user fees for Food and Drug Administration enforcement against illicit e-cigarettes and vapes, prioritize actions against disposable flavored products, and allows seizing illicit imported tobacco.

Appropriates $118.14 billion for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), including $4 million for the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Program.

Freezes congressional pay by blocking the statutory cost-of-living adjustment for Members of Congress during fiscal year 2026.

Appropriates emergency funding for congressional security, including $18.5 million for the Senate Sergeant at Arms ($15 million for Member protection and $3.5 million for residential security), $25 million for Capitol Police mutual aid reimbursements, and $1 million for residential security support.

Prohibits the Department of Defense from using construction funds for cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contracts over $25,000 in the United States (except Alaska) without written approval from the Secretary of Defense.

Authorizes military construction funds to be used to hire passenger motor vehicles.

Authorizes military construction funds to be advanced to the Federal Highway Administration to build defense access roads certified by the Secretary of Defense.

Bars the use of funds to begin constructing new military bases in the United States without specific congressional appropriations.

Caps military land and easement purchases at 100 percent of appraised value, with exceptions for court determinations, settlements, small purchases under $25,000, or public interest waivers.

Prohibits using funds to buy land, prepare sites, or install utilities for military family housing unless specifically funded in annual military construction acts.

Requires notification to congressional appropriations committees before minor construction funds can be used to relocate activities from one military base to another.

Bans the purchase of steel for military construction projects if American steel producers were denied the opportunity to compete for the contract.

Bans the use of Department of Defense funds to pay real estate property taxes in foreign countries.

Requires advance congressional notification before the Department of Defense begins establishing a new overseas military installation.

Requires architect and engineering contracts exceeding $500,000 in Japan, NATO nations, or Arabian Gulf countries to be awarded only to United States firms or joint ventures with host-nation firms.

Restricts military construction contracts over $1 million in Pacific territories, Kwajalein Atoll, or Arabian Gulf nations to American or Marshallese firms unless a foreign bid is more than 20 percent cheaper.

Requires the Department of Defense to give Congress 30 days' advance notice before conducting military exercises if planned construction costs exceed $100,000.

Permits prior-year military construction funds to be spent on projects authorized in the current session of Congress.

Allows expired or lapsed construction funds to be used to cover supervision, inspection, engineering, design, and claim costs needed to finish ongoing projects.

Extends the obligation deadline for military construction funds through the end of the fourth fiscal year after the funds were initially made available.

Authorizes transfers of military housing construction funds into defense housing improvement funds to issue direct loans and loan guarantees, subject to advance notice to Congress.

Authorizes transfers from the Base Closure Account to the Homeowners Assistance Program to assist military homeowners affected by base closures.

Caps annual maintenance and repair spending on any individual general or flag officer quarters at $35,000 without prior congressional notification, and requires annual expenditure reporting.

Appropriates funds in the Ford Island Improvement Account until expended for military housing and development projects.

Authorizes the transfer of expired, unobligated military construction and family housing funds into a defense foreign currency fluctuation account for up to five years.

Authorizes the Department of Defense to reprogram funds between construction projects within the same account in accordance with existing financial management rules.

Prohibits military construction funds from being spent on planning, design, or construction projects at Arlington National Cemetery.

Appropriates an additional $86.5 million through fiscal year 2030 for unfunded priority military construction projects across the Army ($45 million), Army National Guard ($15.5 million), Army Reserve ($15 million), and Air National Guard ($11 million).

Directs that fiscal year 2026 military construction appropriations authorized under the National Defense Authorization Act be made immediately available and allotted for contracting.

Extends the deadline to obligate funds for eligible fiscal year 2017 through 2020 military construction projects through September 30, 2027.

Appropriates an additional $76 million through fiscal year 2030 for Navy and Marine Corps military construction projects authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act.

Prohibits using funds to close or realign the United States Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Directs the Defense Health Agency to submit a report to Congress detailing capacity, staffing, and facility needs at General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital in Missouri.

Directs the Army to submit a report to Congress assessing the condition of military family housing at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, including estimated renovation costs and tenant feedback.

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report updated life-cycle cost estimates, deployment schedules, performance metrics, and staffing plans for its Electronic Health Record Modernization program.

Permits the transfer of fiscal year 2026 funds among veterans compensation, pension, readjustment, and insurance accounts with congressional committee approval or after a 30-day review period.

Authorizes transfers of funds among Department of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts, capping transfers at 1 percent without prior congressional committee approval.

Authorizes Department of Veterans Affairs administrative funds to be used to hire vehicles, lease facilities or land, and provide employee uniform allowances.

Bars using general Department of Veterans Affairs funds to purchase sites for or build new hospitals or nursing homes, restricting such spending to dedicated major and minor construction accounts.

Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from providing hospital care or medical exams to non-eligible individuals without reimbursement.

Authorizes Department of Veterans Affairs benefits accounts to pay for valid prior-year obligations incurred in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.

Allows Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations to pay prior-year obligations resulting from cancelled or expired benefit checks and claims.

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to reimburse its general administrative and IT accounts for the cost of running veterans life insurance programs using surplus earnings from those programs.

Keeps reimbursements from enhanced-use lease proceeds available until expended for administrative expenses incurred in providing leasing services.

Permits Department of Veterans Affairs administrative funds to reimburse internal resolution, discrimination complaint, and dispute resolution offices up to statutory caps totaling over $149 million.

Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from providing medical care for non-service-connected disabilities unless the patient provides third-party health insurance information, and authorizes the recovery of reasonable costs from noncompliant patients.

Authorizes revenue from enhanced-use leasing to be deposited into Department of Veterans Affairs major and minor construction accounts to fund medical facility construction and improvements.

Authorizes Medical Services funds to be spent on recreational facilities and equipment for patients, as well as funeral and burial expenses for veterans receiving VA care.

Permits funds collected from medical billing to be transferred to Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Services and Medical Community Care accounts until expended.

Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to partner with Alaska Federally Qualified Health Centers and Alaska Native tribal health organizations to provide healthcare, dental, and behavioral health to rural Alaska veterans.

Authorizes transfers from the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund to major and minor construction accounts to remain available until expended.

Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit quarterly financial status reports to congressional appropriations committees.

Allows transfers between Department of Veterans Affairs operating accounts and its Information Technology Systems account with congressional approval, capping net increases to IT funding at 10 percent.

Authorizes the transfer of up to $654,954,000 in fiscal year 2026 to the joint Department of Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund to operate shared medical facilities.

Authorizes the transfer of up to $739,918,000 in fiscal year 2027 advance appropriations to the joint Department of Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund.

Directs medical care collections from shared DOD-VA medical facilities to be transferred to the demonstration fund to support operations until expended.

Mandates the transfer of at least $15 million from Department of Veterans Affairs medical accounts to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund.

Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from changing its regional network system for selecting and purchasing diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment.

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to notify Congress within 14 days when major construction contract bid savings exceed $5 million or 5 percent, and give notice before spending those savings.

Prohibits spending major construction funds on projects that exceed their original scope as presented to Congress without prior approval.

Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide quarterly reports on performance measures, claims backlogs, and pending appeals at Regional Offices and the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to give Congress 15 days' advance written notice before transferring 25 or more full-time staff between organizational units.

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit quarterly notifications of any national outreach and marketing campaign costing over $1 million.

Allows funds to be transferred between the Board of Veterans Appeals and Veterans Benefits Administration general operating accounts upon congressional approval.

Requires congressional approval before the Department of Veterans Affairs reprograms more than a cumulative $7 million among major construction projects.

Mandates that the veterans toll-free suicide hotline provide immediate assistance from trained professionals and comply with American Association of Suicidology standards.

Prohibits using funds to enforce any presidential or executive hiring freeze on civil service positions related to the veterans suicide crisis hotline.

Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to study the five-year effectiveness of its suicide hotline, tracking follow-up care and suicide rates among callers.

Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from using funds through January 1, 2027, in violation of its clinical guidance on breast cancer screening.

Enforces statutory limits on outsourcing Veterans Health Administration, benefits, and cemetery functions to private contractors.

Exempts majority Tribal-owned and Native Hawaiian-owned businesses from certain federal contractor competition restrictions for Department of Veterans Affairs functions.

Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to eliminate the use of Social Security numbers for user authentication across all IT systems by September 30, 2026, and restricts collecting them to limited exceptions.

Prohibits the transfer of any funds out of the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to use medical funds in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to operate and expand child care programs for veterans receiving healthcare.

Bans the Department of Veterans Affairs from entering into legal settlements or dispute agreements that gag individuals from speaking to Members of Congress or congressional staff.

Prohibits agencies from blocking or delaying Inspector General access to agency records, and requires the Inspector General to report any violations to Congress within five days.

Bars the use of funds in any manner that increases wait times for veterans seeking healthcare at Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities.

Requires 30 days' advance notice and congressional approval before the Veterans Health Administration converts specific-purpose programs into general-purpose funding.

Restricts Department of Veterans Affairs research involving dogs, cats, or non-human primates to combat-related medical research personally certified by the Secretary, mandates annual animal welfare inspections, and requires phasing out all such research within two years.

Authorizes funds to maintain a staffing ratio of no more than 125 veterans per full-time staff member in vocational rehabilitation programs, and requires a staffing report to Congress.

Permits Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Community Care funds to pay for veteran healthcare expenses previously covered by the Veterans Choice Fund.

Allocates $900 million from the Recurring Expenses Transformational Fund to construct, alter, and improve Veterans Health Administration medical facilities, subject to a 30-day congressional review plan.

Transfers $2.03 billion from advance Medical Services funds to the Medical Facilities account for fiscal year 2026.

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit a spending plan and quarterly execution reports for the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund.

Allows funds previously transferred to VA-affiliated nonprofit research corporations to remain available to settle valid obligations.

Prohibits closing Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers or reducing healthcare services in realignments until the Secretary submits a rural access impact analysis to Congress.

Allows unobligated construction balances to be used to fund project escalation costs under the CHIP IN Act for veteran healthcare facilities.

Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from buying computers, printers, or videoconferencing equipment from entities linked to the Chinese military, federal export restricted lists, or Uyghur forced labor lists.

Bars award or incentive fees to contractors whose work is judged unsatisfactory, late, or over budget, unless caused by unforeseeable events or government changes.

Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to maintain sufficient staffing to meet timeliness standards for processing benefit claims within 125 days and scheduling medical appointments.

Requires quarterly congressional briefings on healthcare services and implementation timelines for veterans living in the Freely Associated States.

Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit a report on third-party contractors conducting veteran disability exams, including wait times, travel distances, and complaint handling.

Requires a report to Congress on the total number of veterans participating in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program.

Directs the National Cemetery Administration to continue surveying veterans, families, and funeral homes on customer satisfaction and to publish the results.

Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to publish and update every 30 days a public online schedule showing burial appointment availability for each national cemetery.

Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to brief Congress within 90 days on the construction status and timeline for a new medical center in Reno, Nevada.

Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from using funds to cancel any contract valued over $10 million without submitting advance notice and service-replacement contingency plans to Congress.

Directs the Government Accountability Office to report on funding backlogs, barriers, and potential funding alternatives for construction and renovation grants for State veterans homes.

Prohibits using funds to reduce staffing, hours, information technology access, or response capacity at the Veterans Crisis Line.

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit a report on the methodology and implementation of its staffing models for healthcare and benefit delivery.

Appropriates funds deposited into the Army National Military Cemeteries special account until expended.

Limits the availability of appropriations in this Act to the current fiscal year unless expressly provided otherwise.

Prohibits funds from being used for any project or program known to violate federal laws on risk assessment, private property rights, or unfunded mandates.

Prohibits interagency fund transfers unless specifically authorized by this or another appropriations act.

Directs agencies to publish congressionally mandated reports on their public websites if in the national interest, starting 45 days after delivery to Congress and excluding sensitive material.

Prohibits using funds to establish or maintain federal agency computer networks unless they block pornography, exempting law enforcement investigations.

Prohibits federal executive agencies from funding first-class employee travel in violation of federal travel regulations.

Bans federal contracts with companies that fail to comply with federal employment eligibility verification requirements.

Prohibits using Department of Defense funds to build or renovate facilities in the United States to house detainees held at Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Directs covered agencies to submit monthly financial reports to congressional appropriations committees showing available funds and obligation rates by program.

Restricts Department of Agriculture passenger motor vehicle purchases to fiscal year 2018 fleet levels unless justified for safety or cost reduction and approved by Congress.

Authorizes discretionary fund transfers to the Department of Agriculture Working Capital Fund for IT and equipment, while barring moves or operational changes to the National Finance Center without congressional approval.

Caps indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements between the Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions at 10 percent of direct costs.

Keeps funds for the cost of direct and guaranteed rural development, electric, telecommunication, and housing loans available until expended to disburse obligations.

Requires Department of Agriculture Chief Information Officer written approval before obligating funds for information technology projects or contracts over $25,000.

Maintains availability of federal crop insurance education and risk management funds until expended to disburse current-year obligations.

Extends eligibility for Rural Electrification Act rural development loans and grants to former borrowers who prepaid their loans and to eligible nonprofit utilities.

Permits up to $20 million in unobligated Farm Service Agency administrative balances to remain available through September 30, 2027, for information technology.

Authorizes Commodity Credit Corporation funds to be used for salaries and administrative expenses needed to carry out Farm Bill programs without statutory allotment caps.

Caps spending on Department of Agriculture advisory committees, panels, and task forces at $2.9 million.

Caps Section 32 agricultural surplus removal funding at $1.574 billion, including $485 million for child nutrition entitlement commodities, and restricts carryover spending.

Bars spending funds to prepare presidential budget proposals that assume revenue from unpassed user fees unless offsetting spending cuts are explicitly identified.

Requires 30 days' advance written notice and congressional approval before reprogramming funds to create or eliminate programs, relocate offices, or privatize federal jobs.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to assess a one-time fee of up to 3 percent on guaranteed business and industry loans.

Prohibits executive agencies from distributing prepackaged news stories unless each story clearly identifies that it was prepared or funded by the government.

Limits temporary employee details between Department of Agriculture agencies to 60 days per year unless the receiving agency fully reimburses the salary and expenses.

Requires the Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, and Farm Credit Administration to submit detailed quarterly obligation plans to Congress within 30 days.

Prohibits the Food and Drug Administration from issuing rules to distribute prescription drug labeling electronically instead of in paper form without federal statutory authorization.

Excludes incarcerated prison populations when determining community eligibility or assistance levels for Rural Housing Service programs.

Allows the Secretary of Agriculture to increase loan and loan guarantee program limits that require no budget authority by up to 25 percent upon 15 days' notice to Congress.

Blocks enforcement of stricter SNAP retailer food variety requirements, keeping older standards in place until USDA amends the rule to expand eligible variety counts.

Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from using funds to propose or finalize new user fees under general statutory authority.

Authorizes the Food Safety and Inspection Service to charge meat, poultry, and egg processing plants for overtime and holiday inspection services and spend the collected fees.

Directs the Department of Agriculture to evaluate veterinary oversight, disease history, and response systems when auditing foreign meat systems and make audit reports public.

Prohibits using funds for grassroots lobbying to influence pending congressional legislation.

Directs that at least 10 percent of funds across major rural housing, business, utilities, and broadband programs be allocated to persistent poverty counties.

Prohibits the Food and Drug Administration from accepting or processing applications for clinical research in which a human embryo is created or modified with heritable genetic alterations.

Bars the Food and Drug Administration from enforcing produce safety rule standards against growers, harvesters, or packers of wine grapes, hops, pulse crops, or almonds.

Permits schools to substitute any vegetable subgroup for fruits in the school breakfast program during the 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 school years.

Prohibits using funds to block the interstate transport, processing, sale, or use of industrial hemp or hemp seeds grown under authorized federal and state programs.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to waive matching fund requirements for specialty crop research and extension grants.

Places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States for transactions involving agricultural land, biotechnology, or industry, and requires reporting risky foreign farm purchases.

Appropriates $2 million for grants to nonprofits and public housing authorities to acquire and preserve affordable rural multi-family rental housing.

Restricts international Food for Peace aid to situations where adequate controls ensure food reaches intended recipients and is not diverted.

Bans the procurement of raw or processed poultry and seafood imported from China for use in federal school meal programs.

Exempts school food authorities that did not have an operating deficit as of June 30, 2025, from federal requirements to raise paid lunch prices for the 2025–2026 school year.

Prohibits moving any Department of Agriculture agency or staff office to a different mission area without specific congressional authorizing legislation.

Permits the Secretary of Agriculture to include communities designated as "Rural in Character" in the ReConnect rural broadband loan and grant program.

Appropriates $2 million to carry out agreements protecting flooded agricultural lands and wetlands under the Water Bank Act.

Directs the Food and Drug Administration to update its consumer advice on eating fish by September 30, 2026, based on the net nutritional health benefits of seafood.

Sets aside rural housing, business, and community development funds for designated Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones through August 15, 2026.

Appropriates $2 million for up to 10 pilot project grants of $10,000 to $100,000 to Indian Tribes and tribal organizations to administer child nutrition and school meal programs directly.

Bars the Food and Drug Administration from issuing new Listeria guidelines or rules for low-risk ready-to-eat food makers until reviewing new scientific evidence.

Appropriates $2 million to create a Bison Production and Marketing Grant Program prioritizing national nonprofits and Tribal organizations.

Appropriates $700,000 to cover slaughtering, processing, and voluntary meat inspection fees for bison owned by Tribal governments and members.

Exempts overtime and premium pay for animal and plant inspection staff responding to disease and pest outbreaks from standard biweekly and annual pay caps.

Appropriates $2 million for conservation compliance reviews, prioritizing regions with high volumes of individual wetlands and compliance requests.

Appropriates $3 million for grants to provide emergency and transitional housing assistance for domestic violence victims and their pets.

Directs federal health and agriculture officials to rely only on the National Academies study and scientific preponderance when developing alcohol consumption advice for the 2025 Dietary Guidelines.

Directs $9.953 million from Rural Electrification Act funds in fiscal year 2026 and $9.465 million from fiscal year 2024 to fund Rural Business Development Grants.

Requires the market name of any genetically engineered food animal approved before February 19, 2019, to include the words "genetically engineered."

Appropriates $6 million for the Institute for Rural Partnerships to research rural challenges and build community partnerships.

Appropriates $500,000 for the interagency rural broadband working group.

Authorizes Department of Agriculture agencies to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel for legal services.

Expands the Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act to cover USDA Section 514 and Section 515 rural rental housing loans.

Caps administrative expenses for Rural Community Facilities programs at $1 million.

Permanently rescinds $30 million in prior-year unobligated balances from Natural Resources Conservation Service conservation operations.

Rescinds $22 million in prior-year unobligated balances from National Institute of Food and Agriculture research and education accounts.

Rescinds $200 million in prior-year unobligated balances from Food for Peace Title II international food aid grants.

Rescinds $20 million in prior-year unobligated balances from the rural broadband pilot grant and loan program.

Permanently rescinds $78 million in prior-year unobligated balances from the Department of Agriculture Working Capital Fund.

Prohibits closing or consolidating any Agricultural Research Service lab or facility without prior notification and approval from congressional appropriations committees.

Withholds 50 percent of the funding for the Office of the FDA Commissioner until the agency submits detailed personnel and outlay estimates for programs funded by both appropriations and user fees.

Extends statutory authorization for mandatory livestock reporting through fiscal year 2026.

Prohibits the Food and Drug Administration from issuing new voluntary sodium reduction guidance for food manufacturers until the 2025–2026 national dietary intake survey is published.

Requires the Department of Agriculture to give Congress at least three business days' notice before terminating any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement of $1 million or more.

Appropriates $4 million to establish a pilot program covering up to 75 percent of costs to deploy local Energy Circuit Riders assisting rural communities with energy efficiency and clean energy projects.

Allows 18 specific species of rockfish to be marketed and labeled as "Pacific Snapper" under federal food law.

Requires packaged coffee labeled with Hawaii regional names such as "Kona" or "Maui" to contain at least 51 percent coffee grown in Hawaii.

Prohibits closing Natural Resources Conservation Service or Rural Development field offices, or reducing office staffing to two or fewer workers, without advance congressional approval.

Directs the Department of Agriculture to report within 30 days on domestic sterile fly production and preparedness against the New World screwworm.

Directs the Department of Agriculture to study the feasibility, costs, and methods of expanding agricultural quarantine inspections to cargo entering Hawaii.

Appropriates $500,000 for industrial hemp fiber research and $500,000 for cereal mycotoxin research, offset by a $1 million reduction to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations.

Allocates $6.5 million within the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to control Mormon crickets and grasshoppers across Western states, including $2 million for landscape treatments.

Allocates $238.9 million for rural water and waste disposal grants, and $6.5 million for rural utilities programs, including at least $1.5 million in subgrants for household decentralized wastewater systems.

Requires unspent funds in Senators' official personnel and office expense allowances to return to the Treasury to reduce the federal deficit or debt.

Appropriates monthly allowances for the Office of the Attending Physician and $3,388,000 to reimburse the Navy for medical staff and equipment assigned to the Capitol.

Authorizes transferring up to $10 million in Capitol Police funding to reimburse local law enforcement agencies for mutual aid and related training through fiscal year 2030.

Prohibits the Architect of the Capitol from making bonus or incentive payments to contractors whose projects are behind schedule or over budget.

Caps the Library of Congress's reimbursable and revolving fund obligation authority at $332,285,000 for fiscal year 2026.

Prohibits using legislative branch funds to service or clean private vehicles in congressional parking facilities, except for emergency assistance.

Requires all legislative branch procurement contracts for consulting services to be made available as a matter of public record.

Bars funds from being used to restrict or eliminate Capitol tours led by congressional staff and interns, except for temporary security suspensions.

Prohibits congressional agencies from buying telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation.

Directs legislative branch agencies to coordinate with food service contractors and disability advocates to reduce single-use plastic waste and expand composting and recycling.

Applies federal Fair Labor Standards Act workplace protections for nursing mothers (including lactation breaks and space) to legislative branch employees under the Congressional Accountability Act.