All the fact-check link states is that the
house and senate allocated the same amount for the
house in each bill, and that legislator salaries are funded through the treasury, not appropriations. Not sure we read the same article, also maybe chill a little.
Language in the
house bill:
“For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, except that $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended, for necessary expenses of the
House of Representatives to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, to be allocated in accordance with a spend plan submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives by the Chief Administrative Officer and approved by such Committee: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.“
Language from the senate bill:
“
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
4 penses’’, $25,000,000, to remain available until September
5 30, 2021, except that $5,000,000 shall remain available
6 until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
7 coronavirus, domestically or internationally, to be allo-
8 cated in accordance with a spend plan submitted to the
9 Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representa-
10 tives by the Chief Administrative Officer and approved by
11 such Committee: Provided, That such amount is des-
12 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
13 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
14 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.”
A breakdown of what it’s used for from the senate appropriations committee report.
“ U.S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – $25 MILLION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES – $25 MILLION - Funding supports the House’s capability to telework, including the purchase of equipment and improvements to the network. Funding is also provided to reimburse costs for the staff of the
House Child Care Center and
House restaurant contracts.”
https://www.appropriations.senate.go...mary_FINAL.pdf
