“The bill reflects both an acknowledgement that the legislative branch must set itself up as an example for fiscal restraint, while serving as an essential branch of government that is open and accessible to the American people,” Amodei said in a statement. Amodei proposed a 4.5 percent budgetary decrease from the 2023 fiscal year’s enacted level when the Senate’s bill for the funding of its chamber is factored in, the overall legislative branch decrease is projected to be 2.2 percent. The bill, which authorizes the budget for the House, the Capitol Police, congressional staff and several independent government agencies, is the smallest of the government’s 12 appropriations bills. On Thursday, Amodei completed his work, advancing the bill out of committee on a party-line vote over objections from Democrats. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) took her shot at ending a Republican blockade on military promotions.Ĭardinal Mark advances his bill through committeeĪs Nevada’s first legislative cardinal in decades, Amodei’s job this winter has been to hold hearings and draft a bill funding the legislative branch as the chair of the House Appropriations Committee’s smallest subcommittee.

Mark Amodei (R-NV) moved his appropriations bill out of his subcommittee as members debated its worth as a proxy for broader spending fights, and Sen.

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