H.R. 8495

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027

Sponsor: David P. Joyce · 0 cosponsors

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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027

This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, including

  • the Department of the Treasury,
  • the Executive Office of the President,
  • the judiciary,
  • the District of Columbia, and
  • several independent agencies.

The independent agencies funded in the bill include

  • the Administrative Conference of the United States,
  • the Consumer Product Safety Commission,
  • the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency,
  • the Election Assistance Commission,
  • the Federal Communications Commission,
  • the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Office of the Inspector General,
  • the Federal Election Commission,
  • the Federal Labor Relations Authority,
  • the Federal Trade Commission,
  • the General Services Administration,
  • the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation,
  • the Merit Systems Protection Board,
  • the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation,
  • the National Archives and Records Administration,
  • the National Credit Union Administration,
  • the Office of Government Ethics,
  • the Office of Personnel Management,
  • the Office of Special Counsel,
  • the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board,
  • the Public Buildings Reform Board,
  • the Securities and Exchange Commission,
  • the Selective Service System,
  • the Small Business Administration,
  • the U.S. Postal Service, and
  • the U.S. Tax Court.

The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

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Sec. 504.

During fiscal year 2027, none of the amounts made available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety Standard for Debris Penetration Hazards in off-highway vehicles, including recreational off-highway vehicles (referred to in this section as “ROVs”) and utility task vehicles (referred to in this section as “UTVs”), published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on July 21, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 43688) until after—

(1) The National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Department of Defense, completes a study to determine—

(A) the technical validity of the debris penetration resistance requirements proposed by such standard for purposes of reducing the risk of ROV/UTV debris penetration in the off-road environment, including the repeatability and reproducibility of testing for compliance with such requirements;

(B) the number of ROV/UTV debris penetrations that would be prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted;

(C) the effect on the availability and utility of ROVs/UTVs used by the United States military if the proposed requirements were adopted;

(D) the effect on the availability and utility of ROVs/UTVs used by consumers in the United States if the proposed requirements were adopted; and

(2) a report containing the results of the study completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to—

(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;

(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;

(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

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