Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1980

(Measure failed of passage in House, roll call #227 (186-232))

Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1980 - =Title I: Congressional Operations= - Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1980 - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1980 for the operations of the House of Representatives for the following: (1) compensation and mileage for the Members; (2) House leadership offices; (3) salaries for officers and employees; (4) committee employees of standing committees, including the Committee on Appropriations (Studies and Investigations) and the Committee on the Budget (Studies); (5) the Office of the Law Revision Counsel; (6) the Office of the Legislative Counsel; (7) Members' Clerk Hire; and (8) allowances and contingent expenses of the House, and salaries and expenses for special and select Committees. Makes permanent certain positions in the House of Representatives.

Makes appropriations for the following joint items: (1) contingent expenses of the Senate, for the Joint Economic Committee and the Joint Committee on Printing; (2) contingent expenses of the House, for the Joint Committee on Taxation; (3) the Office of the Attending Physician; (4) the Capitol Police, for general expenses, and the Capitol Police Board; (5) the education of Pages; (6) official mail costs; (7) the Capitol Guide Service; and (8) the preparation of required statements of appropriations.

Appropriates funds for the following Congressional offices: (1) the Office of Technology Assessment, for salaries and expenses; (2) the Congressional Budget Office, for salaries and expenses; (3) the Architect of the Capitol, for salaries and contingent expenses, Capitol buildings and grounds, House office buildings, and the Capitol power plant; (4) the Library of Congress, for the Congressional Research Service for salaries and expenses (including the Digest of Public General Bills); and (5) the Government Printing Office, for Congressional printing and binding.

=Title II: Other Agencies= - Makes appropriations for the following agencies: (1) the Botanic Garden, for salaries and expenses; (2) the Library of Congress, for salaries and expenses, for the Copyright Office, for books for the blind and physically handicapped, for the collection and distribution of Library materials (Special Foreign Currency Program), and furniture and furnishings; (3) the Architect of the Capitol, for structural and mechanical care of the Library buildings and grounds; (4) the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, for salaries and expenses; (5) the Government Printing Office for printing and binding, the Office of Superintendent of Documents for salaries and expenses, and the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund; (6) the General Accounting Office, for salaries and expenses; and (7) the Cost-Accounting Standards Board, for salaries and expenses.

Sets forth administrative provisions regarding the Library of Congress funds, including restrictions on the employment of aliens, expenses for the attendance at meetings, and provisions for additional parking facilities.

=Title III: General Provisions= - Sets forth restrictions on expenditures made pursuant to this Act. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated under this Act for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning. Stipulates that no part of any appropriation contained in this Act may be available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided. Provides for the continuation of the pay of Senate and House pages during the period between the recess or adjournment of the first session of the 96th Congress and the convening of the second session. Prohibits the use of such appropriated funds for the legal representation of any employee, unless specifically authorized by Congress. Limits the maximum rate increase of basic pay to 5.5 percent for any individual in any office or position in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch, or in the government of the District of Columbia, which is equal to, or greater than, level V of the Executive Schedule.