PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] · R–CA
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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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PlainBill explanation
Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-07-09 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would require the Department of War to designate an official residence for the Speaker of the House within 180 days after enactment. It would allow the department to use funds appropriated for its facilities to support the residence, including security and staffing. The Speaker would receive neither ownership nor a personal property interest in the residence.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution, the Department of War shall designate a facility to serve as the official residence of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Amounts appropriated for the operation and maintenance of facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of War may be used to carry out this joint resolution, including, with respect to the residence designated pursuant to section 1, expenses relating to— (1) furnishing and improvements; (2) utilities and communications; (3) security and protective services; and (4) official staffing and operational support.
Nothing in this joint resolution shall be construed to confer ownership of any designated residence upon the Speaker of the House of Representatives or to create any personal property interest in such residence.
Section 1 would require the Department of War to select a facility as the Speaker’s official residence within 180 days after enactment.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution, the Department of War shall designate a facility to serve as the official residence of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Section 2 would authorize, but not require, the department to furnish, maintain, repair, alter and secure the residence for the Speaker’s official use. It would do so in consultation with the Architect of the Capitol.
The Department of War, in consultation with the Architect of the Capitol, may furnish, maintain, repair, alter, and secure the residence designated pursuant to section 1 for the official use of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Section 3 would permit use of money appropriated—provided through government spending legislation—for operating and maintaining facilities under the department’s jurisdiction. Permitted uses would include furnishings, improvements, utilities, communications, security, protective services, official staffing and operational support. This section would authorize use of those funds without itself providing a new dollar amount.
Amounts appropriated for the operation and maintenance of facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of War may be used to carry out this joint resolution, including, with respect to the residence designated pursuant to section 1, expenses relating to— (1) furnishing and improvements; (2) utilities and communications; (3) security and protective services; and (4) official staffing and operational support.
Section 4 would prevent the resolution from giving the Speaker ownership or any personal property interest in the designated residence.
Nothing in this joint resolution shall be construed to confer ownership of any designated residence upon the Speaker of the House of Representatives or to create any personal property interest in such residence.
Section 5 would make the resolution effective on its enactment date.
This joint resolution shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this joint resolution.
The official-actions snapshot updated July 17, 2026, records introduction in the House on July 9, 2026, and referral that day to the Armed Services and House Administration committees for provisions within their respective jurisdictions.
Source snapshot updated 2026-07-17T14:59:43Z.
2026-07-09: Introduced in House
2026-07-09: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-07-09. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the supplied complete introduced text. This conclusion does not cover other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No earmark was identified in the supplied complete introduced text. Permission to use appropriated funds does not by itself establish an earmark. This conclusion is limited to this version and does not establish formal status in accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
Findings to examine
The text provides a benefit limited to a particular public office. This classification describes its narrow scope, not whether it is justified.
The Speaker’s office would receive a designated official residence that could receive publicly funded support. This office-specific benefit is the resolution’s central policy. It is limited to official use and would convey no ownership or personal property interest to the Speaker.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution, the Department of War shall designate a facility to serve as the official residence of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The Department of War, in consultation with the Architect of the Capitol, may furnish, maintain, repair, alter, and secure the residence designated pursuant to section 1 for the official use of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Amounts appropriated for the operation and maintenance of facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of War may be used to carry out this joint resolution
Nothing in this joint resolution shall be construed to confer ownership of any designated residence upon the Speaker of the House of Representatives or to create any personal property interest in such residence.
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