Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024

# Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024 - Summary This is a comprehensive appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024 that allocates funding to various federal agencies and programs while imposing numerous restrictions on how those funds can be used. The document is structured into several titles with specific provisions. **Key provisions include:** - **Funding allocations** for numerous federal agencies, including the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and various financial regulatory bodies - **Numerous restrictions** on fund usage, such as: - Prohibiting use of funds for computer networks that don't block pornography (Section 625) - Requiring contraceptive coverage in health insurance contracts (Section 726) - Limiting pay increases for certain government employees (Section 737) - Prohibiting use of funds to legalize or reduce penalties for schedule I substances (Section 809) - Prohibiting use of funds for painting portraits of government officials (Section 736) - **Rescission provisions** totaling billions of dollars from unobligated balances: - $150 million from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (Section 634) - $80 million from American Rescue Plan Act funds (Section 635) - $290 million from American Rescue Plan Act funds (Section 636) - $10 billion from Inflation Reduction Act funds (Section 637) - **General provisions** for government-wide operations, including: - Requirements for reporting on conference costs (Section 738) - Restrictions on reprogramming funds (Section 703) - Rules for employee travel and conferences (Section 727) - Requirements for disclosure of federal funding in communications (Section 630) - **District of Columbia specific provisions** (Title IV) that include: - Restrictions on use of federal funds for certain activities - Requirements for budget realignment - Prohibitions on using funds for abortion except in specific circumstances - Restrictions on use of funds for recreational marijuana legalization The bill is formally titled "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024" and establishes the funding framework for federal agencies and programs for the 2024 fiscal year, with numerous specific constraints on how those funds can be utilized.