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District of Columbia Local Funds Act, 2025
To approve local funds for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2025, in accordance with the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024, and to establish provisions for the use of such funds.
Summary
This bill appropriates local funds for the District of Columbia's fiscal year 2025 budget based on the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024. The total appropriation cannot exceed the revenue estimates in that Act or exceed the District's total revenues for the year. The bill permits one-time transactions to address emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs if approved by D.C. law and if they comply with reserve requirements. The D.C. Chief Financial Officer is responsible for ensuring the District meets these budgetary requirements and cannot reprogram capital funds from bonds or notes for operating expenses.
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Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA)
Actions (6)
- Mar 18, 2025 Held at the desk. · house
- Mar 18, 2025 Received in the House. · house
- Mar 17, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
- Mar 14, 2025 Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1772-1773; text: CR S1772-1773) · senate
- Mar 14, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Mar 14, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 14, 2025
Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Kim) introduced the following bill; which was considered, read the third time, and passed
A BILL
To approve local funds for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2025, in accordance with the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024, and to establish provisions for the use of such funds.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “District of Columbia Local Funds Act, 2025”.
SEC. 2. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOCAL FUNDS.
Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia (“General Fund”) for programs and activities set forth in the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024 (D.C. Law 25-218) and at rates set forth under such Act, as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1-204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47-369.01 and 47-369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2025 by this section shall not exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024, as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount appropriated may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs: Provided further, That such increases shall be approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the District during fiscal year 2025, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects. <all>
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