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HR 2661 104th Congress House

District of Columbia Fiscal Protection Act of 1995

Official title: To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to permit the District of Columbia to expend its own funds during any por… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to permit the District of Columbia to expend its own funds during any portion of a fiscal year for which Congress has not enacted the budget of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year, and to provide for the appropriation of a monthly pro-rated portion of the annual Federal payment to the District of Columbia for such fiscal year during such portion of the year.

Introduced: November 17, 1995 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 14, 1995
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 205.
Dec 14, 1995
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 104-408. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
Dec 14, 1995
Mr. Tiahrt asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Government Operations have until midnight on Dec. 14 to file a report on H.R. 2661. Agreed to without objection.
Dec 14, 1995
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Dec 14, 1995
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 13, 1995
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Dec 13, 1995
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 11, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H14251-14252)
Dec 6, 1995
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 21, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on District of Columbia.
Nov 17, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Nov 17, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 14, 1995

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 205.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

District of Columbia Fiscal Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to allow a District of Columbia government officer or employee, from the first day of a fiscal year until the date of enactment of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act for that fiscal year, to obligate or expend amounts out of the general fund, enterprise funds, and other non-Federal funds of the District under the authority and conditions provided in such Act for continuing the District government's operations and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the District revenues that were conducted in the previous fiscal year and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be available in the Act.

Prohibits such obligations or expenditures from being made in a control year (as defined in the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995) until the Mayor of the District provides written notification to the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.

Limits the amount made available for obligation or expenditure for a project or activity for a fiscal year under this Act to the lowest of: (1) the amount or authority provided in the previous fiscal year; (2) the amount or authority made available for the fiscal year under such Act as passed by the House of Representatives; or (3) the amount made available for the fiscal year under such Act as passed by the Senate.

(Sec. 3) Provides that for each fiscal year for which the annual Federal payment is authorized and for which there has not been enacted legislation appropriating the payment by the beginning of the fiscal year, there shall be appropriated to the District on the first day of each month which occurs during the period pending such enactment an amount equal to one-twelfth of the lowest of: (1) the amount appropriated as the annual Federal payment in the Act for the previous fiscal year; (2) the amount proposed to be appropriated as the annual Federal payment in the Act for the fiscal year as passed by the House; or (3) the amount proposed for such payment in the Act as passed by the Senate.

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