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HR 345 112th Congress House

District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate all Federally-imposed mandates over the local budget process and financial management of the Distr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate all Federally-imposed mandates over the local budget process and financial management of the District of Columbia and the borrowing of money by the District of Columbia.

Introduced: January 19, 2011 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Became law
Feb 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives .
Jan 19, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 19, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E74)
Jan 19, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives .

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2011 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate, with respect to each fiscal year that is not a control year, all federally-imposed mandates over the District of Columbia's: (1) local budget process, financial management, audits, and accountability requirements; and (2) short-term borrowing of money, with specified exceptions.

Declares that the process by which the District develops and enacts the District government's budget for a fiscal year, the activities carried out regarding financial management of the District government, and the process and rules by which the District issues bonds or otherwise borrows money shall be established under laws enacted by the District.

Provides that Acts adopting the District government's annual budget for FY2012 and succeeding non-control fiscal years shall take effect upon their prescribed dates. (Thus eliminates congressional review of such Acts).

Repeals the federal cap on amounts the District may borrow (other than in a control year).

Makes conforming amendments to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 345: District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-345/
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"H.R. 345: District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-345/.
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