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HR 1196 113th Congress House

District of Columbia Local Funds Continuation Act

Official title: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to make local funds of the District of Columbia for a fiscal year available for use by the District at the begi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to make local funds of the District of Columbia for a fiscal year available for use by the District at the beginning of the fiscal year at the rate of operations provided under the local budget act for the fiscal year if the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for a fiscal year does not become law prior to the beginning of such fiscal year.

Introduced: March 14, 2013 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AppropriationsDistrict of ColumbiaState and local finance
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Mar 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 14, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E298)
Mar 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 14, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

District of Columbia Local Funds Continuation Act - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to appropriate, out of any moneys of the District of Columbia government not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, the amount provided for any project or activity for which funds are provided in the local budget act for such fiscal year, if the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for a fiscal year does not become law before the beginning of such fiscal year.

Declares that an appropriation and funds made available or authority granted for a project or activity for a fiscal year under this Act shall be at the rate of operations provided for it under the local budget act for the fiscal year.

Makes such an appropriation and funds available for the period: (1) beginning with the first day of the fiscal year, and (2) ending with the enactment of the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for such fiscal year.

Specifies restrictions on programs or activities subject to other appropriations Acts.

States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to effect obligations of the District government mandated by other law.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2793 Related bill District of Columbia Financial Efficiency Act of 2013
  • HR 3100 Related bill District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1196: District of Columbia Local Funds Continuation Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1196/
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"H.R. 1196: District of Columbia Local Funds Continuation Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1196/.
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H.R. 1196, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1196/.
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