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H.R. 3633 114th Congress House

District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to make local funds of the District of Columbia available for use by the District during any portion of a fisca… 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 available for use by the District during any portion of a fiscal year in which no Federal law appropriating local funds for the fiscal year is in effect, at the rates of operation provided under the local budget act for the fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 28, 2015 Introduced by: Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AppropriationsDistrict of ColumbiaState and local financeState and local government operations
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Sep 28, 2015
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 Latest action September 28, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2015

This bill amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the District of Columbia to obligate and expend local funds in accordance with the local budget act during any portion of a fiscal year in which a federal law providing appropriations for the District of Columbia is not in effect. Under current law, the District of Columbia's local budget must be approved by Congress during the annual appropriations process before the funds become available.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3633: District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3633/
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"H.R. 3633: District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3633/.
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H.R. 3633, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3633/.
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