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PR26-0374 • 2025

Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Budget
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Mendelson
Last action
2025-11-21
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how much funding will be available for programs or the exact measures taken to ensure continuity in implementing the FY 2026 budget.

Emergency Resolution for FY 2026 Budget

This emergency resolution declares the need to support the Fiscal Year 2026 budget and ensures there is no gap in authority between the expiration of an existing emergency act and the enactment of a permanent act.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares that an emergency exists due to congressional review, which requires enacting laws necessary for the FY 2026 budget.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia government
  • Residents of Washington D.C. who rely on services funded by the FY 2026 budget

Terms To Know

Emergency Act
A temporary law that is in effect until a permanent act can be passed.
Permanent Act
The long-term legislation that replaces the Emergency Act after congressional review and approval.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It does not specify how much funding will be available for specific programs.
  • It relies on Congress to approve the permanent act in a timely manner to avoid gaps in authority.

Bill History

  1. 2025-11-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0230, Effective from Nov 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 012922

  2. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  3. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0230

  5. 2025-10-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0374 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

1

A RESOLUTION

26-230

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

November 4, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to enact and amend provisions of law necessary to support the Fiscal Year 2026 budget.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Congressional Review
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) On July 28, 2025, the Council passed the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support
Emergency Act of 2025, effective September 3, 2025 (D.C. Act 26-146; 72 DCR 9623)
(“Emergency Act”), which enacted and amended provisions of law necessary to support the Fiscal
Year 2026 budget and will expire on December 2, 2025.
(b) On July 28, 2025, the Council also passed the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Act of
2025, enacted on September 4, 2025 (D.C. Act 26-148; 72 DCR 9825) (“Permanent Act”), which is
substantially similar to the Emergency Act. The Permanent Act was transmitted to Congress on
September 10, 2025.
(c) Due to the congressional calendar, the Permanent Act is not expected to become law
until after the Emergency Act expires, thereby creating a gap in authority between expiration of
the Emergency Act and the effective date of the Permanent Act. Congressional review emergency
legislation is necessary to avoid that gap in the implementation of the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and
Financial Plan.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Fiscal
Year 2026 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2025 be adopted after a
single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.