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Chairman Phil Mendelson 2
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 7
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12
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To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need 17
to enact and amend provisions of law necessary to support the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. 18
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 20
resolution may be cited as the “Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Congressional Review 21
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”. 22
Sec. 2. (a) On July 28, 2025, the Council passed the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support 23
Emergency Act of 2025, enacted September 3, 2025 (D.C. Act 26-146; 72 DCR 9623) 24
(“Emergency Act”), which enacted and amended provisions of law necessary to support the Fiscal 25
Year 2026 budget and will expire on December 2, 2025. 26
(b) On July 28, 2025, the Council also passed the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Act of 27
2025, enacted on September 4, 2025 (D.C. Act 26-148; 72 DCR 9825) (“Permanent Act”), which is 28
substantially similar to the Emergency Act. The Permanent Act was transmitted to Congress on 29
September 10, 2025. 30
(c) Due to the congressional calendar, the Permanent Act is not expected to be law until 31
after the Emergency Act expires, thereby creating a gap in authority between expiration of the 32
Emergency Act and the effective date of the Permanent Act. This congressional review emergency 33
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act is necessary to avoid that gap in the implementation of the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and 34
Financial Plan. 35
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 36
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Fiscal 37
Year 2026 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2025 be adopted after a 38
single reading. 39
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 40