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S. 1571 · 113th Congress

A bill to permit the District of Columbia to obligate and expend local funds in accordance with the local…

Full title

A bill to permit the District of Columbia to obligate and expend local funds in accordance with the local budget adopted by the Council of the District of Columbia during any period of fiscal year 2014 in which no Federal law appropriating such local funds is in effect, and for other purposes.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 113th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

2 cosponsors · 2 D

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Authorizes the District of Columbia, during any period of FY2014 in which no Act of Congress is in effect to approve the obligation or expenditure of local funds by the District government, to obligate and expend local funds for programs and activities at the rate set forth under "District of Columbia Funds--Summary of Expenses" as included in the Fiscal…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Oct 12, 2013

Authorizes the District of Columbia, during any period of FY2014 in which no Act of Congress is in effect to approve the obligation or expenditure of local funds by the District government, to obligate and expend local funds for programs and activities at the rate set forth under "District of Columbia Funds--Summary of Expenses" as included in the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-127), as modified as of the date of the enactment of this Act, except that the obligation or expenditure of such local funds for a program or activity remains subject to any terms and conditions imposed pursuant to the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6).

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to permit the District of Columbia to obligate and expend local funds in accordance with the local budget adopted by the Council of the District of Columbia during any period of fiscal year 2014 in which no Federal law appropriating such local funds is in effect, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Oct 12, 2013): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 12, 2013

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.