Cherry Blossom Festival Grant Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
This bill increases a grant for the National Cherry Blossom Festival from $1 million to $1.5 million by amending Section 2112(b) of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Act. It directly affects the festival organizers by providing additional funding for event operations. The amendment applies retroactively from October 1, 2024, and is classified as an emergency measure to address a technical correction during congressional review. The change modifies the budget allocation without altering the festival's structure or eligibility requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Council Passage
Jan 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025
Signed Feb 27, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted and reorganized from an introduction draft to an enrolled original version, with no substantive policy changes. The core legislative content regarding the National Cherry Blossom Festival grant remains identical, including the funding increase from $1 million to $1.5 million and the October 1, 2024 effective date.
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The document was converted from an introduction version to an enrolled original version, adding signature lines for the Council Chairman and Mayor at the end.
Page numbering and line formatting were adjusted to match enrolled bill standards, with the text reorganized into proper enrolled bill format.
Floor votes · Council Jan 7, 2025
How they voted
13–0
Passed
Total votes 13
Jan 7, 2025
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Democratic11
100% Yea
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Independent2
100% Yea
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Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (13-0)
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Jan 6, 2025
Introduced
B26-0002 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Phil Mendelson
DDemocratic
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