PR 26-0374 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

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

This resolution prevents a gap in the District of Columbia's fiscal authority by extending emergency budget support until Congress approves the permanent budget law. It addresses a timing conflict where the temporary Emergency Act (D.C. Act 26-146) expires December 2, 2025, before the Permanent Act (D.C. Act 26-148) becomes effective after congressional review. The resolution declares an emergency to maintain budget implementation continuity without altering the underlying budget policies. It directly affects the District’s fiscal operations by ensuring uninterrupted budget execution during congressional review.
Tags: Emergency Management
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Council Passage
Nov 2025
Signed into Law
Nov 2025
Introduced Oct 31, 2025 Signed Nov 4, 2025
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Introduction → Enrollment · 3 edits
MINOR
The document was converted from a draft legislative bill into its official enrolled version, adding formal headers, page numbers, and a specific resolution number (26-230). The substantive policy content regarding the emergency declaration for the Fiscal Year 2026 budget remains unchanged, though minor text edits clarify that the Permanent Act 'became' law rather than just being 'expected' to become law.
Scope change
No change to the bill's scope or applicability; the change is purely procedural and formatting-related.
TECHNICAL

Added official enrollment headers, including the title 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL', resolution number 26-230, and page numbering.

Adjusted wording in Section 2(c) from 'not expected to be law' to 'not expected to become law' for grammatical precision.

Removed draft-specific placeholders, such as the Chairman's name and blank signature lines.

Floor votes · Council Nov 4, 2025

How they voted

13–0
Passed
Total votes 13
Nov 4, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Nov 4, 2025
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (13-0)
council
Oct 31, 2025
Introduced
PR26-0374 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Phil Mendelson
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