H.R. 5719 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Appropriations, Oct 8, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryEnsures funding for capital planning commissions
This bill sets up automatic funding for the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts if Congress hasn't passed a regular budget by the start of a new fiscal year. Instead of these commissions running out of money during a government shutdown, they'd keep operating at the same funding level they had the year before, under the same rules.
How it affects you
This mainly affects people who work for these two commissions in Washington, D.C., allowing them to keep their jobs and continue work during budget delays. The commissions themselves oversee planning and design for federal buildings and monuments in the nation's capital, so the continuity helps ensure those projects don't get interrupted.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Oct 8, 2025)
This bill provides continuing appropriations to the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts for any year in which the commissions were funded in the prior fiscal year and appropriations have not otherwise been provided to the commissions for the current fiscal year.
The bill provides the appropriations at the rate and under the terms and conditions that were provided for the previous fiscal year. The continuing appropriations would exempt the commissions from a government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations for the federal government.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 5719
A BILL
To provide for interim appropriations for the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts with respect to any fiscal year for which appropriations are not otherwise provided for the commissions.
Sponsor: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-At Large) · Introduced Oct 8, 2025 · Economics and Public Finance · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Oct 8, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.”