S. 1077 · Where this bill is now
In the House
Passed the Senate Mar 14, 2025. Received Mar 18, 2025; no House vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryApproves Washington D.C.'s 2025 local budget
Congress has to approve Washington D.C.'s budget each year before the city can spend its local money. This bill gives that approval for 2025, allowing D.C. to spend funds on programs and activities included in its Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024 at the amounts specified in that budget.
How it affects you
If you live or work in Washington D.C., this bill allows the city government to fund its local services and programs for 2025. Without this approval from Congress, D.C. wouldn't be able to spend its locally-raised money on those programs and activities.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 14, 2025)
District of Columbia Local Funds Act, 2025
This bill appropriates FY2025 local funds to the District of Columbia for programs and activities included in the District's Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024.
Under current law, Congress is required to approve the District's annual budget. This bill approves the budget and allows the District to spend local funds for programs and activities that are included in the budget at the rates specified in the budget.
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 SessionS. 1077
AN ACT
District of Columbia Local Funds Act, 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME) · Introduced Mar 14, 2025 · Economics and Public Finance · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 18, 2025: “Held at the desk.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 2 official versions.