To provide for interim appropriations for the District of Columbia courts and related agencies with respect to any fiscal year for which appropriations are not otherwise provided for such courts and agencies.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Provides automatic interim appropriations at prior-year operating rates for the District of Columbia courts and related justice agencies whenever the next fiscal year lacks those federal payments.
Who Benefits and How
D.C. courts, defender services, offender supervision, judicial commissions, and related justice functions could continue operating despite a lapse or omission in annual appropriations.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal spending would continue automatically when Congress has not enacted the specific payments, and budget officials would need to charge interim spending against later appropriations if enacted.
Key Provisions
- Automatically appropriates necessary sums at the prior fiscal year's rate and terms when a listed D.C. justice payment is omitted in the next fiscal year.
- Charges interim spending against any later-enacted appropriation and ends the temporary authority once that appropriation or a general D.C. appropriation without the payment becomes law.
- Covers D.C. Courts, defender services, the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, the Public Defender Service, the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, and judicial commissions.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Provides automatic interim appropriations at prior-year operating rates for the District of Columbia courts and related justice agencies whenever the next fiscal year lacks those federal payments.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Justice, Budget
Primary Purpose
Provides automatic interim appropriations at prior-year operating rates for the District of Columbia courts and related justice agencies whenever the next fiscal year lacks those federal payments.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- District of Columbia courts and related justice agencies that depend on federal payments
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal budget managers and appropriators allowing automatic continuation spending
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Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
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District of Columbia courts and related justice agencies receiving continued federal payments
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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