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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5654 
To provide for interim appropriations for the District of Columbia courts 
and related agencies with respect to any fiscal year for which appropria-
tions are not otherwise provided for such courts and agencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INTERIM APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA COURTS AND RELATED AGENCIES. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF INTERIM APPROPRIATIONS.— 
If during any fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2025) 
there is an appropriation made for a Federal payment de-
scribed in subsection (c), and during the next fiscal year 
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there is no appropriation made for such a payment, there 
shall be appropriated for such next fiscal year, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such 
sums as are necessary for such payment, at a rate for op-
erations and under the terms and conditions provided in 
the previous fiscal year. 
(b) EFFECT OF ENACTMENT OF SUBSEQUENT AP-
PROPRIATIONS.—If an appropriation for a Federal pay-
ment described in subsection (c), or a general appropria-
tion bill providing appropriations for Federal funds for the 
District of Columbia without provision for such a pay-
ment, is enacted into law on any date during a fiscal year 
following the expenditure of funds during such fiscal year 
pursuant to this Act— 
(1) such expenditure shall be charged to such 
appropriation (if any); and 
(2) appropriations made available pursuant to 
this Act shall not be available after the date of en-
actment of such appropriation or general appropria-
tion bill. 
(c) FEDERAL PAYMENTS DESCRIBED.—The Federal 
payments described in this subsection are as follows, as 
provided in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 
2024 (title IV of division B of Public Law 118–47), as 
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continued in effect by the Full-Year Continuing Appro-
priations Act, 2025: 
(1) A Federal payment to the District of Co-
lumbia Courts. 
(2) Notwithstanding the exception under section 
1101(a)(5) of division A of the Full-Year Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2025, a Federal payment for de-
fender services in District of Columbia courts at the 
rate for operations provided in the District of Co-
lumbia Appropriations Act, 2024. 
(3) A Federal payment to the Court Services 
and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of 
Columbia. 
(4) A Federal payment to the District of Co-
lumbia Public Defender Service, as amended by sec-
tion 127(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2025 (division A of Public Law 118–83) and as 
modified by section 127(c) of such Act. 
(5) A Federal payment to the Criminal Justice 
Coordinating Council. 
(6) A Federal payment for judicial commis-
sions. 
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