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.

Bill: 117-hr-6191
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-12-08
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill provides continuing appropriations to the District of Columbia courts and related agencies during any fiscal year in which appropriations have not otherwise been provided. (The continuing appropriations would exempt the courts and agencies from a government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations for the federal government.) </p> <p>The bill provides continuing appropriations for federal payments to</p> <ul> <li>the District of Columbia Courts,</li> <li>defender services in District of Columbia courts,</li> <li>the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia,</li> <li>the District of Columbia Public Defender Service,</li> <li>the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council,</li> <li>the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, and </li> <li>the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6191 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 8, 2021 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.

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 2021) there is an appropriation made for a Federal payment described in subsection (c), and during the next fiscal year 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 operations and under the terms and conditions provided in the previous fiscal year. (b) Effect of enactment of subsequent appropriations If an appropriation for a Federal payment described in subsection (c), or a general appropriation bill providing appropriations for Federal funds for the District of Columbia without provision for such a payment, 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 enactment of such appropriation or general appropriation bill. (c) Federal payments described The Federal payments described in this subsection are as follows: (1) A Federal payment to the District of Columbia Courts. (2) A Federal payment for defender services in District of Columbia courts. (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 Columbia Public Defender Service. (5) A Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. (6) A Federal payment to the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure. (7) A Federal payment to the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission.