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Council advances federal portion of FY2026 budget request, moves measure to consent agenda
Summary
The Council's Committee of the Whole approved a print of the Fiscal Year 2026 federal portion budget request act (Bill 26‑261) and moved it to the legislative meeting consent agenda after a unanimous vote; Chair Phil Mendelson summarized federal requests and structural budget points for the District.
Chair Phil Mendelson, chair of the Council and chair of the Committee of the Whole, moved the Committee print of the Fiscal Year 2026 federal portion budget request act (Bill 26‑261) and the Committee approved it for placement on the consent agenda for the July legislative meeting.
The bill “sets forth the district government's request to Congress for federal funding to support the district's budget for fiscal year 2026,” Mendelson said, reading the measure's intent into the record. He told the Committee the District now derives roughly 99% of its operating revenue from locally raised sources and…
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