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2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act

Date: Sept. 25, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Budget and Spending


2005 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OMNIBUS AUTHORIZATION ACT -- (House of Representatives - September 25, 2006)

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Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I also rise in support of this legislation, H.R. 3508, and commend Chairman Davis and Representative Norton for working to bring this important bill to the floor today.

In addition to the items that the chairman mentioned, I would just add that it also contains a requirement that all legislation passed by the D.C. Council be accompanied by a fiscal impact statement. It deals with provisions that would revise the pay cap for nonjudicial court employees to make them more consistent with the way Federal court employees are paid and reimbursed in the Federal system.

It also provides additional budget flexibility authorizing the District to continue spending up to 6 percent of its own funds of unappropriated funds throughout the fiscal year without coming to Congress to be a part of the annual supplementations process.

Again, I commend the chairman for his leadership, as well as Ms. Norton. I urge the adoption of the legislation.

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