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H.R. 3100: District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2013

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H.R. 3100: District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-09-12 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5875-5878)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-09-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5875-5878) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2013

Plain summary

District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2013 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to authorize the District of Columbia to obligate and expend local funds for projects and activities in accordance with the local budget act for the fiscal year, at the rate of operations provided under that act, during any portion of a fiscal year in which neither the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for such fiscal year nor a District of Columbia continuing resolution for it is in effect.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] reported raising $53,775 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (6)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Continuing resolution
A temporary law that keeps government agencies funded, usually at the previous year's levels, when the regular yearly spending bills are not finished by the start of the fiscal year.
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3100 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113