ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
25-588
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
July 9, 2024
To amend the Rules of Organization and Procedures for the Council of the District of Columbia,
Council Period 25, Resolution of 2023 to authorize the submission of a grant budget
modification for Fiscal Year 2024 grant funds submitted by the University of the District
of Columbia, or identified by the Chief Financial Officer as funds received as part of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or the Inflation Reduction Act, and to authorize
the introduction of local budget act emergency legislation during recess.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Council Period 25 Recess Rules Amendment Resolution of
2024”.
Sec. 2. The Rules of Organization and Procedure for the Council of the District of
Columbia, Council Period 25, Resolution of 2023, effective January 3, 2023 (Res. 25-1; 70 DCR
238), is amended as follows:
(a) Section 306(b) is amended by adding a new paragraph (5) to read as follows:
“(5) A local budget act emergency declaration resolution and accompanying
emergency bill introduced at the request of the Mayor may be introduced and may also be
considered at a legislative meeting during a period of recess.”.
(b) Section 711 is amended as follows:
(1) The existing text is designated as subsection (a).
(2) A new subsection (b) is added to read as follows:
“(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a request for a budget modification
for Fiscal Year 2024 grant funds submitted by the University of the District of Columbia, or
identified by the Chief Financial Officer as funds received as part of the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act, approved November 15, 2021 (Pub. L. 117-58; 135 Stat. 429), or the
Inflation Reduction Act, approved August 16, 2022 (Pub. L. 117-169; 136 Stat. 1818), may be
submitted, and the time period for the request may be counted, from July 15 through September
15, 2024.”.
(c) This section shall expire on September 15, 2024.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.