The Fiscal Year 2025 Revised Local Budget Adjustment Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025 addresses the need for the District of Columbia to adjust its budget due to recent congressional actions that have restricted its ability to expend local funds. The resolution highlights that Congress's Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, has limited the District's spending to Fiscal Year 2024 levels, which negatively impacts the District's capacity to utilize approximately $1.1 billion in locally generated revenue. This restriction has significant implications for essential services such as public safety, education, and infrastructure improvements.

To mitigate these impacts, the resolution invokes Section 817 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, which allows the District to increase appropriations based on revenue collections. Specifically, it permits an increase of up to 25% for special-purpose revenue funds and up to 6% for other District funds. The resolution emphasizes the urgency of making these budget adjustments to ensure that the District can maintain a balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2025 and effectively support public services above the levels set by Congress. The Council has determined that these circumstances warrant immediate action, allowing the resolution to be adopted after a single reading.