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 when consistent with revenue collections. The resolution states that revenue collections for Fiscal Year 2025 exceed those of Fiscal Year 2024, enabling the District to support public services beyond the congressionally adjusted amounts. Immediate action is deemed necessary to implement these budget adjustments and maintain a balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2025, leading to the declaration of an emergency and the need for expedited legislative action.