The resolution, titled the Fiscal Year 2025 Revised Local Budget Adjustment Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025, addresses an emergency situation regarding the need to adjust appropriations in the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024. Following the approval of a balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2025, Congress enacted the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, which potentially restricts the District's ability to utilize its local funds beyond the levels set for Fiscal Year 2024. This congressional action has significantly impacted the District's capacity to fund essential services, such as public safety, education, and infrastructure improvements, by limiting access to approximately $1.1 billion in locally generated revenue.

To mitigate the adverse effects of this restriction, the resolution seeks to utilize the authority granted by Section 817 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, which allows the District to increase appropriations in line with revenue collections. The resolution proposes adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2025 budget to recognize the changes made by Congress and to appropriate additional resources that exceed the congressionally adjusted amounts. Immediate action is deemed necessary to implement these adjustments effectively and maintain a balanced budget for the fiscal year. The resolution will take effect immediately upon adoption after a single reading by the Council of the District of Columbia.