# 119-hr-5654: To provide for interim appropriations for the District of Columbia courts and related agencies with respect to any fiscal year for which appropriations are not otherwise provided for such courts and agencies.

119-hr-5654, To provide for interim appropriations for the District of Columbia courts and related agencies with respect to any fiscal year for which appropriations are not otherwise provided for such courts and agencies., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5654
- Congress: 119
- Title: To provide for interim appropriations for the District of Columbia courts and related agencies with respect to any fiscal year for which appropriations are not otherwise provided for such courts and agencies.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-30
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Interim appropriations** to keep the District of Columbia courts and related justice agencies funded when a scheduled federal payment is funded one year but not appropriated the next. The bill would direct the Treasury to provide those funds at the prior year's operating rate and under the same terms. - District of Columbia courts and related agencies would continue operating at the prior year's rate when a federal payment lapses between fiscal years. - Defender services and the District of Columbia Public Defender Service would receive interim funding at the previous year's level to maintain legal defense operations. - If a later appropriation or general appropriations bill is enacted during the fiscal year, interim expenditures would be charged to that appropriation and the interim funds would no longer be available.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Keep D.C. courts funded during gaps: benefit, low. If enacted, the government would provide interim funding when Congress funds these payments one year but not the next. Money would come from Treasury funds not otherwise appropriated. Funding would run at the prior year’s rate and terms. It would start in fiscal year 2025 and cover: D.C. Courts; de…

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- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5654 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5654)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5654 (as of 2026-04-21).