# 119-hr-5719: To provide for interim appropriations for the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts with respect to any fiscal year for which appropriations are not otherwise provided for the commissions.

119-hr-5719, To provide for interim appropriations for the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts with respect to any fiscal year for which appropriations are not otherwise provided for the commissions., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5719
- Congress: 119
- Title: To provide for interim appropriations for the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts with respect to any fiscal year for which appropriations are not otherwise provided for the commissions.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-08
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a temporary interim funding mechanism to keep the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts operating when Congress does not provide a new appropriation.** Starting in fiscal year 2025, if one of those bodies had an appropriation in a year but none in the next, the bill would let the Treasury pay whatever sums are necessary to keep them operating at the previous year's rate and under the same terms until Congress enacts a new appropriation, and any interim spending would be charged to that later appropriation and the interim authority would end.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Interim funding for two D.C. commissions: benefit, low. Starting in fiscal year 2025, this bill would set up backup funding for two D.C. commissions. It covers the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts. If Congress does not fund them for a year, the Treasury would pay such sums as are necessary at last year’s rate and rule…

## Related bills

- 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-5719 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5719)

## 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-5719 (as of 2026-04-21).