The President's Budget Request

On May 7, 2009, the Obama Administration released its detailed budget requests for FY2010. Approximately three-quarters ($544.1 million) of the President's proposed budget request for the District would have been targeted to the courts and criminal justice system. This included:
$248.4 million in support of court operations; $52.2 million for Defender Services; $203.5 million for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, an independent federal agency responsible for the District's pretrial services, adult probation, and parole supervision functions; $1.8 million for the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; $37.3 million for the public defender's office; and $500,000 to cover costs associated with investigating judicial misconduct complaints and recommending candidates to the President for vacancies to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the District of Columbia Superior Court. On July 16, 2009, the mayor noted that the projected budget shortfall had grown to $603 million, including a $453 million shortfall in FY2009 and a $150 million projected budget gap for FY2010. 111-202 ), which included $768.3 million in special federal payments to the District. This was $29.2 million more than requested by the Administration and $25.9 million more than appropriated for FY2009. 3170 by a vote of 219 to 208 (Roll no. 571). Senate Bill

On July 8, 2009, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported S. 1432 , its version of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY2010, with an accompanying report ( S.Rept. 111-43 ). As reported, the bill recommended $727.4 million in special federal payments to the District. This was $40 million less than recommended by the House, and $12 million less than requested by the Administration. The bill proposed: 
lifting the prohibition on the use of District funds to provide abortion services, which was consistent with the House bill; maintaining the prohibition of the use of federal and District funds to regulate and decriminalize the medical use of marijuana (unlike the House bill it would have allowed the use of District funds to regulate medical marijuana); and maintaining the current prohibition on the use of federal funds to support a needle exchange program (unlike the House bill, which would have lifted the restriction on both federal and District funding for such a program). On October 1, 2009, President Obama signed the Continuing Appropriations Resolution for FY2010, P.L. The act included a provision (Division B, Sec. 126) allowing the District of Columbia government to spend locally generated funds (operating budget) at a rate set forth in the budget approved by the District of Columbia in D.C. Act 18-118. The act included $752.2 million in special federal payments to the District of Columbia. While the statute extended these proscriptions, it also included significant changes in a number of controversial provisions related to medical marijuana, needle exchange, and abortion services. Removal of these so called social riders had been long sought by District officials who viewed them as antithetical to the concept of home rule. The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY2010, H.R. On December 16, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of FY2010, P.L. 111-117 , which included $752.2 million in special federal payments for the District of Columbia
 Table 2 of this report shows details of the District's federal payments, including the FY2009 enacted amounts, the amounts included in the President's FY2010 budget request, the amounts recommended by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, and the amount enacted with the passage of P.L. 111-117 . However, the mayor did not sign the bill because of concerns raised about declining revenue projections. On July 17, 2009, the mayor submitted a revised budget for the council's consideration. 111-68 .
On May 7, 2009, the Obama Administration released its detailed budget requests for FY2010, which included $739.1 million in special federal payments to the District of Columbia. Approximately three-quarters—$544.1 million—of the President's proposed budget request for the District would be used to support the courts and criminal justice system. The President also requested $109.5 million in support of college tuition assistance and elementary and secondary education initiatives.
On May 12, 2009, the District of Columbia Council passed the city's FY2010 operating budget. The bill, which was not signed by the mayor, proposed an operating fund budget of $8,917.8 million, and included $1,433.1 million in enterprise funds. However, on July 17, 2009, the mayor submitted a revised budget to address a growing budget shortfall currently projected at $150 million for FY2010. This delay in the submission of a budget for congressional review is due in large part to declining revenue projections related to the current economic recession. According to the mayor and the city's chief financial officer, the city faces the task of closing a $603 million budget gap, including a $453 million shortfall in its current FY2009 budget and a $150 million projected shortfall for FY2010. In the absence of a formal submission of the city's budget, Congress has begun consideration of special federal payments and general provision components of the District appropriations act.
On July 8, 2009, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported its version of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY2010, S. 1432 with an accompanying report (S.Rept. 111-43). As reported, the bill recommends $727.4 million in special federal payments to the District. This is $40 million less than recommended by the House, and $12 million less than requested by the Administration. On July 16, 2009, the House approved the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY2010, H.R. 3170, by a vote of 219 to 208 (Roll no. 571). The bill included $768.3 million in special federal payments to the District. This was $29.2 million more than requested by the Administration and $25.9 million more than appropriated for FY2009.
On October 1, 2009, President Obama signed, P.L. 111-68, Continuing Appropriations Resolution for FY2010. The act included a provision (Division B, Sec. 126) allowing the District of Columbia government to spend locally generated funds at a rate set forth in the budget approved by the District of Columbia on August 26, 2009.
On December 16, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2010, P.L. 111-117, which included $752.2 billion in special federal payments to the District of Columbia. The act included significant changes in a number of controversial provisions related to medical marijuana, needle exchange, and abortion services. P.L. 111-117 lifts the prohibition on the use of District funds to: provide abortion services, regulate and decriminalize the medical use of marijuana, and support a needle exchange program to stop the spread of AIDS and HIV infections. Removal of these so called social riders had been long sought by District officials who viewed them as antithetical to the concept of home rule.