3.0.0 800 2018-02-03T20:24:27Z 2018-02-05T15:24:47Z Senate S S 2005-04-14 109 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-14T21:12:37Z 2005-04-14 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2005-04-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3674-3675) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2005-04-14 True V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2005-04-14 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2005-04-14 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2005-04-14 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-04-14 True Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Chief financial officers City councils Congress Congressional oversight Congressional veto District of Columbia Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Federal-local relations Government procurement Intergovernmental fiscal relations Item veto Legislation Legislative amendments Local budgets Local employees Local finance Local laws Local officials Mayors Municipal home rule Names Recruiting of employees Removal of officials Senate rules and procedure Taxicabs Transportation and Public Works Government Operations and Politics 00 2005-04-14 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-27T20:25:39Z District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2005 -Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide that the District of Columbia budget passed by the Council of the District of Columbia shall be enacted without referral to the President or approval by the Congress, unless it is the budget for a fiscal year which is a control year. Prohibits the Mayor of the District during a control year from transmitting the budget, or amendments or supplements thereto, to the President until the completion of the budget procedures contained in this Act and the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995.

Prohibits obligations or expenditures by District government officers and employees without the Council's approval or, in the case of a control year, congressional approval.

Allows the Council to reenact provisions of any line-item veto by the Mayor in a budget Act without submitting such veto to the President, unless such item or provision is contained in a budget act for a control year.

District of Columbia Independence of the Chief Financial Officer Act of 2005 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to revise requirements for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and the CFO's duties and term of office. Changes the names of, and subordinates to the CFO, the following District government offices or department: (1) Office of Budget and Management to Office of Budget and Planning; (2) Department of Finance and Revenue to Office of Tax and Revenue; and (3) Office of Treasurer to Office of Finance and Treasury. Consolidates the Office of the Controller and the Office of Financial Information Services into the Office of Financial Operations and Systems.

Establishes: (1) the Office of Revenue Analysis, headed by the Deputy CFO for the Office of Revenue Analysis; and (2) the Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board.

Provides that employees of the CFO Office shall be appointed by, serve at the pleasure of, and act under the direction and control of the CFO as at-will employees not covered by the District of Columbia Merit Personnel Act of 1978. States that nothing in this Act, however, may be construed to prohibit the CFO from entering into a collective bargaining agreement governing such employees or personnel.

Grants the CFO independent authority over legal personnel.

Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to require the CFO to carry out procurement of goods and services for the CFO Office through a procurement office or division that shall operate independently of, and shall not be governed by, the Office of Contracting and Procurement, or its successor office.

Amends the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975 to require, except for emergency declaration, ceremonial, confirmation, and sense of the Council resolutions, all permanent bills and resolutions to be accompanied by a fiscal impact statement before final adoption by the Council.

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A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide the District of Columbia with autonomy over its budgets, and for other purposes. Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill District of Columbia Independence of the Chief Financial Officer Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2005 Display Title A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide the District of Columbia with autonomy over its budgets, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide the District of Columbia with autonomy over its budgets, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s800is/xml/BILLS-109s800is.xml 2005-04-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.