House GOP plans votes on DC, but not the one Washingtonians want

The District of Columbia is the focus of several bills hitting the House floor this week, but the chamber will not take up the one piece of legislation that Washington leaders want the most: a bill to reverse an over $1 billion slash in the district’s budget.

The House passed a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown in March, but the bill reverted Washington to its 2024 budget until Congress can pass new appropriations by Oct. 1. The Senate unanimously passed a funding fix that undid the cuts, but the House has yet to take up the legislation — despite Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) promising it will be done “as quickly as possible.”