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H.R. 1686

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1686, the No More D.C. Waste Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 27, 2025 by Rep. Mike Flood (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Feb 27, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 1686 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb1686/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1686 IH: No More D.C. Waste Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-27
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1686  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 27, 2025   Mr. Flood  (for himself and  Mr. Timmons ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To prohibit the continuing availability of any portion of a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for a program of District of Columbia resident tuition support for a fiscal year which remains unobligated as of the end of the fiscal year, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No More D.C. Waste Act  .
2.
Prohibition on continuing availability of unobligated funds appropriated for District of Columbia resident tuition support
(a)
Prohibition
Any portion of a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for a fiscal year for a program of District of Columbia resident tuition support which remains unobligated as of the end of the fiscal year shall lapse and shall not be available after the fiscal year.
(b)
Conforming amendments to District of Columbia College Access program
(1)
Public school program
Section 3(i) of the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38–2702(i), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking  Such funds shall remain available until expended. .
(2)
Private school program
Section 5(f) of such Act (sec. 38–2704(f), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking  Such funds shall remain available until expended. .
(c)
Effective date
This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to funds appropriated for fiscal year 2016 or any succeeding fiscal year.
3.
Annual report on use of payments
Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year for which a Federal payment is made to the District of Columbia for a program of resident tuition support (beginning with fiscal year 2026), the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall submit a report to Congress on the use of the payment during that fiscal year, and shall include in the report the following information:
(1)
The number of payments made on behalf of students under the program during the fiscal year.
(2)
The average amount of financial assistance provided with each such Federal payment.
(3)
The amount of the Federal payment which remained unobligated (if any) as of the end of the fiscal year.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-27
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit the continuing availability of any portion of a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for a program of District of Columbia resident tuition support for a fiscal year which remains unobligated as of the end of the fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Flood (R) sponsors H.R. 1686, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1686 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Feb 27, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1686 has taken 2 actions since Feb 27, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 27, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 1686 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1686 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • No More D.C. Waste Act — Display Title
  • No More D.C. Waste Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the continuing availability of any portion of a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for a program of District of Columbia resident tuition support for a fiscal year which remains unobligated as of the end of the fiscal year, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 1686 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Health Issues, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
SHANE SIMENSTAD112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDESAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE2025 second_quarter$25K2nd Quarter - Report
SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDESAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE2025 first_quarter$25K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1686 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1686’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr1686/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1686 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to Student aid and college costs.

hr1686/subjects.txt
Congressional oversightDistrict of ColumbiaHigher educationIntergovernmental relationsState and local financeStudent aid and college costs

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com