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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.txt119 HR 1686 IH: No More D.C. Waste ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-02-27text/xmlENPursuant 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 BILLTo 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 titleThis 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)ProhibitionAny 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 programSection 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 programSection 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 dateThis 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 paymentsNot 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.
- Introduced2025-02-27
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- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- 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.

Actions
H.R. 1686 has taken 2 actions since Feb 27, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 2 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE | 1 | 2 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHANE SIMENSTAD | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE | SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE | 2025 second_quarter | $25K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE | SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE | 2025 first_quarter | $25K | 1st 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.txtLegislative Subjects
H.R. 1686 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to Student aid and college costs.
hr1686/subjects.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com