Budget Timeline and Oversight Hearing Schedule

Agency Performance Oversight Schedule

The Council will hold public hearings on FY 2024 and FY 2025 agency performance from January 22, 2024 through March 7, 2025.

The Notice of Hearings for the performance oversight hearings lists the date and time of each hearing. This notice will be updated if any changes are made and those changes will be listed on the second page. Each committee manages its performance oversight hearings through the Council’s Hearing Management System. Some hearings listed in the notice will broadcast live on DC Council Channel 13 and stream live at www.dccouncil.gov, while others will stream live at the link provided in the notice.

FY 2026 Budget Oversight Hearing Schedule

The Mayor will transmit her proposed FY 2026 Budget and Financial Plan and associated documents to the Council on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

The Notice of Hearings for the budget oversight hearings lists the date and time of each hearing. This notice will be updated if any changes are made and those changes will be listed on the second page. Each committee manages its performance oversight hearings through the Council’s Hearing Management System. Some hearings listed in the notice will broadcast live on DC Council Channel 13 and stream live at www.dccouncil.us, while others will stream live at the link provided in the notice.

  • April 2, 2025: Mayor transmits the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan and Associated Documents to the Council of the District of Columbia

  • April 4, 2025: Committee of the Whole Public Briefing on the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan

  • April 7 - May 1, 2025: Committee Public Hearings on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget for agencies within each Committee's purview

  • May 2, 2025: Committee of the Whole Public Hearing on all budget legislation

  • May 7 - 9, 2025: Committee mark-ups

  • May 14, 2025: Councilmembers Budget Work Session

  • May 28, 2025: Committee of the Whole and Council consideration of the Fiscal Year 2026 Local Budget Act of 2025 and the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Act of 2025

  • June 11, 2025: Council consideration of the Fiscal Year 2026 Local Budget Act of 2025 and the Fiscal Year 2025 Revised Local Budget Emergency Adjustment Act of 2025

  • TBD: Council final consideration of the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Act of 2025