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City Transfers 50 Million Dollars From Grants Fund to Aid Struggling Federal Workers During Shutdown

Official:Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund.

Sponsor: Councilmember Bass

Introduced: January 24, 2019

: Committee on Appropriations

budget transferemergency assistancefederal workersgovernment shutdown

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2016–2019 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill authorizes a transfer of $50 million from the Grants Revenue Fund to support financial emergency assistance for federal workers during the government shutdown.

What This Bill Does

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Transfers $50 million from the Grants Revenue Fund to the General Fund.
Supports financial emergency assistance for federal workers during the government shutdown.
Provides funding for the Philadelphia Federal Workers' Emergency Fund.
Allocates the $50 million transfer to support federal workers who reside in Philadelphia, with potential assistance for needs such as food, rental/mortgage assistance, and other living necessities.