When D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a $3.7 billion deal to bring the Washington Commanders back to the District, she set a deadline for the council to approve the deal July 15.

Now, with a timeline for approving the city’s fiscal 2026 budget and supplemental 2025 budget out, the mayor’s office is indicating the mayor is OK with the council taking a little longer to decide.

On Monday, Council Chair Phil Mendelson announced a first vote on the budgets is set for July 14, with the second vote set for July 28.

The mayor’s office told WTOP that Bowser’s position is that the deal to redevelop the RFK Stadium campus must be a part of the budget, but said she’s fine with approval coming with a second vote on the budget.

In announcing the budget timeline during a media briefing Monday, Mend

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