Local leaders are raising alarms about a stopgap measure in Congress that would trigger a $1 billion budget shortfall for the city, and impact the wider Virginia and Maryland region.

District leaders say that a proposed cut to the city budget, part of a plan to avert a federal government shutdown, is unfair. The city raises most of its own money but cannot control how it is spent.

Congress is poised to pass a Trump-endorsed funding bill this week that D.C. officials warn would lead to a $1 billion cut to the District’s local budget, a move that has been catching members of