To subject emergency legislation enacted by the District of Columbia Council to expedited congressional disapproval procedures.
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Latest Action · July 23, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill gives Congress the ability to quickly block emergency laws passed by the District of Columbia Council. Currently, emergency legislation enacted by D.C.'s local government can take effect immediately, but this bill would allow Congress to disapprove such laws through an expedited process before they remain in effect. The Council would have 90 days to implement an emergency law, but Congress could override it with a joint resolution of disapproval during that period. The bill requires D.C.'s Council Chairman to notify both the House Speaker and Senate President within three legislative days of passing any emergency legislation. This change affects D.C.'s local government and residents by increasing Congressional oversight of the city's emergency lawmaking, though it does not require any new federal funding or establish specific implementation timelines beyond the notification requirements.
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