District of Columbia Council Period 26 Status: Enacted

PR 26-0280 — Council Period 26 Second Recess Rules Amendment Resolution of 2025

Last action — Resolution R26-0173, Effective from Jul 14, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010165

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced July 11, 2025. Enacted.

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35 added · 48 removed

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The amendment to PR 26-0280 allows the Committee of the Whole to conduct official business during a recess of the Council, which was previously not permitted. This change requires that a notice of the meeting be publicly available at least 48 hours in advance and includes details about the agenda and measures to be discussed. This flexibility is important as it ensures that legislative business can continue without interruption, even when the Council is not in session. By enabling timely decision-making, it helps the Council respond more effectively to urgent matters.

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____________________________ Chairman Phil Mendelson 4 6 8 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION ______ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________ To amend the Rules of Organization and Procedures for the Council of the District of Columbia, Council Period 26, Resolution of 2025, to authorize the Committee of the Whole to take official action during the Council Recess.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 26-173 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA July 14, 2025 To amend the Rules of Organization and Procedures for the Council of the District of Columbia, Council Period 26, Resolution of 2025, to authorize the Committee of the Whole to take official action during the Council Recess.
The Rules of Organization and Procedure for the Council of the District of Columbia, Council Period 26, Resolution of 2025 effective January 2, 2025 (Res.
The Rules of Organization and Procedure for the Council of the District of Columbia, Council Period 26, Resolution of 2025, effective January 2, 2025 (Res.
“(5)(A) The Committee of the Whole may hold a committee meeting to take official action on a measure during a recess of the Council, provided it files and circulates notice, which shall be made publicly available, at least 48 hours before the meeting, of the date, hour, place, of the meeting, and a list of measures to be considered.
“(6)(A) The Committee of the Whole may hold a committee meeting to take official action on a measure during a recess of the Council;
provided, that it files and circulates notice, which shall be made publicly available at least 48 hours before the meeting, of the date, hour, and place of the meeting and a list of measures to be considered.
“(B) Upon circulation of a notice described in subparagraph (A), any committee that is earlier in the sequence of a sequentially referred measure included in list of measures to be considered by the Committee of the Whole may also hold a committee meeting to take official action on the same measure prior to the meeting of the Committee of the Whole, provided the committee files and circulates notice at least 24 hours before a meeting, of the date, hour, and place of a committee meeting.
“(B) Upon circulation of a notice described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, any committee that is earlier in the sequence of a sequentially referred measure included in the list of measures to be considered by the Committee of the Whole may also hold a committee meeting to take official action on the same measure prior to the meeting of the Committee of the Whole;
provided, that the committee files and circulates notice at least 24 hours before a meeting of the date, hour, and place of a committee meeting.
“(C) Notwithstanding any other rule, the adoption of the committee report and the committee print on a measure by a committee described in subparagraph (B) shall render the measure ripe for consideration by the Committee of the Whole, and such measure shall be presented at the meeting described in subparagraph (A) in conjunction with the Committee of the Whole markup of the same measure.”.
“(C) Notwithstanding any other rule, the adoption of the committee report and the committee print of a measure by a committee described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall render the measure ripe for consideration by the Committee of the Whole, and such measure shall be presented at the meeting described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph in conjunction with the Committee of the Whole markup of the same measure.”.
(c) This section shall expire on September 15, 2025.
(b) This section shall expire on September 15, 2025.
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Action History

  1. Resolution R26-0173, Effective from Jul 14, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010165

  2. Notice of Intent to Act on PR26-0280 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  3. Approved with Resolution Number R26-0173

  4. Final Reading

  5. Retained by the Council

  6. PR26-0280 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Brooke Pinto — Yea
Charles Allen — Yea
Christina Henderson — Yea
Janeese Lewis George — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Matthew Frumin — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Wendell Felder — Yea
Zachary Parker — Yea

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