District of Columbia Council Period 26 Status: Enacted

PR 26-0101 — Consumer Protection Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Last action — Resolution R26-0040, Effective from Mar 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 002660

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The recent changes to Bill PR 26-0101 clarify that the District government is not considered a merchant under local consumer protection laws, except regarding landlord-tenant relations related to the D.C. Housing Authority. This update is important because it prevents a legal gap between the expiration of an existing emergency law and the intended temporary law, ensuring that consumer protections remain in effect during the transition. By confirming the District's status, the amendment aims to maintain clear guidelines for how the consumer protection law applies.

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2 Chairman Phil Mendelson 4 6 8 APROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend Chapter 39 of Title 28 of the District of Columbia Official Code to clarify that the District government is not a merchant under the District’s consumer protection law, except with respect to the application of that chapter’s landlord-tenant relations provisions to the District of Columbia HousingAuthority.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 26-40 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA March 4, 2025 To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend Chapter 39 of Title 28 of the District of Columbia Official Code to clarify that the District government is not a merchant under the District’s consumer protection law except with respect to the application of that chapter’s landlord-tenant relations provisions to the District of Columbia HousingAuthority.
(a) On November 26, 2024, the Council unanimously approved the Consumer Protection Clarification EmergencyAmendment Act of 2024 (D.C.
(a) On November 26, 2024, the Council approved the Consumer Protection Clarification Emergency AmendmentAct of 2024, effective December 19, 2024 (D.C.Act 25- 667;
Act 25-667;
71 DCR 16306) (“Emergency Act”).
71 DCR 16306)(“emergency measure”).
The EmergencyAct will expire on March 19, 2025.
The emergency measure will expire on March 19, 2025.
(b) On December 17, 2024, the Council approved the Consumer Protection Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2024, enacted on January 15, 2025 (D.C.Act 25-707;
(b) On December 17, 2024, the Council unanimously approved the Consumer Protection Clarification TemporaryAmendmentAct of 2024 (D.C.Act 25-707)(“temporary measure”) on second reading.
72 DCR 830) (“TemporaryAct”) on second reading.
The temporary measure has yet to complete congressional review.
The Temporary Act has yet to complete congressional review.
Therefore, this congressional review emergency is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between the expiration of the emergency measure and the effective date of the temporary measure.
Therefore, this congressional review emergency is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between the expiration of the EmergencyAct and the effective date of the TemporaryAct.
The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Consumer Protection Clarification Congressional Review EmergencyAct of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.
The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Consumer Protection Clarification Congressional Review Emergency AmendmentAct of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.
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Action History

  1. Resolution R26-0040, Effective from Mar 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 002660

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R26-0040

  3. Final Reading, CC

  4. Retained by the Council

  5. PR26-0101 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

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Votes

Final Reading, CC

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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