B 26-0302 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

African American Civil War Museum Limited Grant-Making Authority Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

This bill temporarily authorizes the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development to issue a grant in Fiscal Years 2025 or 2026 to the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation, Inc. The grant is specifically for redeveloping the African American Civil War Museum located at 1925 Vermont Avenue, N.W. It amends existing law to bypass standard grant procedures for this single project, with the authority expiring 225 days after the bill takes effect. The bill directly affects the Foundation as the grant recipient and the Deputy Mayor as the grant issuer.

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Oct 2025

Signed into Law

Dec 2025

Introduced Jun 30, 2025 Signed Dec 19, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossment → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill transitioned from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version, indicating it has passed both the Council and the Mayor's office and is now ready for final signature. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with only formatting and layout adjustments made to prepare the bill for official enrollment and final enactment.

TECHNICAL

The bill title changed from 'ENGROSSED ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL', indicating the document has completed the legislative process and is now in its final form ready for the Governor's signature.

Formatting adjustments were made throughout the document, including repositioning of the title page, section headers, and signature lines for the Council Chairman and Mayor.

Signature lines were added at the end of the document for the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia and the Mayor of the District of Columbia to sign the enrolled bill.

Floor votes · Council Oct 7, 2025

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Oct 7, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Oct 7, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Jun 30, 2025

Introduced

B26-0302 Introduced by Councilmember Nadeau at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors