PR 26-0145 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Society for Science and the Public Revenue Bonds Project Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

This resolution authorizes the District of Columbia to issue up to $25 million in tax-exempt revenue bonds for a nonprofit organization's project at 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW. The bond proceeds will fund the acquisition, renovation, equipping, and development of the property, directly benefiting Society for Science and the Public (a nonprofit) through its wholly-owned LLC. The bonds are structured without recourse to the District, meaning the District bears no liability, does not use its taxing power, and the bonds do not constitute a debt of the District. The emergency declaration aims to expedite the bond issuance due to financial market conditions, avoiding delays that could increase project costs.

Tags: Emergency Management

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Council Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Mar 19, 2025 Signed Apr 1, 2025

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Introduction → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

The document was converted from a Mayor's letter transmitting a proposed resolution to the Council into the official enrolled resolution text itself. The substantive policy content of the resolution remains largely unchanged, though some wording was refined for clarity and consistency with standard legislative formatting.

TECHNICAL

The document format changed from a letter of transmittal with attached resolution text to the enrolled original resolution text itself, removing the Mayor's signature block and enclosure list.

Minor wording refinements were made throughout the resolution text, such as changing 'adopted after a single reading' to 'adopted on an emergency basis' and adjusting punctuation and capitalization for consistency.

The enrolled version includes official enrollment markings and identification numbers that were not present in the original letter format.

Floor votes · Council Apr 1, 2025

How they voted

12–0

Passed

Total votes 12

Apr 1, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Apr 1, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (12-0)

council

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Business and Economic Development

legislature

Mar 19, 2025

Introduced

PR26-0145 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors