PR 26-0284 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Housing Authority Resident Empowerment Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

This resolution declares an emergency to amend the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999 and related laws. It revises the DCHA board structure, updates the public housing resident bill of rights, adjusts board stipends under the Merit Personnel Act, and updates terminology in the Confirmation Act. These changes ensure DCHA can prepare for a permanent board structure before the summer recess, following delays in finalizing the RENTAL Act of 2025.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Sub-Topics: Tenant Rights

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Jul 2025

Signed into Law

Jul 2025

Introduced Jul 23, 2025 Signed Jul 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 6 edits

MODERATE

This document is an enrolled version of a legislative resolution that was previously in draft form. The enrolled version includes formatting changes, corrected section numbering, and additional details about the RENTAL Act that were missing from the draft. The substantive policy content regarding the Housing Authority reform remains the same.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout changes from draft to enrolled version, including page headers, section numbering corrections, and proper spacing.

Added specific bill number (26-180) and date (July 28, 2025) to the enrolled version header.

Added citation to D.C. Act 24-702 with page number (70 DCR 164) in section 2(d).

Added 'as introduced on March 3, 2025 (Bill 26-164)' to section 2(f) for clarity about the RENTAL Act.

Changed 'legislation' to 'legislature' in section 2(h) for grammatical correctness.

REQUIREMENT

Added new text in section 2(h) stating emergency legislation is necessary to allow preparations for formal nominations and elections to the newly constituted Board of Commissioners beginning this autumn.

Floor votes · Council Jul 28, 2025

How they voted

10–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 12

Jul 28, 2025

D Democratic10

8 Yea 2

80% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jul 28, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (10-0-2)

council

Jul 23, 2025

Introduced

PR26-0284 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors