PR 26-0411 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Housing Authority Resident Empowerment Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

This resolution declares an emergency to allow the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) and Mayor to continue preparing for a board transition mandated by the RENTAL Act of 2025, pending congressional review. It directly affects DCHA leadership and residents by enabling temporary administrative work during the congressional review period. The resolution itself does not change policies but creates a legal mandate for the transition preparation, ensuring continuity until the permanent RENTAL Act is finalized. This is a procedural measure to avoid delays during the congressional review process.
Tags: Emergency Management
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Council Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Dec 2025
Introduced Nov 25, 2025 Signed Dec 2, 2025
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This document is an enrolled original version of a legislative resolution that was previously in draft form. The main change is the conversion from a draft introduction to the final enrolled version, which includes minor formatting adjustments and clarifications to the text. The substantive policy content regarding emergency declaration for housing authority reforms remains unchanged.
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The document was converted from a draft introduction format to an enrolled original format, with minor formatting adjustments to line numbers and section headers.

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Floor votes · Council Dec 2, 2025

How they voted

13–0
Passed
Total votes 13
Dec 2, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

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Dec 2, 2025
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (13-0)
council
Nov 25, 2025
Introduced
PR26-0411 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Robert White
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