PR 26-0762 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Volunteer Services Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

This resolution declares a congressional review emergency to prevent a legal gap in volunteer service regulations between two other temporary laws. It authorizes the District of Columbia Council to pass a new amendment using a streamlined process that requires only a single reading. The measure specifically addresses the need to clarify the Attorney General's authority to create rules for using volunteers while ensuring continuous legal coverage.

Tags: Emergency Management

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2026

Committee Review

Council Passage

Jul 2026

Signed into Law

Jul 2026

Introduced Jul 9, 2026 Signed Jul 14, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a draft introduction to an enrolled version, updating the bill number and date. Substantively, the timeline for a temporary legislative fix was adjusted to expire sooner and take effect earlier, while the text was corrected to reflect that the Council 'passed' the previous acts rather than 'adopted' them.

Scope change

The scope of the emergency declaration remains the same, but the specific dates for when the temporary fix expires and becomes effective were changed to reduce the gap in legal authority.

TIMELINE

The expiration date of the temporary fix was moved from September 19, 2026, to September 4, 2026, and the effective date of the temporary act was moved from June 25, 2026, to June 2, 2026.

TECHNICAL

The verb describing the Council's action regarding previous acts was changed from 'adopted' to 'passed' to align with standard legislative language.

The document was updated from a draft introduction to an enrolled version with a new bill number (26-448) and date (July 14, 2026).

Floor votes · Council Jul 14, 2026

How they voted

12–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 13

Jul 14, 2026

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jul 14, 2026

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (12-0-1)

council

Jul 9, 2026

Introduced

PR26-0762 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors