This bill symbolically designates Iowa Avenue, N.W., between Arkansas Avenue, N.W., and 13th Street, N.W., in Ward 4, as "Rev. A. Knighton Stanley Way." It directly affects the geographic area where this street segment is located in Washington, D.C. The bill honors Rev. A. Knighton Stanley through this street name designation and follows standard procedural requirements for such symbolic designations under D.C. law. It does not create new policies, obligations, or funding.
This bill (B 26-0236) temporarily amends the Child Fatality Review Committee Establishment Act of 2001 to update the committee's name from "human services" to "child and family services" in its composition requirements. It directly affects the Child Fatality Review Committee and the Council committee overseeing the Child and Family Services Agency. The key provision changes the statutory language in Section 4604(a-1) to align with current agency terminology. The amendment is temporary, expiring 225 days after enactment.
This bill temporarily modifies a rule for health benefit contracts with District government employees. It allows contractors to submit bids without a subcontracting plan for these contracts, requiring the plan to be provided before the health benefit plan year begins. The change applies only to contracts providing health benefits to District employees and their families. The bill expires 225 days after it takes effect.
This bill creates a temporary 2024-2025 pilot program targeting secondary schools in Washington D.C. with over 50% truancy rates. It requires the Mayor to select 5 such schools to refer students aged 14-17 with 15 or more unexcused absences to the Department of Human Services (DHS) within two school days. DHS must then provide interventions and document outcomes, including attendance, academic performance, and delinquency status, comparing participants to their prior year data and similar non-participating schools. The program expires 225 days after enactment, with DHS required to publish two reports detailing the program's impact and common causes of absenteeism like housing instability.
The "John R. Thompson Jr. High School Designation Act of 2025" would officially rename a public high school in the Palisades neighborhood (Ward 3) to "John R. Thompson Jr. High School," honoring the late John R. Thompson Jr. (1941-2020), a DC native and former Georgetown basketball coach known for his advocacy in youth education and community leadership. The school, which opened in 2023, was named by the school community to reflect its mission of fostering academic excellence and leadership. This bill is a procedural designation, not a policy change, and does not alter the school's operations or services.
The Farmers Market Support Amendment Act of 2025 establishes a program within the District of Columbia Department of Health to support farmers markets, particularly in areas with limited access to healthy food. It creates a grant program to cover operational costs, infrastructure, and year-round operations for markets in low-food-access neighborhoods, while requiring discounted permitting fees for those locations. The bill standardizes licensing requirements across agencies and provides technical assistance to streamline permitting processes. These changes directly aim to expand access to fresh, locally grown food for approximately 330,000 residents in underserved areas, including 111,000 residents earning below 185% of the federal poverty line.
This bill extends the deadline for housing providers to register rental properties from 90 to 180 days after the rent control database launches. It specifically requires owners of properties *not* subject to rent stabilization (exempt units) to report current monthly rent and rent from the previous two calendar years at registration time. The changes apply only to non-rent-controlled housing and expire 225 days after the bill takes effect. This amendment temporarily modifies the 1985 Rental Housing Act to simplify registration for exempt properties.
This bill temporarily restructures the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) by replacing its Board of Commissioners with a new 9-member "Stabilization and Reform Board" for 2025. The board requires specific expertise (e.g., affordable housing finance, federal regulations, resident experience) and mandates actions to reform DCHA operations, directly affecting DCHA’s 50,000+ public housing residents and its management. Key mechanisms include defining the board’s composition, requiring resident and voucher holder representation, and specifying that the Mayor appoints members with Council approval. The bill is temporary, sunsetting after 2025, and focuses on governance changes to revitalize DCHA without altering existing housing laws.
This temporary 2025 bill amends Washington, D.C.'s Open Meetings Act to clarify key definitions and exemptions. It specifies that a "meeting" includes gatherings where public business is discussed but excludes casual gatherings, press conferences, or policy briefings without action. The bill allows public bodies to discuss terrorist threats or public health risks without public disclosure (if disclosure would endanger safety) and exempts Council-Mayor meetings from the act if no official action is taken. It also requires public bodies to make meetings accessible to the public either live or as soon as reasonably practicable after the meeting. The amendment applies temporarily to D.C. public bodies like city councils and committees.
This temporary bill (effective January 1, 2026) amends District of Columbia law to allow colleges and athletic conferences to assist student-athletes with name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements. It permits institutions to help athletes select agents, arrange payments, and collect money from third parties for NIL deals, while removing a prior rule that blocked colleges from compensating athletes for their NIL. The bill also pauses certain financial disclosure requirements for athletic boards and commissions. These changes will last 225 days before expiring.
This bill provides a 15-year tax abatement for the 1333 M Street, SE development project (River’s Edge) in Ward 6, starting in 2029. It reduces real property taxes on the site by covering amounts exceeding $150,000 annually, but only if the developer sets aside 12% of residential units for households earning ≤60% of median income and completes specific neighborhood improvements. These include a greenway on Water Street, reconstructed bike trails, pedestrian plazas, and 52 public bicycle spaces. The tax relief directly benefits the developer (FRF Land Owner LLC) and aims to support affordable housing and public infrastructure in the Anacostia River neighborhood.
This bill (B 26-0262) is part of Mayor Bowser's FY2026 budget package to address a $1 billion revenue shortfall over four years, driven by federal job losses and economic uncertainty. It directly affects DC residents and city operations through adjustments to spending and taxes, including a reduced Universal Paid Leave tax rate (0.72% from 0.75%) and $180 million in new funding for public safety and schools. Key mechanisms include targeted investments in economic growth (e.g., $171 million for Capital One Arena improvements, $24 million for tech startups) and "rightsizing" unsustainable spending in health services and government operations. The budget maintains core services like DC Public Schools funding ($2.8 billion) and affordable housing ($160 million for the Housing Production Trust Fund). It is a financial plan, not a policy bill, designed to stabilize city finances amid revenue shortfalls.
