To subject emergency legislation enacted by the District of Columbia Council to expedited congressional disapproval procedures.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4670 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4670

 To subject emergency legislation enacted by the District of Columbia 
       Council to expedited congressional disapproval procedures.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2025

 Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
 Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To subject emergency legislation enacted by the District of Columbia 
       Council to expedited congressional disapproval procedures.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL OF EMERGENCY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
              LEGISLATION.

    The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended--
            (1) in section 412(a) (sec. 1-204.12(a), D.C. Official 
        Code), in the fifth sentence, by inserting after ``ninety 
        days'' the following: ``, unless a joint resolution of 
        disapproval is enacted under section 604 before the expiration 
        of that period''; and
            (2) in section 602(c) (sec. 1-206.02(c), D.C. Official 
        Code)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``any act which the Council determines, 
                        according to section 412(a), should take effect 
                        immediately because of emergency 
                        circumstances,''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraphs 
                        (2) and (3)'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (4); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
    ``(3)(A) In the case of any such Act transmitted by the Chairman 
which the Council determines according to section 412(a) should take 
effect immediately because of emergency circumstances, the Act shall 
take effect immediately upon enactment.
    ``(B) The Chairman of the Council shall transmit an Act described 
in subparagraph (A) to--
            ``(i) the Speaker of the House of Representatives not later 
        than 3 session days (with respect to the House of 
        Representatives) after the date of enactment of the Act; and
            ``(ii) the President of the Senate not later than 3 session 
        days (with respect to the Senate) after the date of enactment 
        of the Act.''.
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