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DC PR26-0155

DC PR26-0155
Residential Tranquility Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025


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Introduced
03/27/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
04/01/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/01/2025

Introduced Session

26th Council

Bill Summary

April 1, 2025 To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend the Residential Tranquility Act of 2010 to prohibit persons targeting a residence for purposes of a demonstration from using sound amplifying devices in a residential zone between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., and to prohibit a person from launching or throwing a projectile onto the residential property of another with the intent to cause fear, intimidate, or retaliate against any person living or working at that residence; and to amend the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 to provide that the term expiration date for a Council appointment to the Corrections Information Council shall be December 7th of the year in which the term expires.

AI Summary

This resolution is an emergency declaration by the District of Columbia Council to extend legal provisions related to residential tranquility, specifically to prevent a potential legal gap between the expiration of previous emergency and temporary acts. The resolution acknowledges a series of prior legislative actions: an emergency act from October 29, 2024, a temporary act from November 12, 2024, and a congressional review emergency act from January 7, 2025, all concerning regulations about demonstrations near residential properties. The Council determines that these circumstances constitute an emergency necessitating the immediate adoption of the Residential Tranquility Second Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, which will maintain continuity in legal protections without interruption. The resolution allows for the act to be adopted after a single reading and takes effect immediately, ensuring that restrictions on disruptive demonstration activities near residential zones remain in place, such as prohibiting sound amplification devices during nighttime hours and preventing intentional projectile launches meant to intimidate or cause fear to residents.

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Resolution R26-0060, Effective from Apr 01, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004077 (on 04/11/2025)

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