Bill > HR3766

This bill prohibits the District of Columbia (DC) from requiring courts or administrative tribunals to automatically defer to the Mayor's interpretation of statutes and regulations. Specifically, the bill prevents DC from mandating that reviewing tribunals give preferential weight to the Mayor's or DC agency's interpretation when examining legal orders, decisions, or rules. This means that judicial and administrative review processes must independently evaluate the legal interpretation, rather than automatically accepting the Mayor's perspective. The bill also repeals the Review of Agency Action Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2024, effectively restoring any previously existing legal provisions that were modified by that act. The purpose appears to be ensuring more independent judicial review of DC government interpretations of laws and regulations, limiting the Mayor's interpretative authority in legal proceedings.

Government Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3766/all-info