Bill > S2404

This bill modifies the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to establish new procedures for emergency legislation passed by the D.C. Council. Specifically, the bill introduces expedited congressional review of emergency acts by requiring the Council Chairman to transmit any emergency legislation to the Speaker of the House and Senate President within 3 session days of its enactment. Emergency legislation would now take effect immediately upon enactment, but Congress would have the ability to pass a joint resolution to disapprove the legislation before the end of its 90-day period. The bill changes existing language about emergency circumstances and creates a new framework for congressional oversight of D.C. Council emergency legislation, giving Congress a more direct mechanism to review and potentially reject such acts quickly after they are passed. This represents a modification of the home rule process that gives the federal legislature greater scrutiny over local D.C. emergency lawmaking.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2404/all-info