Bill > PR26-0520

This resolution, titled the "Juvenile Curfew Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026," declares an emergency situation requiring immediate action by Congress. The emergency stems from the need to bridge a legal gap between the expiration of an existing emergency law concerning juvenile curfews and the upcoming effective date of a temporary law on the same subject. This resolution aims to prevent a lapse in the authority to enforce juvenile curfew regulations by allowing for the swift adoption of new legislation. The underlying purpose of this new legislation, as outlined in the government's summary, is to amend the Juvenile Curfew Act of 1995 to grant the Mayor the power to extend curfew hours when necessary for public safety, permit the Chief of Police to designate extended curfew zones in specific situations, establish a daily curfew start time of 11 p.m., and extend the curfew's applicability to 17-year-olds, while also making related adjustments to another act concerning volunteer services.

https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/PR26-0520