I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5183 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to establish a uniform 
60-day congressional review period for District of Columbia laws, to 
clarify the expedited procedures applicable to consideration of resolutions 
of disapproval of District of Columbia laws, to authority the use of 
resolutions of disapproval to disapprove provisions of District of Columbia 
laws and District of Columbia executive orders and regulations, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. COMER, and Ms. HAGEMAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to estab-
lish a uniform 60-day congressional review period for 
District of Columbia laws, to clarify the expedited proce-
dures applicable to consideration of resolutions of dis-
approval of District of Columbia laws, to authority the 
use of resolutions of disapproval to disapprove provisions 
of District of Columbia laws and District of Columbia 
executive orders and regulations, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Home Rule Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. UNIFORM 60-DAY CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD 
FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAWS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF 60-DAY PERIOD; CLARI-
FICATION
OF BEGINNING
OF PERIOD
AND DAYS EX-
CLUDED.—Section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02(c)(1), D.C. Official Code) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the 30-calendar-day period (ex-
cluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and any 
day on which neither House is in session because of 
an adjournment sine die, a recess of more than three 
days, or an adjournment of more than three days) 
beginning on the day such act is transmitted by the 
Chairman to the Speaker of the House of Represent-
atives and the President of the Senate’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘the 60-day period (excluding days 
either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 
3 days during a session of Congress) beginning on 
the later of the day such act is transmitted by the 
Chairman to the Speaker of the House of Represent-
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atives or the day such act is transmitted by the 
Chairman to the President of the Senate’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such 30-day period’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘such 60-day period’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION
OF ALTERNATIVE PERIOD
FOR 
ACTS AFFECTING CRIMINAL LAWS.—Section 602(c) of 
such Act (sec. 1–206.02(c), D.C. Official Code) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2). 
(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR ACTS DESIGNATED BY COUN-
CIL AS INVOLVING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES.— 
(1) NO RENEWAL OF WAIVER OF REVIEW FOR 
SUCCEEDING
ACTS.—Section 602(c) of such Act 
(sec. 1–206.02(c), D.C. Official Code), as amended 
by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) If an Act is exempt from the requirements of 
paragraph (1) because of a determination by the Council 
under section 412(a) that the Act should take effect imme-
diately because of emergency circumstances, an Act of the 
Council to extend the period during which such Act is ef-
fective, or any Act of the Council which is substantially 
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‘‘(4) In the House, when the committee has reported, 
or has been discharged from further consideration of, a 
resolution, it is at any time thereafter in order (even 
though a previous motion to the same effect has been dis-
agreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the 
resolution. The motion is highly privileged and is not de-
batable. An amendment to the motion is not in order, and 
it is not in order to move to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to. 
‘‘(5) In the House, debate on the resolution shall be 
limited to not more than one hour, which shall be divided 
equally between those favoring and those opposing the res-
olution. A motion further to limit debate is not debatable. 
An amendment to, or motion to recommit, the resolution 
is not in order, and it is not in order to move to reconsider 
the vote by which the resolution is agreed to or disagreed 
to. 
‘‘(6) In the House, motions to postpone made with 
respect to the discharge from committee or the consider-
ation of a resolution, and motions to proceed to the consid-
eration of other business, shall be decided without debate. 
‘‘(7) In the House, appeals from the decisions of the 
Chair relating to the application of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives to the procedure relating to a resolu-
tion shall be decided without debate. 
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‘‘(e) PROCEDURES IN SENATE.—(1) In the Senate, 
if the committee to which is referred a resolution described 
in subsection (b) has not reported such joint resolution 
(or an identical joint resolution) at the end of 20 calendar 
days after its introduction, such committee may be dis-
charged from further consideration of such joint resolution 
upon a written demand by any Member of the Senate, and 
such joint resolution shall be placed on the calendar. 
‘‘(2)(A) In the Senate, when the committee to which 
a resolution is referred has reported, or when a committee 
is discharged (under paragraph (1)) from further consid-
eration of a resolution described in subsection (b), it is 
at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous 
motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a 
motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolution, 
and all points of order against the resolution (and against 
consideration of the resolution) are waived. The motion 
is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, 
or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other 
business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the 
motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. 
If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolu-
tion is agreed to, the resolution shall remain the unfin-
ished business of the Senate until disposed of. 
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‘‘(B) In the Senate, debate on the resolution, and on 
all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, 
shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall 
be divided equally between those favoring and those oppos-
ing the resolution. A motion further to limit debate is in 
order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion 
to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration 
of other business, or a motion to recommit the resolution 
is not in order. 
‘‘(C) In the Senate, immediately following the conclu-
sion of the debate on a resolution described in subsection 
(b), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the de-
bate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Sen-
ate, the vote on final passage of the resolution shall occur. 
‘‘(D) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating 
to the application of the rules of the Senate to the proce-
dure relating to a resolution described in subsection (a) 
shall be decided without debate. 
‘‘(3) In the Senate the procedure specified in para-
graph (1) or (2) shall not apply to the consideration of 
a resolution after the expiration of the 60 session days 
beginning with the date of the introduction of the joint 
resolution. 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION BETWEEN HOUSES.—If, before 
the passage by one House of a resolution of that House 
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described in subsection (b), that House receives from the 
other House a resolution described in subsection (b), then 
the following procedures shall apply: 
‘‘(1) The resolution of the other House shall 
not be referred to a committee. 
‘‘(2) Any Member of that House may at any 
time offer a motion to proceed to the consideration 
of the resolution of the other House, and such mo-
tion shall be considered in accordance with para-
graph (4) of subsection (d) (in the case of a motion 
in the House) or in accordance with paragraph (2) 
of subsection (e) (in the case of a motion in the Sen-
ate). 
‘‘(3) With respect to a resolution described in 
subsection (a) of the House receiving the resolu-
tion— 
‘‘(A) the procedure in that House shall be 
the same as if no resolution had been received 
from the other House; but 
‘‘(B) the vote on final passage shall be on 
the resolution of the other House.’’. 
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SEC. 4. AUTHORIZING USE OF RESOLUTIONS OF DIS-
APPROVAL TO DISAPPROVE PROVISIONS OF 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAWS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 602(c)(1) of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02(c)(1), 
D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘such act shall take effect’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such act and each provision 
thereof shall take effect’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘a joint resolution dis-
approving such act.’’ and inserting ‘‘a joint res-
olution disapproving such act or any provision 
thereof.’’; 
(2) in the third sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘disapproving such an act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘disapproving such an act or any 
provision thereof’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘to have repealed such 
act’’ and inserting ‘‘to have repealed such act 
or such provision (as the case may be)’’; and 
(3) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘dis-
approving any act’’ and inserting ‘‘disapproving any 
act or any provision thereof’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) APPLICATION OF EXPEDITED PROCEDURES 
FOR CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS.—The fourth 
sentence of section 602(c)(1) of such Act (sec. 1– 
206.02(c)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by 
striking ‘‘disapproving such act’’ and inserting ‘‘dis-
approving such act or any provision thereof’’. 
(2) CLARIFICATION
OF
JOINT
RESOLUTION 
DEFINITION.—Section 604(b) of such Act (sec. 1– 
206.04(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘; but does not include a resolution which speci-
fies more than one action’’. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Section 602(c)(1) of 
such Act (sec. 1–206.02(c)(1), D.C. Official Code) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘The enactment of a resolution disapproving a provision 
of an act pursuant to this paragraph may not be construed 
to repeal any of the remaining provisions of such act or 
prohibit the enactment of any subsequent resolution dis-
approving any other provision of such act pursuant to this 
paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZING USE OF RESOLUTIONS OF DIS-
APPROVAL TO DISAPPROVE EXECUTIVE OR-
DERS AND REGULATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Title VI of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.01 et seq., D.C. Offi-
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cial Code) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘LIMITATIONS ON REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF MAYOR 
‘‘SEC. 605. (a) TRANSMISSION OF EXECUTIVE OR-
DERS AND REGULATIONS.—The Mayor shall transmit to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
President of the Senate a copy of each executive order 
issued by the Mayor and each regulation promulgated by 
an officer of the executive branch of the District govern-
ment. 
‘‘(b) DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), an executive order or regulation 
transmitted under subsection (a) shall take effect upon the 
expiration of the 60-day period (excluding days either 
House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days dur-
ing a session of Congress) beginning on the later of the 
day such executive order or regulation is transmitted by 
the Mayor to the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
or the day such executive order or regulation is trans-
mitted by the Mayor to the President of the Senate, or 
upon the date prescribed by such executive order or regu-
lation, whichever is later, unless during such 60-day pe-
riod, there has been enacted into law a joint resolution 
disapproving such executive order or regulation. 
‘‘(c) DEEMED REPEAL.—In any case in which any 
joint resolution described in subsection (b) disapproving 
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an executive order or regulation has, within the 60-day 
period described in subsection (b), passed both Houses of 
Congress and has been transmitted to the President, such 
joint resolution, upon becoming law, subsequent to the ex-
piration of such 60-day period, shall be deemed to have 
repealed such executive order or regulation, as of the date 
such joint resolution becomes law. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR 
CONSIDERATION
OF RESOLUTIONS.—The provisions of 
section 604 shall apply with respect to any joint resolution 
disapproving any executive order or regulation pursuant 
to this section.’’. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR 
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 604 of such Act 
(sec. 1–206.04, D.C. Official Code), as amended by 
section 3(b), is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) 
CONSIDERATION
OF
RESOLUTIONS
DIS-
APPROVING EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND REGULATIONS.— 
The provisions of this section shall apply with respect to 
the issuance of an executive order by the Mayor and the 
promulgation of a regulation by an officer of the executive 
branch of the District government in the same manner 
as such provisions apply with respect to a Council action, 
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except that for purposes of subsection (b) a ‘resolution’ 
means only a joint resolution, the matter after the resolv-
ing 
clause 
of 
which 
is 
as 
follows: 
‘That 
the 
lllllllll approves/disapproves of the action 
of the Mayor or an officer of the executive branch of the 
District 
government 
described 
as 
follows: 
llllllllll’, with the blank spaces therein 
being appropriately filled, and either approval or dis-
approval being appropriately indicated, but does not in-
clude a resolution which specifies more than one action.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
604(b) of such Act (sec. 1–206.04(b), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘(b) For the purpose 
of this section,’’ and inserting ‘‘(b) For the purpose 
of this section with respect to a Council action,’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items 
relating to title VI the following: 
‘‘Sec. 605. Limitations on regulatory authority of Mayor.’’. 
SEC. 6. PROHIBITING COUNCIL FROM WITHDRAWING ACTS 
ALREADY TRANSMITTED. 
Section 602(c) of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02(c), D.C. Official Code), as 
amended by section 2(c), is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) After the Council has transmitted an Act under 
this subsection, the Council may not withdraw the Act 
from the Speaker of the House or the President of the 
Senate during the period described with respect to the Act 
under paragraph (1), and the Act shall be subject to this 
subsection without regard to any attempt by the Council 
to withdraw the Act.’’. 
SEC. 7. PROHIBITING TRANSMISSION OF ACTS SUBSTAN-
TIALLY THE SAME AS DISAPPROVED ACTS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 602 of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02, D.C. Official Code) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITING TRANSMISSION
OF ACTS SUB-
STANTIALLY THE SAME AS DISAPPROVED ACTS.—If a 
joint resolution has been enacted into law to disapprove 
an Act transmitted by the Council under this section, the 
Council may not transmit another Act under this section 
which is substantially the same as the Act disapproved by 
the joint resolution, unless the Council is specifically au-
thorized to transmit such an Act by a law enacted after 
the date of the enactment of the joint resolution to dis-
approve the original Act.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to acts of the Dis-
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trict of Columbia which are disapproved by a joint resolu-
tion enacted on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 8. ANNUAL HEARING AND REPORT ON STATE OF DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Not less frequently than once every calendar year, the 
Chair of the Council of the District of Columbia and the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia shall appear at a hear-
ing of the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form of the House of Representatives and a hearing of 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate to present a report on the state of 
the District, including recommendations for such meas-
ures as they deem necessary and expedient. 
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as provided in section 7(b), this Act, and the 
amendments made by this Act, shall apply with respect 
to acts of the District of Columbia which are transmitted 
to Congress by the Council of the District of Columbia 
under section 602(c) of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02(c), D.C. Official Code), and with 
respect to executive orders and regulations with are trans-
mitted to Congress by the Mayor under section 605 of 
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such Act, as added by section 5, on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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