Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
This bill, introduced in the Senate, seeks to nullify a specific piece of legislation passed by the District of Columbia Council. Specifically, it mandates the repeal of the Open Meetings Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 , identified as D.C. Act 26-41. The primary effect of this repeal is to restore all provisions of law that were altered or eliminated by the D.C. Act. Consequently, the legal landscape concerning open meetings in the District of Columbia would revert to its state before the enactment of the emergency amendment, representing a direct congressional override of a local D.C. law.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Government Operations and Politics
A bill to repeal the Open Meetings Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 enacted by the District of Columbia Council.
USA119th CongressS-1450| Senate
| Updated: 4/10/2025
This bill, introduced in the Senate, seeks to nullify a specific piece of legislation passed by the District of Columbia Council. Specifically, it mandates the repeal of the Open Meetings Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 , identified as D.C. Act 26-41. The primary effect of this repeal is to restore all provisions of law that were altered or eliminated by the D.C. Act. Consequently, the legal landscape concerning open meetings in the District of Columbia would revert to its state before the enactment of the emergency amendment, representing a direct congressional override of a local D.C. law.