D.C. City Council Pending Legislation Fifteenth Legislative Session Last updated February 08, 2005

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This is a partial, incomplete list of legislation that is pending before
the DC City Council. It only includes some of the most important bills that are currently
being considered. See the web
site of the DC Council
for other bills and resolution. 

Each bill is identified by number and title. If the DCWatch site contains either a
summary of the bill or the entire bill, the bill’s number (or title, if it has no number)
will link to that information.

Legislation introduced during the past session of the Council, the 14th session of
2001-2002
, is
available here.

PR 15-22 Chief of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Department Adrian H. Thompson Confirmation Resolution of 2003
Bill 15-31 District of Columbia Jail Inmate Cap Amendment Act
of 2003
Bill 15-117 Public Safety Crisis Emergency
Amendment Act of 2003
PR
15-126
Sense of the Council Regarding the
Continuity of Government Resolution of 2003
PR 15-137 Board of Zoning Adjustment Ruthanne G. Miller
Confirmation Resolution of 2003
Bill 15-180 Commuter Tax Act of 2003
Bill 15-183 Inspector General Qualifications Amendment Act of
2003
Bill
15-186
District of Columbia Street Furniture
Act of 2003
Bill 15-200 Inspector General Qualifications Emergency Amendment
Act of 2003
Bill 15-201 Veto of Inspector General Qualifications Temporary
Amendment Act of 2003
PR 15-210 Separation Pay, Term of Office and Voluntary
Retirement Modifications for Chief of Police Charles H. Ramsey
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2003
Bill 15-212 District Government Nonresident Employees Tax Act of
2003
PR
15-212
Executive Services Compensation System
Changes Emergency Approval Resolution of 2003
PR 15-216 Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles Anne C.
Witt Confirmation Resolution of 2003
PR 15-217 Board of Education of the District of Columbia Robin
B. Martin Confirmation Resolution of 2003
PR 15-218 Board of Education of the District of Columbia
Carrie L. Thornhill Confirmation Resolution of 2003
PR 15-219 National Capital Revitalization Corporation Board of
Directors Marie C. Johns Confirmation Resolution of 2003
PR 15-220 National Capital Revitalization Corporation Board of
Directors James L. Hudson Confirmation Resolution of 2003
PR 15-221 Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of
Administrative Hearings Tyrone T. Butler Confirmation Approval
Resolution of 2003
PR 15-222 Secretary of the District of Columbia Sherryl A.
Hobbs Newman Confirmation Approval Resolution of 2003
PR 15-252 Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department
Compensation System Changes Emergency Declaration Resolution of
2003
PR 15-253 Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department
Compensation System Changes Emergency Approval Resolution of 2003
PR 15-254 Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department
Compensation System Changes Approval Resolution of 2003
PR 15-256 Director of the Office of Human Rights Kenneth L.
Saunders Confirmation Approval Resolution of 2003
PR 15-257 Director of the Office of Human Services Yvonne D.
Gilchrist Confirmation Approval Resolution of 2003
PR 15-269 Public Service Commission of the District of
Columbia Agnes A. Yates Confirmation Resolution of 2003
Bill 15-270 Baseball Revenue Amendment Act of 2003
PR 15-270 Public Service Commission of the District of
Columbia Richard E. Morgan Confirmation Resolution of 2003
Bill 15-273 Separation Pay, Term of Office and Voluntary
Retirement Modifications for Chief of Police Charles H. Ramsey
Amendment Act of 2003
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals Petition for
Writ of Mandamus, Petition Number: 030A28, June
2, 2003
Bill
15-303
Owner-Occupant Residential Tax Credit
Act of 2003
Bill 15-343 Office of Property Management Reform Temporary
Amendment Act of 2003
PR 15-368 Sense of the Council in Support of Litigation
Challenging the Constitutionality of the Congressional Prohibition
on the District’s Ability to Tax All Income Earned Within
District Borders Emergency Resolution of 2003
PR 15-369 Sense of the Council in Support of Litigation
Challenging the Constitutionality of the Congressional Prohibition
on the District’s Ability to Tax All Income Earned Within
District Borders Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2003
PR 15-381 Transfer of Jurisdiction of Part of U.S. Reservation
357 for the Mayor’s Official Residence Resolution of 2003
PR 15-383 City Administrator Position Compensation System
Changes Approval Resolution of 2003
PR
15-387
Nutritional Information in Restaurants
Act of 2003
PR 15-390 Acting Director of the D.C.
Office of Personnel Judy D. Banks Confirmation Approval Resolution
of 2003
PR 15-438 District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
David H. Marlin Confirmation Resolution of 2003
PR 15-439 District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
Lenora Cole Alexander Confirmation Resolution of 2003
PR 15-440 Contract Appeals Board Matthew S. Watson
Confirmation Resolution of 2003
Bill
15-441
Smokefree Workplaces Act of 2003
PR 15-441 Historic Preservation Review Board James S. Kane
Confirmation Resolution of 2003
PR
15-458
District of Columbia Sports and
Entertainment Commission Board of Directors Mark H. Tuohey, III,
Confirmation Resolution of 2003
PR
15-459
District of Columbia Sports and
Entertainment Commission Board of Directors Lloyd J. Jordan
Confirmation Resolution of 2003
Bill
15-460
Juvenile Justice and Parental
Accountability Amendment Act of 2003
PR
15-485
Transfer of Site Control of the Old
Washington Convention Center Property to the Washington Convention
Center Authority Approval Resolution of 2003
Bill
15-491
PSA Restructuring Council Review and
Approval Act of 2003
Bill 15-492 Presidential Primary
Petition and Filing Waiver Emergency Act of 2003
Bill
15-501
District of Columbia Sports and
Entertainment Commission Board of Directors William N. Hall
Confirmation Resolution of 2003
Bill
15-519
District of Columbia Public Schools
Performance and Accountability Act of 2003
Bill
15-520
Teachers Tax Credit Amendment Act of
2003
Bill 15-521 State Education Office Amendment Act of 2003
Bill
15-522
Autonomous Schools Act of 2003
Bill
15-536
Howard University Hospital
Negotiation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2003
Bill
15-537
Omnibus Juvenile Justice, Victim’s
Rights and Parental Participation Act of 2003
Bill
15-546
Howard University Hospital
Negotiation Emergency Act of 2003
Bill
15-547
Howard University Hospital
Negotiation Temporary Act of 2003
Bill
15-573
Juvenile Justice Task Force
Establishment Act of 2003
Bill
15-574
Juvenile Justice Act of 2003
PR
15-574
Washington Convention Authority Board of
Directors Paul J. Cohn Confirmation Resolution of 2003
PR
15-575
Washington Convention Authority Board of
Directors Michael M. Dickens Confirmation Resolution of 2003
PR
15-607
Director of the Office of Property
Management Carol J. Mitten Confirmation Approval Resolution of
2003
Bill
15-616
District of Columbia Anacostia
Waterfront Act of 2003
Bill
15-616
District of Columbia Anacostia
Waterfront Act of 2004, enrolled version, D.C. Act 15-527
Bill
15-616 amendment
Potential amendment to DC Anacostia
Waterfront Act of 2003 to construct an Intermodal Transportation
Center that could be a site for a Major League baseball stadium
PR
15-662
77 P Street Addenda Disapproval
Resolution of 2004
PR
15-667
District of Columbia Board of Library
Trustees Myrna Yvette Peralis Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR
15-668
District of Columbia Board of Library
Trustees John W. Hill, Jr., Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-669 District of Columbia Board of Library
Trustees Richard H. Levy Confirmation Resolution of 2004
Bill
15-680
National Capital Medical Center
Memorandum of Understanding Approval Act of 2004
PR
15-710
District of Columbia Board of Elections
and Ethics Wilma A. Lewis Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR
15-711
Board of Education of the District of
Columbia Carolyn N. Graham Confirmation Resolution of 2004
Bill 15-714 School Governance Amendment Act of 2004
Bill
15-721
Lead-Based Paint Abatement and Control
Amendment Act of 2004
Bill
15-723
Omnibus Board of
Education and DC Public Schools Restructuring Act of 2004 [mayor’s
bill, with
mayor’s “fact sheet” on bill]
Bill 15-723 Omnibus Board of Education and DC Public
Schools Restructuring Act of 2004 [substitute bill introduced by
Councilmember Kevin Chavous and passed on first reading by the
City Council]
Bill
15-723
Omnibus Board of Education and DC Public
Schools Restructuring Act of 2004 [substitute bill introduced by
Councilmember Jack Evans]
Bill
15-723
Omnibus Board of Education and DC Public
Schools Restructuring Act of 2004 [second substitute bill
circulated by the mayor for discussion among councilmembers]
Bill
15-725
Metropolitan Police Department School
Safety and Security Act of 2004
Bill
15-727
District Public and Public Charter
School Facilities Management Officer Establishment Act of 2004
PR
15-750
Committee on Public Works and the
Environment Investigation into the Conduct and Operations of the
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Special Project
Resolution of 2002
Bill
15-753
Citizen Water Utility Board Amendment
Act of 2004
PR
15-756
Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Christopher B. LoPiano Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR
15-757
Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Ernest McDonald Skinner Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR
15-758
Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Marilyn Melkonian Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR
15-759
Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Robert David Youngentob Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR
15-760
Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Loretta Tate Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR
15-761
Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Leslie A. Steen Confirmation Resolution of 2004
Bill
15-762
Lead Inspection at Turnover Act of 2004
PR
15-762
Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force John K. McIlwain Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR
15-763
Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Oramenta F. Newsome Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR
15-764
Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Beverly J. Wilbourn Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR
15-765
Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Stanley W. Sloter Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR
15-766
Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force William Christopher Smith, Jr., Confirmation Resolution of
2004
PR
15-767
Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Adrian Glenn Washington Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR
15-768
Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Robert H. Pohlman Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-769 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Yvonne Clary Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-770 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Robert L.E. Egger Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-771 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Jeffrey H. Gelman Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-772 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Walter David Watts Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-773 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Alice M. Rivlin Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-774 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force John H. McKoy Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-775 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Bessie Estelle Swann Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-776 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Lessie Powell Evans Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-777 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Gilberto Cardenas Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-778 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Nan P. Roman Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-779 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Patrick M. Costigan Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-780 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Lori E. Parker Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-781 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Ellen M. McCarthy Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-782 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Michael P. Kelly Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-783 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Stanley Jackson Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-784 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Theodore N. Carter Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR 15-785 Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task
Force Milton J. Bailey Confirmation Resolution of 2004
PR
15-786
Sense of the Council on District Payment
for the Replacement of Lead Service Lines on District Residents’
Property Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2004
PR
15-787
Sense of the Council on District Payment
for the Replacement of Lead Service Lines on District Residents’
Property Declaration Resolution of 2004
Bill
15-794
Residential Water Lead Level Test Act of
2004
Bill
15-795
Lead Pipe Replacement Funding Act of
2004
PR
15-813
District of Columbia Board of Elections
and Ethics Charles R. Lowery, Jr., Confirmation Resolution of 2004
Bill
15-880
Board of Education Continuity and
Transition Amendment Emergency Act of 2004
Bill
15-881
Board of Education Continuity and
Transition Amendment Temporary Act of 2004
PR
15-912
Board of Education Continuity and
Transition Amendment Emergency Declaration of 2004
PR 15-950 Historic Preservation Review Board Kathy
Henderson Confirmation Resolution of 2004
Bill 15-961 Juvenile Justice Emergency Act of 2004,
enrolled version, passed as D.C. Act 15-497
Bill 15-979 Youth Services Administration
Establishment Act of 2004
Bill
15-968
First Amendment Rights and Police
Standards Act of 2004
Bill
15-968

Report
Council Report on Bill 15-968, First
Amendment Rights and Police Standards Act of 2004
Bill
15-698

Memorandum
General Counsel memorandum on Bill
15-968, First Amendment Rights and Police Standards Act of 2004
PR 15-1006 Sense of the Council Opposing Video
Lottery Terminals Resolution of 2004
Bill
15-1028
Ballpark Omnibus
Financing and Revenue Act of 2004, Introduction
Bill
15-1028
Ballpark Omnibus Financing and Revenue
Act of 2004, Committee version, November 3, 2004
Bill
15-1028
Ballpark Omnibus Financing and Revenue
Act of 2004, amendments offered by David Catania, November 3, 2004
Bill
15-1028
Ballpark Omnibus Financing and Revenue
Act of 2004, substitute bill drafted but not offered by Council
Chairman Linda Cropp, November 9, 2004
Bill
15-1028
Ballpark Omnibus Financing and Revenue
Act of 2004, substitute bill drafted but not offered by
Councilmembers Jack Evans and Harold Brazil, November 9, 2004
Bill
15-1028
Act 15-717, Ballpark Omnibus Financing and Revenue
Act of 2004, bill as passed by the council, December 21, 2004