ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
25-180
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
June 20, 2023
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the District of
Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999 to allow applicants for local rent supplement
vouchers to self-certify eligibility factors and to prohibit the District of Columbia
Housing Authority from inquiring into an applicant’s immigration status, prior criminal
arrests or convictions, or pending criminal matters.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Local Rent Supplement Program Eligibility Emergency
Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
Sec. 2. (a) On July 12, 2022, the Council unanimously adopted the Local Rent
Supplement Program Eligibility Emergency Amendment Act of 2022, effective July 27, 2022
(D.C. Act 24-522; 69 DCR 9900) (“Emergency Act”). The Emergency Act expired on October
25, 2022.
(b) On September 20, 2022, the Council unanimously adopted the Local Rent
Supplement Program Eligibility Temporary Amendment Act of 2022, effective December 13,
2022 (D.C. Law 24-199; 69 DCR 15300) (“Temporary Act”). The Temporary Act will expire on
July 26, 2023.
(c) A permanent bill, the Local Rent Supplement Program Eligibility Amendment Act of
2023, as introduced on January 19, 2023 (Bill 25-49), is pending in the Committee on Housing.
A second emergency enactment is necessary now to prevent a gap in the law.
Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Local Rent Supplement Program
Eligibility Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.