ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
25-242
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
September 19, 2023
To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend the Office of Administrative Hearings Establishment Act of 2001 to provide for
the jurisdiction of the Office of Administrative Hearings to include certain cases to be
decided under the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975; and to make conforming
amendments.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Office of Administrative Hearings Jurisdiction Congressional
Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
Sec. 2. (a) On June 6, 2023, the Council passed the Office of Administrative Hearings
Jurisdiction Emergency Amendment Act of 2023, effective June 27, 2023 (D.C. Act 25-138; 70
DCR 9069) (“emergency act”), which expires on September 25, 2023.
(b) On June 20, 2023, the Council passed the Office of Administrative Hearings
Jurisdiction Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, enacted on July 10, 2023 (D.C. Act 25-158; 70
DCR 9691) (“temporary act”), which is undergoing congressional review and has a projected law
date of October 4, 2023.
(c) This emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between the
expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the temporary act.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Office
of Administrative Hearings Jurisdiction Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of
2023 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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