The Consumer Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 amends Chapter 39 of Title 28 of the District of Columbia Official Code to specify that the District government is not considered a merchant under the consumer protection law, with the exception of its role in landlord-tenant relations as it pertains to the District of Columbia Housing Authority. The bill clarifies the definition of "merchant" to exclude the District of Columbia and its agencies, while also ensuring that the Housing Authority's activities as a landlord are subject to the relevant provisions of the consumer protection law.

Specifically, the bill modifies subsection (a)(3) to define "merchant" and includes a new provision in subsection (e) that allows for the application of landlord-tenant relations to the Housing Authority, while maintaining the exclusion of the District and its employees from the broader definition of merchant. The changes are retroactively applicable, with section 2(a) effective from June 12, 2007, and section 2(b) effective from December 19, 2016. The act will take effect following approval by the Mayor and a 30-day congressional review period.