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 District's 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 and its agencies, while still allowing for the application of landlord-tenant provisions to the Housing Authority's activities.

Specifically, the bill modifies subsection (a)(3) to define "merchant" and explicitly states that the District and its agencies are not included in this definition, except as it relates to landlord-tenant relations. Additionally, subsection (e) is amended to confirm that the landlord-tenant provisions apply to the Housing Authority, but not to the District or its employees acting within their official duties. The amendments are retroactively applicable to specific dates, with section 2(a) effective from June 12, 2007, and section 2(b) from December 19, 2016.