The Great Streets Program Expansion Neighborhood Retail Priority Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 aims to amend the Retail Incentive Act of 2004 by designating specific neighborhoods as Retail Priority Areas. The neighborhoods included in this designation are the Mount Vernon Triangle, Eastern Market, Barracks Row, and Georgia Avenue. The bill includes several amendments to existing legal language, such as changes to the boundaries of certain areas, including the replacement of specific street intersections and the addition of new Retail Priority Areas for Eastern Market and Barracks Row.

Key amendments involve the redefinition of boundaries in Subsection (o) and the addition of new subsections (t) and (u) that establish the Eastern Market and Barracks Row Retail Priority Areas. The bill also modifies the language regarding the direction of certain streets in Subsection (s) and introduces a new paragraph in Subsection (r) to define an area around Barney Circle. The act is set to take effect on February 4, 2025, and will remain in effect for a maximum of 90 days following approval by the Mayor or the Council.