The resolution, known as the Secure DC Pretrial Detention Extension and Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025, addresses the urgent need to amend the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024. Specifically, it seeks to extend the sunset date for certain pretrial detention provisions and clarify reporting requirements under the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia. This action is prompted by the necessity to ensure continuity in the law, as the current emergency act is set to expire on May 14, 2025, while the temporary act will not take effect until July 12, 2025.

The Council of the District of Columbia has determined that the situation constitutes an emergency, allowing for the resolution to be adopted after a single reading. The resolution is effective immediately, ensuring that there is no gap in the legal framework governing pretrial detention in the District of Columbia during the transition from the emergency act to the temporary act.