ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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A RESOLUTION
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
January 17, 2023
To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to allow consumers to request that credit reporting agencies include a statement with their
credit reports to indicate they were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Public Health Emergency Credit Alert Extension Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
Sec. 2. (a) On October 4, 2022, the Council adopted the Public Health Emergency Credit
Alert Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2022, enacted October 31, 2022 (D.C. Act 24-
622; 69 DCR 16001) (“emergency act”). The emergency a ct will expire on January 29, 2023.
(b) On October 18, 2022, the Council passed the Public Health Emergency Credit Alert
Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2022, enacted November 21, 2022 (D.C. Act 24- 647;
69 DCR 14645) (“temporary measure”). The temporary measure was signed by the Mayor on
November 21, 2022.
(c) The temporary measure has not completed its 30 -day congressional review period.
(d) This identical 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 measure.
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 Public
Health Emergency Credit Alert Extension Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of
2023 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.