ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
25-20
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
February 7, 2023
To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend the Campaign Finance Reform Amendment Act of 2018 to clarify that certain
sections of that act shall not apply to any inaugural or transition committee organized in
2022.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “ Political Committee Clarification Congressional Review
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023” .
Sec. 2. (a) On December 6, 2022, the Council passed the Political Committee
Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2022, effective December 8, 2022 (D.C. Act 24-
676; 69 DCR 15076) (“emergency measure”). The emergency measure is set to expire on March
8, 2023.
(b) On December 20, 2022, the Council passed the Political Committee Clarification
Temporary Amendment Act of 2022, enacted on January 17, 2023 (D.C. Act 24- 771; 70 DCR
884) (“temporary measure”). The temporary measure has been transmitted to Congress and has a
projected law date of March 16, 2023.
(c) This congressional review emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the
law between the expiration of the emergency measure 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
Political Committee Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be
adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately .