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Chairman Phil Mendelson Councilmember Christina Henderson 2
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 7
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 13
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To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need 17
to amend the Immunization of School Students Act of 1979 to remove the requirement 18
that eligible students in the District of Columbia receive a vaccination against COVID-19
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Amendment Act of 2022. 21
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RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 23
resolution may be cited as the “School Student Vaccination Emergency Congressional Review 24
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”. 25
Sec. 2. (a) On July 11, 2023, the Council adopted the “School Student Vaccination 26
Emergency Amendment Act of 2023”. The Act became law on July 31, 2023, and is set to expire 27
on October 29, 2023. 28
(b) On September 19, 2023, the Council adopted the “School Student Vaccination 29
Temporary Amendment Act of 2023”. The temporary measure is currently under Mayoral 30
review and then it must pass Congressional review. 31
(c) This identical emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between 32
the expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the temporary act. 33 2
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 34
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the School 35
Student Vaccination Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading. 36
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 37