ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
25-363
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
December 5, 2023
To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 to provide for the Chief of Police
of the Metropolitan Police Department to have the burden of production and burden of
persuasion in an appeal of the Chief’s firearm registration certificate or concealed pistol
license determination before the Office of Administrative Hearings.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Office of Administrative Hearings Jurisdiction Clarification
Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
Sec. 2. (a) On September 19, 2023, the Council passed the Office of Administrative
Hearings Jurisdiction Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2023, effective October 11,
2023 (D.C. Act 25-237; 70 DCR 13794) ("emergency act"), which will expire on January 9,
2024.
(b) On October 3, 2023, the Council passed the Office of Administrative Hearings
Jurisdiction Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, enacted on October 30, 2023
(D.C. Act 24-289; 70 DCR 14510) (“temporary act”), which is projected to become law on
January 17, 2024.
(c) This emergency legislation is necessary to ensure that there is no gap between the
expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the temporary act.
Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Office of Administrative Hearings
Jurisdiction Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted
after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.