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Councilmember Brooke Pinto 2
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 6
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10
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To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need 15
to provide for public safety enhancements in the District, and for other purposes. 16
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 18
resolution may be cited as the “Secure DC Omnibus Congressional Review Emergency 19
Declaration Resolution of 2024”. 20
Sec. 2. (a) On March 5, 2024, the Council passed the Secure DC Omnibus Emergency 21
Amendment Act of 2024, effective March 11, 2024 (D.C. Act 25-410; 71 DCR 2693) (“emergency 22
act”), which expires on June 9, 2024. 23
(b) On March 5, 2024, the Council also passed the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act 24
of 2024, enacted on March 11, 2024 (D.C. Act 25-411; 71 DCR 2732) (“permanent act”), which 25
has a projected law date of July 23, 2024. 26
(c) This emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between the 27
expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the permanent act. 28
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 29
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Secure 30
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DC Omnibus Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single 31
reading. 32
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 33