To prohibit the District of Columbia from requiring tribunals in court or administrative proceedings in the District of Columbia to defer to the Mayor of the District of Columbia's interpretation of statutes and regulations, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Harriet M. Hageman (Republican-WY)June 5, 2025

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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 19.

D.C. courts would no longer need to accept the Mayor's or agency views on local laws.

This bill would stop courts and administrative panels in Washington, D.C., from having to automatically accept the Mayor's or D.C. agencies' views on local laws and rules. This means that if a D.C. resident or business challenges a government decision, the court would not have to give special importance to the agency's own understanding of the law. It would also get rid of a D.C. law from 2024 that supported this practice.

What Would Change

Currently, courts and administrative panels in Washington, D.C., might have to give special importance to how the Mayor or D.C. government agencies understand the laws and rules they carry out. A D.C. law passed in 2024 made this practice stronger. If this bill becomes law, the District of Columbia would be stopped from requiring this special importance, and the 2024 D.C. law would be removed. This means D.C. courts and administrative panels would be free to understand local laws on their own when looking at government actions.

Key Provisions

Blocks the District of Columbia from requiring its courts or administrative panels to automatically accept the Mayor's or D.C. agencies' interpretations of local laws or rules.
Ends the 'Review of Agency Action Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2024' (D.C. Law 25-290).
Restores any D.C. laws that were changed or removed by the Act that would be repealed.

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HR 3766 · 119th Congress · June 5, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

To prohibit the District of Columbia from requiring tribunals in court or administrative proceedings in the District of Columbia to defer to the Mayor of the District of Columbia's interpretation of statutes and regulations, and for other purposes.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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