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B26-0123 • 2025

Multiyear Contract No. DHCD-2025-50 with Jubilee Housing, Inc. Emergency Act of 2025

Multiyear Contract No. DHCD-2025-50 with Jubilee Housing, Inc. Emergency Act of 2025

Housing
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2025-03-21
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Multiyear Housing Contract with Jubilee Housing

This act approves a multi-year contract between the District of Columbia's Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and Jubilee Housing, Inc., for housing services.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves a 20-year agreement between DHCD and Jubilee Housing, Inc.
  • Sets the total amount not to exceed $33,679,648 for this contract
  • Allows the Director of DHCD to enter into this agreement on behalf of the District
  • Adopts the fiscal impact statement provided by the Chief Financial Officer

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)
  • Jubilee Housing, Inc.
  • Residents who benefit from housing services funded through this contract

Terms To Know

Home Rule Act
A law that gives the District of Columbia more control over its local affairs.
Procurement Practices Reform Act
A set of rules for how government agencies buy goods and services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act is effective for no longer than 90 days, after which it expires on June 11, 2025.
  • It does not specify the exact housing services provided by Jubilee Housing, Inc.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0024 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003116, Expires on Jun 11, 2025

  2. 2025-03-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0024, Expires on Jun 11, 2025

  3. 2025-03-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  4. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 18, 2025

  5. 2025-02-18 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-02-18 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-02-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0123 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Multiyear Contract No. DHCD-2025-50 with Jubilee Housing, Inc. Emergency Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
ANACT
D.C. ACT 26-24
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARCH 13, 2025
‘Toapprove,onanemergencybasis,multiyearContractNo.DHCD-2025-50betweentheDepartmentofHousingandCommunityDevelopmentandJubileeHousing,Inc.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmaybecitedasthe“MultiyearContractNo.DHCD-2025-50withJubileeHousing,inc.EmergencyActof2025”.
Sec.2.Pursuanttosection451oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.803;D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.51),andnotwithstandingtheprovisionsoftheProcurementPracticesReformActof2010,effectiveApril8,2011(D.C.Law18-371;D.C,OfficialCode§2-351.01efseq.),theReentryHousingandServicesProgramAct
of2021,effectiveNovember13,2021(D.C.Law24-45;D.C.OfficialCode§42-2231etseq.),oranyotherlaw,theCouncil:(a)ApprovesContractNo.DHCD-2025-50betweentheDepartmentofHousingandCommunityDevelopmentandJubileeHousing,Inc.,fora20-yearterm,inthetotalnot-to-
exceedamountof$33,679,648(the“agreement”),asamultiyearcontractandacontractinvolvingexpendituresinexcessof$1millionduringa12-monthperiod;and(b)AuthorizestheDirectoroftheDepartmentofHousingandCommunityDevelopmenttoenterintotheagreementonbehalfoftheDistrict.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement,
TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheChiefFinancialOfficerasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.‘ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;
D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
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Councilof theDistrictof Columbia

APPROVEDMARCH 13, 2025

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FinalReading
February18,2025
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