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B26-0242 • 2025

Marvin “Slush” Gross Way Designation Act of 2025

Marvin “Slush” Gross Way Designation Act of 2025

Enacted

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

Sponsor
R. White
Last action
2026-01-23
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is listed as December 31, 2025, but approval dates show November 2025; the exact timeline for implementation after congressional review remains dependent on external actions.

Marvin 'Slush' Gross Way Designation Act of 2025

This law symbolically names Sumner Road in Southeast Washington, D.C., as Marvin 'Slush' Gross Way.

What This Bill Does

  • Symbolically designates Sumner Road, S.E., as Marvin 'Slush' Gross Way.
  • Uses specific sections of the Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act of 1982 to allow this naming.
  • Adopts a fiscal impact statement from the committee report regarding costs or savings.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Residents and visitors of Sumner Road in Southeast Washington, D.C.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The text does not explain who Marvin 'Slush' Gross was or why he received this honor.
  • The exact date the name appears on street signs is not listed in the provided text.
  • The specific cost of changing any official records for this road is not detailed.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0070, Effective from Dec 31, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000603

  2. 2025-11-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0187 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 012860

  3. 2025-11-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  4. 2025-11-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0187

  5. 2025-11-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  6. 2025-10-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Nov 12, 2025

  7. 2025-10-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  9. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0242 by the Committee of the Whole

  10. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  11. 2025-07-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0242 View Public Hearing Record

  12. 2025-06-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  13. 2025-06-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole

  14. 2025-05-09 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0242 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  15. 2025-05-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  16. 2025-05-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0242 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Marvin “Slush” Gross Way Designation Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-187
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
NOVEMBER 10, 2025
To symbolicallydesignateSumner Road, SE, as Marvin “Slush”Gross Way.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedas the“Marvin “Slush”Gross Way DesignationAct of2025”,
Sec.2.Pursuanttosections401,403a,and423oftheStreetandAlleyClosingand
AcquisitionProceduresActof1982,effectiveMarch10,1983(D.C.Law4-201;D.C.OfficialCode§§9-204.01,9-204.03a,and9-204.23),theCouncilsymbolicallydesignatesSumnerRoad,
S.E.,as“Marvin“Slush”GrossWay”.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.4,Effectivedate,
‘ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreview
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
asprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember
24,1973(87Stat.$13;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(c)(1)).
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