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B26-0308 • 2025

The Jewels Way Designation Act of 2025

The Jewels Way Designation Act of 2025

Budget
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Lewis George
Last action
2026-06-05
Official status
Under Congressional Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text states the effective date depends on Mayor approval and a congressional review period, but does not list a specific calendar date.

The Jewels Way Designation Act of 2026

This law gives a special name, 'The Jewels Way', to the block of 13th Street NW between Upshur Street and Allison Street.

What This Bill Does

  • Symbolically designates 13th Street NW between Upshur Street NW and Allison Street NW as 'The Jewels Way'.
  • Uses existing laws about street naming to make this symbolic change official.
  • Adopts a fiscal impact statement from the committee report for budget records.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Residents and visitors who use or live near 13th Street NW between Upshur and Allison Streets

Terms To Know

Symbolically designate
Giving a special name to a place for honor without changing how it works physically.
Fiscal impact statement
A report that explains if the law will cost money or save money for the government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact date this act takes effect depends on approval by the Mayor and a 30-day review period.
  • This change is symbolic only, so it does not alter traffic rules or street maintenance duties.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0322 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 008163

  2. 2026-06-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress, Projected Law Date is Jul 18, 2026

  3. 2026-05-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  4. 2026-05-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0322

  5. 2026-05-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on May 29, 2026

  6. 2026-05-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2026-03-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0308 by the Committee of the Whole

  9. 2026-03-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  10. 2026-01-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0308 View Public Hearing Record

  11. 2025-12-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  12. 2025-12-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

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

  13. 2025-07-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0308 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  14. 2025-07-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  15. 2025-06-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0308 Introduced by Councilmember Lewis George at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

The Jewels Way Designation Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-322
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MAY 28, 2026
‘Tosymbolicallydesignate13thStreet,NW,betweenUpshurStreet,NW,andAllisonStreet,
NW,asTheJewelsWay.
BEIT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Thatthis
actmay be citedas“The JewelsWay DesignationAct of 2026”.
Sec.2. Pursuanttosections401,403a,and 423 oftheStreetand AlleyClosingand
AcquisitionProceduresAct of 1982,effectiveMarch 10,1983 (D.C. Law 4-201;D.C.Official
Code §§ 9-204.01,9-204.03a,and 9-204.23),theCouncilsymbolicallydesignates13thStreet,
NW, between Upshur Street,NW, and AllisonStreet,NW, as“The Jewels Way”.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscal
impactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,
approved October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.
‘ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreview
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
asprovidedinsection602(c)(1)ofthe Districtof Columbia Home Rule Act,approved December
24,1973 (87 Stat.813; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-206.02(c)(1)).
(areChairman
Councilof theDistrictof Columbia
Districtof Columbia
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