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B26-0496 • 2025

Community Health Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Community Health Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Healthcare
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Henderson
Last action
2026-01-02
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Community Health Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This law allows healthcare providers in Washington, D.C., to give vaccines based on schedules from the CDC's Advisory Committee or other health groups chosen by the city's Department of Health.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes existing laws so doctors and nurses can follow vaccine rules set by a new type of organization approved by the city.
  • Lets the Director of the District of Columbia Department of Health name specific medical or public health groups through a public notice.
  • Updates rules to allow vaccines if they are recommended by these designated groups, not just federal guidelines.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Healthcare providers in Washington, D.C., who give immunizations
  • The Director of the Department of Health in Washington, D.C.
  • Medical or public health organizations that may be chosen to set vaccine rules

Terms To Know

Immunization schedules
Official plans listing which vaccines people should get and when.
Competent medical or public health organization
A group with the right skills to give advice on medicine, chosen by the Department of Health Director through a public notice.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This law is an emergency act and will stop working after 90 days unless Congress takes action.
  • The specific names of any new organizations that might be designated are not listed in this text yet.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0219 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000028, Expires on Mar 19, 2026

  2. 2025-12-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  3. 2025-12-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0219, Expires on Mar 19, 2026

  4. 2025-12-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Dec 29, 2025

  5. 2025-12-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-12-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-11-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0496 Introduced by Councilmember Henderson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Community Health Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-219
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
DECEMBER 19, 2025
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,duetocongressionalreview,theDistrictofColumbiaHealthOccupationsRevisionActof1985andtheConsentforVaccinationofMinors
AmendmentActof2022toauthorizehealthcareprovidersintheDistricttoorderandadministerimmunizationsrecommendedbycompetentmedicalandpublichealthorganizationsdesignatedbytheDirectoroftheDepartmentofHealth.
BET ENACTEDBY THECOUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthis.actmaybecitedasthe“CommunityHealthCongressionalReviewEmergencyAmendmentActof 2025”.
Sec.2.The Districtof Columbia HealthOccupationsRevisionAct of 1985,effective
March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99;D.C. OfficialCode § 3-1201.01etseq.),isamended as follows:
(a)Section102(11)(A)(D.C.OfficialCode § 3-1201.02(11)(A))isamended by striking
thephrase“inaccordancewith theCentersforDiseaseControland Prevention’spublished
guidelinesandrecommendedimmunizationschedules”andinsertingthephrase“inaccordance
with thepublishedguidelinesand recommended immunizationschedulesof theAdvisory
Committeeon ImmunizationPracticesoftheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionora
‘competentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirectoroftheDepartmentof
Healththroughapublicnotice”initsplace.
(b)Section755(a-1)(D.C.OfficialCode § 3-1207.55(a-1))isamended by strikingthe
phrase“inaccordancewith theCentersforDiseaseControland Prevention’spublished
guidelinesandrecommendedimmunizationschedules”andinsertingthephrase“inaccordance
withthepublishedguidelinesand recommended immunizationschedulesof theAdvisory
Committee on Immunization Practicesofthe CentersforDiseaseControland Preventionora
competentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirectoroftheDepartmentof
Healththrougha publicnotice”initsplace.
Sec.3.Section2 ofthe Consent forVaccinationsof Minors Amendment Act of 2022,
effectiveMarch 10,2023 (D.C. Law 24-312;D.C, OfficialCode § 7-1653.01)isamended as
follows:

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
(a)Subsection(a)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“recommendedbytheUnitedStatesAdvisoryCommitteeonImmunizationPractices(“ACIP”),andwherereceiptofthevaccineisinaccordancewithACIP’srecommendedimmunizationschedule.”andinsertingthephrase“recommendedbytheAdvisoryCommitteeonImmunizationPracticesoftheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(“ACIP”)oracompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirectoroftheDepartmentofHealth(“Director”)throughapublicnotice,andwherereceiptofthevaccineisinaccordancewiththerecommendedimmunizationscheduleofACIPorthecompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirector.”initsplace.
(b)Subsection(b)(1)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“recommendedbyACIPinaccordancewithACIP’srecommendedimmunizationschedule”andinsertingthephrase“recommendedbyACIPorthecompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirector,inaccordancewiththerecommendedimmunizationscheduleofACIPorthecompetentmedicalorpublichealthorganizationdesignatedbytheDirector”initsplace.
Sec.4.Fiscalimpactstatement.
“~The Counciladoptsthefiscalimpactstafementof theBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpact
statementrequiredby section4aof the GeneralLegislativeProceduresAct of 1975,approved
October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Effectivedate.
‘ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
Mayor, actionby theCounciltooverridetheveto),and shallremainineffectforno longerthan
90 days,as providedforemergency actsof theCouncilof theDistrictof Columbia insection
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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
412(a)ofthe Districtof Columbia Home Rule Act,approved December 24,1973 (87Stat.788;
D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-204.12(a)).
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