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B26-0551 • 2025

Union Wesley Way Designation Act of 2025

Union Wesley Way Designation Act of 2025

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Sponsor
Parker
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
Under Mayoral Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Union Wesley Way Designation Act

This act designates a portion of a public alley in Washington, D.C., as Union Wesley Way.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates the portion of the public alley abutting Square 4176, Lot 28, between Queens Chappel Terrace and Eastern Avenue, NE, as 'Union Wesley Way'.
  • Follows rules set by the Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act.
  • Includes a fiscal impact statement.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who use or live near the alley in Washington, D.C.

Terms To Know

Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act
A law that sets rules for closing or changing streets and alleys in Washington, D.C.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact impact on the local community is not detailed.
  • It requires approval by the Mayor before it can take effect.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on May 29, 2026

  2. 2026-05-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  3. 2026-05-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Report Filed by the Committee of the Whole

  4. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  5. 2026-03-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0551 by the Committee of the Whole

  6. 2026-03-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary

  7. 2026-01-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0551 View Public Hearing Record

  8. 2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  9. 2025-12-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0551 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  10. 2025-12-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  11. 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

  12. 2025-12-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0551 Introduced by Councilmember Parker at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Union Wesley Way Designation Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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AN ACT

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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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To symbolically designate the portion of the public alley abutting Square 4176, Lot 28, between
Queens Chappel Terrace, NE, and Eastern Avenue, NE, as Union Wesley Way.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
act may be cited as the “Union Wesley Way Designation Act of 2026”.

Sec. 2. Pursuant to sections 401, 403a, and 423 of the Street and Alley Closing and
Acquisition Procedures Act of 1982, effective March 10, 1983 (D.C. Law 4-201; D.C. Official
Code §§ 9-204.01, 9-204.03a, and 9-204.23), the Council symbolically designates the portion of
the public alley abutting Square 4176, Lot 28, between Queens Chappel Terrace, NE and Eastern
Avenue, NE, as “Union Wesley Way”.

Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).

Sec. 4. Effective date.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review

ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code §1-206.02(c)(1)).

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Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia

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Mayor
District of Columbia