B26-0703 • 2025

Modification Nos. M0005, M0006 and M0007 to Contract No. CW119500 with Community of Hope, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2026

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Sponsor: at the request of the Mayor
Last action: 2026-07-07
Official status: Under Mayoral Review
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date depends on Mayoral approval or a Council veto override; no specific start date is provided.

Emergency Approval for Contract Changes with Community of Hope, Inc.

This bill approves three changes to an existing contract with Community of Hope, Inc. and authorizes payment up to $4,260,792.48 on an emergency basis.

What This Bill Does

Approves Modification Nos. M0005, M0006, and M0007 to Contract No. CW119500 with Community of Hope, Inc.
Authorizes payment in a total amount not exceeding $4,260,792.48 for goods and services received or to be received under the contract changes
Adopts the fiscal impact statement from the Chief Financial Officer as required by law
Takes effect only after the Mayor approves it or if the Council overrides a veto

Who It Names or Affects

Community of Hope, Inc., which holds Contract No. CW119500
The District of Columbia government agencies responsible for paying the contract funds

Terms To Know

Contract Modification: A formal change to an existing agreement between two parties.
Emergency Act: An act that remains in effect for no longer than 90 days unless extended by further action, as provided under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not list the specific services or goods included in Modifications M0005, M0006, and M0007.
This law will remain in effect for no longer than 90 days unless further action is taken.

Bill History

2026-07-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 21, 2026
2026-06-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2026-06-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Human Services
2026-06-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
B26-0703 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Modification Nos. M0005, M0006 and M0007 to Contract No. CW119500 with Community of Hope, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2026

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

AN ACT

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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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To approve, on an emergency basis, Modification Nos. M0005, M0006 and M0007 to Contract
No. CW119500 with Community of Hope, Inc., and to authorize payment for the goods
and services received and to be received under the modifications.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
act may be cited as the “Modification Nos. M0005, M0006 and M0007 to Contract No.
CW119500 with Community of Hope, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act
of 2026”.

Sec. 2. Pursuant to section 451 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.51), and notwithstanding the
requirements of section 202 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8,
2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code § 2-352.02), the Council approves Modification
Nos. M0005, M0006, and M0007 to Contract No. CW119500 with Community of Hope, Inc.
and authorizes payment in the not-to-exceed amount of $4,260,792.48 for the goods and services
received and to be received under the contract.

Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer 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 shall remain in effect for no longer than
90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section

ENROLLED ORIGINAL

412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788;
D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)).

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Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia

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Mayor
District of Columbia