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B26-0731 • 2025

Volunteer Services Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Volunteer Services Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

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Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2026-07-14
Official status
Under Council Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Volunteer Services Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

This bill changes an existing law to give the Attorney General for the District of Columbia the power to make rules about using volunteers.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends the Volunteers Services Act of 1977 on an emergency basis due to congressional review requirements.
  • Adds 'Attorney General for the District of Columbia' to Section 3 of that act alongside the Board of Education.
  • Clarifies that the Attorney General can create regulations governing their use of volunteers.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
  • Volunteers working with the District Attorney General

Terms To Know

Promulgate regulations
To officially create and publish rules that must be followed.
Emergency basis
A special process used when a law needs to take effect quickly due to urgent review requirements, limiting its duration.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only stays in force for up to 90 days after it becomes effective.
  • The text does not list the specific rules or details of how volunteers will be managed.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  2. 2026-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  3. 2026-07-09 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0731 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Volunteer Services Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Current Bill Text

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Councilmember Brooke Pinto 3
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A BILL 6
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10
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To amend, on an emergency basis, due to congressional review, the Volunteers Services Act of 14
1977 to clarify that the Attorney General for the District of Columbia has the authority to 15
promulgate regulations governing the Attorney General’s use of volunteers. 16
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 18
act may be cited as the “Volunteer Services Clarification Congressional Review Emergency 19
Amendment Act of 2026”. 20
Sec. 2. Section 3 of the Volunteers Services Act of 1977, effective June 28, 1977 (D.C. 21
Law 2-12; D.C. Official Code § 1-319.02), is amended by striking the phrase “District of 22
Columbia Board of Education” and inserting the phrase “District of Columbia Board of 23
Education, Attorney General for the District of Columbia,” in its place. 24
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 25
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 26
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 27
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 28

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Sec. 4. Effective date. 29
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 30
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 31
90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 32
412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 33
D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 34