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PR26-0002 • 2025

Council Period 26 Appointment of Chairperson Pro Tempore, Committee Chairpersons, and Committee Membership Resolution of 2025

Council Period 26 Appointment of Chairperson Pro Tempore, Committee Chairpersons, and Committee Membership Resolution of 2025

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

Sponsor
Mendelson
Last action
2025-01-17
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

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Council Period 26 Committee Appointments

This resolution appoints the Chairperson Pro Tempore and committee chairpersons and members for each standing committee of the Council of the District of Columbia during Council Period 26.

What This Bill Does

  • Appoints Kenyan McDuffie as the Chairperson Pro Tempore.
  • Assigns Anita Bonds to be the chairperson of the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor, with Matthew Frumin, Janeese Lewis George, and Kenyan McDuffie as members.
  • Designates Janeese Lewis George as the chairperson of the Committee on Facilities, with Matthew Frumin, Christina Henderson, and Brianne Nadeau as members.
  • Names Zachary Parker as a member of multiple committees including Health and Transportation and the Environment.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Council of the District of Columbia
  • Committee chairpersons and members

Terms To Know

Chairperson Pro Tempore
A temporary leader who acts as Chair when the regular Chair is absent.
Standing Committee
A permanent committee within a legislative body that deals with specific areas of legislation.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution does not specify how long these appointments will last.
  • It does not detail the responsibilities or powers of the appointed individuals beyond their roles in committees.

Bill History

  1. 2025-01-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0002, Effective from Jan 02, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 000376

  2. 2025-01-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on PR26-0002 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  3. 2025-01-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  4. 2025-01-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0002 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

  5. 2025-01-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  6. 2025-01-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0002

Official Summary Text

Council Period 26 Appointment of Chairperson Pro Tempore, Committee Chairpersons, and Committee Membership Resolution of 2025

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A RESOLUTION

26-2

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

January 2, 2025

To appoint the Chairperson Pro Tempore and chairpersons and members of each standing
committee of the Council of the District of Columbia during Council Period 26.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Council Period 26 Appointment of Chairperson Pro Tempore,
Committee Chairpersons, and Committee Membership Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. Pursuant to section 212 of the Rules of Organization and Procedure for the
Council of the District of Columbia, Council Period 26, Resolution of 2025, effective January 2,
2025 (Res. 26-1; 72 DCR ___) (“Rules”), the Council appoints Kenyan McDuffie as Chairperson
Pro Tempore.

Sec. 3. Pursuant to section 221 of the Rules, the Council appoints the following
committee chairpersons and members:
(1) The chairperson of the Committee on Business and Economic Development,
established by section 232 of the Rules, shall be Kenyan McDuffie, and its members shall be
Charles Allen, Anita Bonds, Wendell Felder, and Brooke Pinto.
(2) The chairperson of the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor,
established by section 233 of the Rules, shall be Anita Bonds, and its members shall be Matthew
Frumin, Janeese Lewis George, and Kenyan McDuffie.
(3) The chairperson of the Committee on Facilities, established by section 234 of
the Rules, shall be Janeese Lewis George, and its members shall be Matthew Frumin, Christina
Henderson, and Brianne Nadeau.
(4) The chairperson of the Committee on Health established by section 235 of the
Rules, shall be Christina Henderson, and its members shall be Charles Allen, Wendell Felder,
Brianne Nadeau, and Zachary Parker.
(5) The chairperson of the Committee on the Housing, established by section 236
of the Rules, shall be Robert White, and its members shall be Anita Bonds, Matthew Frumin,
Brianne Nadeau, and Brooke Pinto.
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(6) The chairperson of the Committee on the Human Services, established by
section 237 of the Rules, shall be Matthew Frumin, and its members shall be Wendell Felder,
Christina Henderson, Zachary Parker, and Robert White.
(7) The chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety,
established by section 238 of the Rules, shall be Brooke Pinto, and its members shall be Charles
Allen, Anita Bonds, Wendell Felder, and Kenyan McDuffie.
(8) The chairperson of the Committee on Public Works and Operations,
established by section 239 of the Rules, shall be Brianne Nadeau, and its members shall be
Wendell Felder, Janeese Lewis George, and Robert White.
(9) The chairperson of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment,
established by section 240 of the Rules, shall be Charles Allen, and its members shall be
Christina Henderson, Janeese Lewis George, and Zachary Parker.
(10) The chairperson of the Committee on Youth Affairs, established by section
241 of the Rules, shall be Zachary Parker, and its members shall be Kenyan McDuffie, Brooke
Pinto, and Robert White.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.