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PR26-0215 • 2025

District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Housing
Enacted

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

Sponsor
R. White
Last action
2025-06-13
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on what specific actions the STAR Board must take.

Emergency Resolution to Keep DCHA Board

This emergency resolution extends the current governance structure for the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) until July 10, 2025.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares an emergency situation related to the need to amend the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999.
  • Extends the current governance structure for DCHA by maintaining the Stabilization and Reform Board (STAR Board) until July 10, 2025.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) and its residents who rely on housing subsidies and vouchers.
  • Members of the STAR Board and DCHA's executive leadership.

Terms To Know

Stabilization and Reform Board (STAR Board)
A special board created to help fix problems at the District of Columbia Housing Authority.
Housing Choice Voucher Program
A federal program that helps low-income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities pay for housing.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution only extends current emergency measures until July 10, 2025.
  • It does not specify what specific actions the STAR Board must take to improve DCHA's operations.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0133, Effective from Jun 03, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 006618

  2. 2025-06-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  3. 2025-06-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-06-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0133

  5. 2025-05-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0215 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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A RESOLUTION

26-133

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

June 3, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the District of
Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999 to establish a temporary Stabilization and
Reform Board to govern the District of Columbia Housing Authority and to require that
the Board and the Executive Director of the District of Columbia Housing Authority take
specific actions to reform and revitalize the operations of the District of Columbia
Housing Authority.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) The District of Columbia Housing Authority (“DCHA”) provides housing
subsidies for tens of thousands of District residents through programs including the federally
funded Housing Choice Voucher Program, locally funded housing voucher programs, and public
housing.
(b) In 2022, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”)
issued a report describing the results of an on-site assessment of DCHA. The report identified
significant concerns with DCHA’s operations, leading to the development and implementation of
strategies and plans to improve DCHA’s provision of housing and services to low-income
District residents.
(c) Following the release of HUD’s report, the Mayor and Council agreed that it was
necessary to restructure the board of directors of DCHA, with a focus on providing the expertise,
experience, focus, and agility to support necessary reforms, successfully address HUD’s
findings, and revitalize DCHA’s operations. The Mayor and Council further agreed that it would
be necessary for the restructured DCHA board to work closely with DCHA’s executive
leadership to find a more sustainable path forward for DCHA to advance the mission of DCHA,
which is to build and maintain safe, decent, affordable housing for District residents.
(d) In December 2022, the Council passed and the Mayor signed the District of Columbia
Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2022, effective
December 22, 2022 (D.C. Act 24-702; 70 DCR 164). Pursuant to this legislation, a new
Stabilization and Reform Board (“STAR Board”) took office and assumed control over DCHA’s
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operations at the start of 2023. The STAR Board’s authorizing legislation contemplates a 2-year
term for the body.
(e) The Council has passed subsequent rounds of emergency and temporary legislation as
necessary to maintain the STAR Board structure. The temporary legislation that currently
authorizes the STAR Board and lays out its operating mandates is scheduled to expire on July
10, 2025. Further emergency and temporary legislation are required to maintain the current
governance structure and allow the STAR Board to continue.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
enumerated in section 2 constitute an emergency making it necessary that the District of
Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 be
adopted after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.