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PR26-0295 • 2025

Residential Tranquility Second Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Residential Tranquility Second Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2025-10-03
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on what happens after December 7th for appointments to the Corrections Information Council, leaving this as an unknown.

Emergency Rules for Quiet Homes

This resolution declares an emergency to prevent a gap in laws protecting quiet residential areas and sets rules about noise and projectiles during certain times.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares that there is an emergency situation due to congressional review, which requires new rules to protect homes from loud noises and dangerous objects thrown at them between specific hours.
  • Prohibits people from using sound amplifying devices near homes for protests or demonstrations between 7:00 PM and 9:00 AM in residential areas.
  • Forbids throwing or launching any object that could scare, intimidate, or harm someone living or working in a home.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who live and work in residential areas of Washington D.C.
  • Individuals planning protests or demonstrations near homes

Terms To Know

Emergency Act
A temporary law passed to address urgent situations.
Congressional Review
When Congress reviews and may change laws made by local governments.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution only applies in the District of Columbia.
  • It does not specify what happens after December 7th for appointments to the Corrections Information Council.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0187, Effective from Sep 17, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010623

  2. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  3. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0187

  5. 2025-09-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0295 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Residential Tranquility Second Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

1

A RESOLUTION

26-187

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

September 17, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend the Residential Tranquility Act of 2010 to prohibit persons targeting a residence
for purposes of a demonstration from using sound amplifying devices in a residential
zone between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., and to prohibit a person from launching or
throwing a projectile onto the residential property of another with the intent to cause fear,
intimidate, or retaliate against any person living or working at that residence; and to
amend the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of
1997 to provide that the term expiration date for a Council appointment to the
Corrections Information Council shall be December 7th of the year in which the term
expires.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Residential Tranquility Second Congressional Review
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) On July 1, 2025, the Council passed the Residential Tranquility Emergency
Amendment Act of 2025, effective July 21, 2025 (D.C. Act 26-119; 72 DCR 8178) (“emergency
act”), which expires on October 19, 2025.
(b) On July 1, 2025, the Council also passed on second reading the Residential
Tranquility Amendment Act of 2025, enacted on July 21, 2025 (D.C. Act 26-115; 72 DCR 8167)
(“permanent act”), which has a projected law date of November 8, 2025.
(c) Congressional review emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law
between the expiration of the emergency act and the projected law date of the permanent act.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances in
section 2 constitute emergency circumstances, making it necessary that the Residential
Tranquility Second Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 be adopted after
a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.