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PR26-0621 • 2025

Pretrial Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Pretrial Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2026-04-17
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about amending the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Act or preventing a gap in law.

Pretrial Detention Reporting Emergency Resolution

This resolution declares an emergency to ensure continuous reporting requirements for pretrial detention in the District of Columbia during congressional review.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares that there is an emergency situation due to congressional review affecting pretrial detention reporting requirements.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Terms To Know

Emergency Amendment Act
A law passed quickly to address urgent situations.
Congressional Review
The process where Congress examines and potentially changes laws from other jurisdictions before they become final.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify the exact nature of the reporting requirements.
  • Does not provide details on how the emergency will be managed or resolved.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0359, Effective from Mar 31, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006073

  2. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  3. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0359

  5. 2026-03-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0621 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Pretrial Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Current Bill Text

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__________________________
Councilmember Brooke Pinto

A RESOLUTION

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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need 1
to amend the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia 2
Establishment Act of 2001 to clarify certain reporting requirements. 3
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 5
resolution may be cited as the “Pretrial Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency 6
Declaration Resolution of 2026”. 7
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Sec. 2. (a) On January 6, 2026, the Council adopted the Pretrial Detention Reporting 9
Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, effective January 27, 2026 (D.C. Act 26-254; 73 DCR 10
1078) (“emergency act”), which expires on May 28, 2026. 11
(b) On February 3, 2026, the Council adopted the Pretrial Detention Reporting 12
Temporary Amendment Act of 2026, enacted on March 2, 2026 (D.C. Act 26-274, 73 DCR 13
3134) (“temporary act”), which has not yet completed congressional review. 14
(c) This congressional review emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the 15
law between the expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the temporary act. 16
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 17
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Pretrial 18

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Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 be adopted 19
after a single reading. 20
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 21