KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to District of Columbia

PR26-0703 • 2025

Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community Development Sina Uipi Confirmation Resolution of 2026

Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community Development Sina Uipi Confirmation Resolution of 2026

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2026-05-19
Official status
Under Council Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information about potential consequences if the resolution is not approved by the specified date.

Resolution to Confirm Sina Uipi for Commission

This resolution confirms the reappointment of Sina Uipi as a public member on the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community Development.

What This Bill Does

  • Confirms the reappointment of Sina Uipi to serve on the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community Development.
  • Specifies that Ms. Uipi's term will end on April 17, 2028.
  • Requires the Council to send a copy of this resolution to both the nominee and the Mayor upon its adoption.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Sina Uipi
  • The Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community Development

Terms To Know

Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community Development
A group that works to improve the lives of people from Asian and Pacific Islander backgrounds in Washington, D.C.
Confirmation Resolution
A formal document used by the Council to approve or confirm a person's appointment to an official position.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution does not specify any funding for Ms. Uipi’s work on the Commission.
  • It is unclear what specific actions will be taken if the resolution is not approved by the Council before July 4, 2026.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee on Human Services

  2. 2026-05-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on PR26-0703 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  3. 2026-05-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0703 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community Development Sina Uipi Confirmation Resolution of 2026

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
MURIELBOWSERMAYOR
May6,2026
TheHonorablePhilMendelson
Chairman
CounciloftheDistrictofColumbia
JohnA.WilsonBuilding
1350PennsylvaniaAvenue,NW, Suite504
Washington,DC 20004
DearChairmanMendelson:
Inaccordancewithsection2oftheConfirmationActof1978,effectiveMarch3,1979(D.C.Law2-
142;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-523.01),andpursuanttosection305oftheOfficeofAsianandPacific
IslanderAffairsEstablishmentActof2001,effectiveOctober3,2001(D.C.Law 14-28;D.C.
OfficialCode§2-1374),Iam pleasedtonominatethefollowingindividual:
Ms.SinaUipiQuincyStreet,NWWashington,DC 20011(Ward4)
forreappointmentasapublicmemberoftheCommissiononAsianandPacificIslanderCommunity
Development,foratermtoendApril17,2028.
Enclosed,youwillfindbiographicalinformationdetailingtheexperienceoftheabove-mentionednominee,togetherwithaproposedresolutiontoassisttheCouncilduringtheconfirmationprocess.
IwouldappreciatetheCouncil’searliestconsiderationofthisnominationforconfirmation.Pleasedonothesitatetocontactme,orStevenWalker,Director,Mayor’sOfficeofTalentandAppointments,shouldtheCouncilrequireadditionalinformation.
Sincerely,
MyrielBhwserMdyor
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
~
at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the reappointment of Sina Uipi to the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander
Community Development.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the "Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community
Development Sina Uipi Confirmation Resolution of 2026".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
Sina Uipi
Quincy Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
(Ward 4)
as a public member of the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community Development,
established by section 305 of the Office of Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs Establishment Act
of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code§ 2-1374), for a term to
end April 17, 2028.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
Sina Uipi

WORK EXPERIENCE
DirectorofNationalPolicyandAdvocacyEmpoweringPacificIstanderCommunities(EPIC),D.C.
July2019toPresent
CulturalConsultant
IWGroupInc.,LosAngeles
September2024toNovember2024
Consultant
KahakuleiInstitute;VaccinateAll58Campaign
‘CommunityofPracticeCircles,D.C.
March2022toJuly2022
SeniorCivilRightsFellow
(OCA-AsianPacificAmericanAdvocates,D.C.
December2017toJune2019
‘CommunityLiaison
‘TonganCommunityServiceCenter,CA
September2016toAugust2017
ProjectSpecialist,
‘APIForwardMovement,CA
September2014toAugust2016
DataCollector
ClaremontGraduateUniversity,CA
July2013toNovember2013
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
SanFranciscoStateUniversity,CABAPoliticalScience
MinorCounseling
‘MinorWomen&GenderStudies
2012
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
A collaborativenon-profitprofessionalwith
‘over15yearsofexperience,|amseekingto.
expandmy professionalimpactin
meaningfulandpurposefulways.
SKILLS & PROFICIENCIES
+ Commissioner,OCMayor'sOfficeon
AsianPacificIslanderAffairs
+ Policy& advocacyanalysis
* Strategicplanning& implementation
+ Leadershipdevelopment
+ Communitytransformation
+ Systemsandtransformationalchange
REFERENCES
aee
Spe
a)
Peo)
a a
ea
TROT)
Bias. 1)
ES CE]
aaa
[iees)
ae
PUBLICATIONS
7 in f ic Ldanders
anaandPcie
124NCAPAPaticyPaton
tl
ExecutiveOfficeoftheMayor—Mayor’sOfficeofTalentandAppointments
JohnA.WilsonBuilding|1350PennsylvaniaAvenue,Suite600|Washington,DC 20004
SinaUipi
Ms.SinaUipiistheDirectorofNationalPolicyandAdvocacyforEmpoweringPacificIslanderCommunities(EPIC).Inthisrole,Ms.UipileadsEPIC'snationalpolicyandadvocacyeffortstowardsthe
organization'smissiontoadvancesocialjusticeandincreasethepoliticalpowerofNHPIcommunities.
PriortojoiningEPIC,SinawasaSeniorCivilRightsFellowatOCA -AsianPacificAmericanAdvocates,whereshefocusedon policyprioritiessuch as Education,Immigration,Census,and
Technology/WorkforceDevelopment.

Ms.UipiwasbornandraisedintheLosAngelesarea,acommunitythathashelpedshapetheadvocatesheistoday.Sheisthefirst-generationTonganAmericandaughtertoherparentsandtoacommunitywhohashelpedshapetheadvocatesheistoday.
‘AWard4resident,Ms.UipiearedherBachelorofArtsinPoliticalSciencefromSanFranciscoStateUniversity.
GOVERNMENTOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA.
ExecutiveOfficeofMayorMurielBowser
x ok ow
WE AREWASHINGTON
3OfficeoftheGeneralCounseltotheMayor
KimberlyA.Bassett,StevenWalkerBetsyCavendishMay4,2026LegalsufficiencyreviewofMayor'sOrderappointingmemberstotheCommissiononAsianandPacificIslanderCommunityDevelopment

This isto Certifythatthisofficehasreviewedtheabove-referencedOrderandfound
ittobelegallyunobjectionable.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsinthisregard,pleasedonothesitatetocallKimberlyUlan,AssociateGeneralCounsel,ExecutiveOfficeof theMayor,at202-727-
2292,orme at202-724-7681.

‘TheTohnA,WilsonBulling> 1350FensyvaniaAvenue,NW > Suite00> Washington,D.C.20008