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PR26-0733 • 2025

Pretrial Detention Reporting Second Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Pretrial Detention Reporting Second Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

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Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2026-06-02
Official status
New
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the resolution amends the existing act or clarifies reporting requirements.

Emergency Resolution for Pretrial Detention Reporting

This emergency resolution aims to prevent a gap in pretrial detention reporting requirements between the expiration of an existing emergency act and the effective date of a temporary act.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares that there is an emergency situation due to congressional review regarding pretrial detention reporting.
  • Prevents a legal gap between the expiration of one act and the effective date of another by adopting this resolution after a single reading.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia

Terms To Know

Emergency Act
A law passed during an emergency situation to address urgent issues.
Temporary Act
A short-term law that is in effect until a permanent solution can be implemented or the issue resolves itself.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution does not specify what happens after the temporary act becomes effective.
  • It only addresses pretrial detention reporting requirements for the District of Columbia.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  2. 2026-05-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0733 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Pretrial Detention Reporting Second Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

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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 SecondCongressional Review 6
Emergency 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 April 27, 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 a projected law date of June 5, 2026. 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 Second Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 be 19
adopted after a single reading. 20
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 21