Pretrial Detention Reporting Second Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about amendments or changes to existing laws, only that it aims to prevent a gap in law.

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.
• Adopts this emergency legislation after a single reading to prevent a gap in law between the expiration of one act and the effective date of another.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia
• People involved in pretrial detention reporting processes

Terms To Know

Emergency Act

A law passed to address urgent situations that requires immediate action.

Temporary Act

A law designed to be in effect for a limited period of time, often until replaced by permanent legislation.

Limits and Unknowns

• The resolution does not specify the exact changes to reporting requirements.
• It is unclear what happens if this emergency declaration is not adopted before the gap occurs.

Official Summary Text

Pretrial Detention Reporting Second 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 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