PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] · R–WY
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-07-23 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposed resolution would have Congress formally disapprove the District of Columbia Council’s Open Meetings Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025. It concerns a local law that the Council had already enacted.
That the Congress disapproves of the action of the District of Columbia Council described as follows: The Open Meetings Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26–86), enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia on June 26, 2025
The proposed disapproval specifically targets D.C. Act 26–86, which the Council enacted on June 26, 2025, and transmitted to Congress on July 7, 2025, under the cited provision of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.
The Open Meetings Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26–86), enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia on June 26, 2025, and transmitted to Congress pursuant to section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act on July 7, 2025.
The supplied action snapshot, updated July 18, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 23, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-07-18T00:01:07Z. 2025-07-23: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 2025-07-23: Introduced in House
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