# 119-hr-4378: District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment Home Rule Act

119-hr-4378, District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment Home Rule Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4378
- Congress: 119
- Title: District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment Home Rule Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-14
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Shifts control of the D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment toward local appointees.** This bill would require a five-member board made up of District residents appointed by the Mayor with the Council's advice and consent, and it defines a limited federal role for foreign-mission chancery cases. - District residents and local government: The BZA would be a five-member board, all required to live in D.C., with members appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Council. This increases local appointment control over zoning decisions. - Foreign missions and federal officials: When an application involves the location, expansion, or replacement of a chancery, specified federal officials would sit in place of one Mayor-appointed member. The statute names, in order, the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Interior, Administrator of General Services, Director of the National Park Service (as designated by the President), and the Executive Director of the National Capital Planning Commission for that role. - Timing: The amendments would take effect after a 90-day period following enactment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Changes to DC zoning appeals board: mixed, low. This bill would change who serves on DC’s Board of Zoning Adjustment. The Board would have five members, all DC residents, appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Council. When a foreign mission seeks to locate, expand, or replace a chancery, two seats would change. The President would name one…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4378 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4378)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4378 (as of 2026-04-21).