# 119-s-1450: A bill to repeal the Open Meetings Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 enacted by the District of Columbia Council.

119-s-1450, A bill to repeal the Open Meetings Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 enacted by the District of Columbia Council., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1450
- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1450
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to repeal the Open Meetings Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 enacted by the District of Columbia Council.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Repeals the Open Meetings Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 and restores prior open meetings law.** It would revive any provision amended or repealed by that Act as if the Act had not been enacted. - District residents and the public: Previous open-meetings provisions would be restored, returning the legal text that governed public access before the emergency act. - D.C. government bodies and officials: Any changes the emergency act made to meeting rules would be undone, restoring prior duties and procedures.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Restore old D.C. open meeting rules: benefit, low. This bill would repeal the Open Meetings Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-41). If enacted, it would restore any D.C. law changed by that Act to how it was before. That would bring back the old notice, access, and participation rules for public meetings in Washington, D.C.…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1801: International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025
- 119-s-1249: Drone Integration and Zoning Act
- 119-s-62: America First Act
- 119-s-4280: SAFE Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1450 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1450)

## Related
- [119-s-5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5653)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-1801: International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1801)
- [119-s-1249: Drone Integration and Zoning Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1249)
- [119-s-62: America First Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-62)
- [119-s-4280: SAFE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4280)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1450 (as of 2025-12-21).