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119-s-4150119th Congress

District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Senator Scott, Rick [R-FL]

Introduced

Summary

Expands congressional veto power over District of Columbia laws and orders. The bill would create a single, uniform 60-day congressional review window and let Congress disapprove whole DC acts, parts of acts, mayoral executive orders, and DC regulations.

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Bill Overview

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60‑day review for DC orders

This bill would require the Mayor to send every mayoral executive order and District regulation to the Speaker and the President of the Senate. Those orders and rules would not take effect until the later of their prescribed date or a 60-day congressional review. The 60-day count would skip days when either House is adjourned more than three days. If Congress enacted a joint resolution disapproving an order or rule during that 60-day window, the order or rule would be nullified as of the date the resolution became law. Acts that change criminal law would face the same 60-day review instead of a shorter 30-day review.

Congress can void parts of DC laws

This bill would allow Congress to disapprove an entire DC Act or any single provision of an Act by joint resolution. A resolution that disapproves one provision would not be treated as repealing the remaining provisions. Congress could later enact other resolutions to disapprove additional provisions of the same Act. The DC Council could not transmit another Act that is substantially the same as one Congress disapproved unless Congress later passed a law allowing it. The Council also could not withdraw an Act after it has been transmitted during the review period.

Faster congressional veto process

This bill would expand fast congressional procedures to joint resolutions that approve or disapprove DC Council acts, mayoral orders, and regulations. Committees would generally have 20 calendar days to report or be subject to discharge. In the House debate would be capped at one hour and in the Senate at ten hours, with strict limits on amendments and reconsideration. The expedited rules would not apply after 60 session days from introduction. For mayoral orders and regulations, the joint resolution would have to approve or disapprove one specific action.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Scott, Rick [R-FL]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 3/19/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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