# District of Columbia B26-0148: Consumer Protection Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0148, Consumer Protection Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phil Mendelson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-03-28 (Act A26-0032 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003334, Expires on Jun 18, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0148
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Consumer Protection Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Last action: 2025-03-28, Act A26-0032 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003334, Expires on Jun 18, 2025
- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Housing Authority tenants can use consumer law: benefit, low. If you rent from the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA), you can use the consumer protection chapter. It applies to landlord-tenant problems when the Housing Authority is your landlord. Other District agencies still are not covered by that chapter. This applies as of November 3, 2022.
- Fewer consumer rights against DC agencies: cost, low. The law says the District government and its agencies are not 'merchants' under DC consumer law. Employees are also excluded when acting in their official jobs. You usually cannot use that chapter against the District in most deals. This keeps the separate rule for the Housing Authority when it is…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-28: Act A26-0032 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003334, Expires on Jun 18, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-03-20: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0032, Expires on Jun 18, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-11: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 25, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-03-04: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2025-03-03: B26-0148 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57262/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0148-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=207702)
- Introduced, 2025-03-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57262/Introduction/B26-0148-Introduction.pdf?Id=207363)

## Related bills

- B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025 (signed)
- B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 (signed)
- B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57262/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0148-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=207702)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57262/Introduction/B26-0148-Introduction.pdf?Id=207363)

## Related
- [B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0047-26)
- [B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amend…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0785-26)
- [B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0663-26)
- [B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0181-26)
- [B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Correcti…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0735-26)
- [B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarificati…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0760-26)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0148-26 (as of 2026-11-04).