# District of Columbia B26-0352: Robert F. Kennedy Campus Redevelopment Emergency Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0352, Robert F. Kennedy Campus Redevelopment Emergency Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phil Mendelson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-10-03 (Act A26-0150 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010584, Expires on Dec 24, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0352-26 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: District of Columbia B26-0352 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Robert F. Kennedy Campus Redevelopment Emergency Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-09-16 - Last action: 2025-10-03, Act A26-0150 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010584, Expires on Dec 24, 2025 - Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 1 (11 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 21 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Affordable campus homes for lower-income households: benefit, medium. At least 30% of residential units across the Development Site must be affordable, measured across the project rather than each building. Half of those affordable units serve households earning no more than 60% of median family income. The other half serve households earning no more than 30%. Projec… - Small businesses get required project shares: benefit, medium. Project construction and related professional services must follow District small and certified business rules. Certified businesses must provide at least 20% of project equity and 20% of development participation; specified debt and investor contributions are excluded from the equity calculation.… - Team funds benefits for District communities: benefit, medium. The Team or an affiliate must invest at least $50 million over 30 years under the Community Benefits Agreement. Benefits cover jobs, campus access, youth education, health, the environment, safety, and cultural heritage. A Community Reinvestment Fund receives negotiated Team donations for agreement… - Local residents get project hiring preferences: benefit, low. Project construction must follow First Source rules and make good-faith efforts for District residents to fill 51% of new hires. Ward 7 and Ward 8 residents get hiring preference for at least 20% of new project jobs. District residents must perform at least 10% of covered apprenticeship hours, with… - Investors get District bond tax exemption: benefit, low. RFK Campus bonds and their interest and income are exempt from District taxation. Money pledged or available to pay or secure the bonds is also exempt. Estate, inheritance, and gift taxes remain outside this exemption. The law does not establish a federal tax exemption through this provision. - Seat license buyers avoid sales tax: benefit, low. Buyers of Personal Seat Licenses sold at the stadium do not pay District sales tax on those purchases. The exemption lasts for the stadium lease between the District and Pro-Football LLC or its affiliate. The law does not state license prices or the amount each buyer saves. - Council receives quarterly campus compliance reports: benefit, low. The Washington Convention and Sports Authority can hire an independent consultant to monitor campus redevelopment. Monitoring covers compliance with the law, the Development and Financing Agreement, and related transaction documents. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Authority must report monitoring a… - Neighbors get campus green building standards: benefit, low. Project documents must require stadium construction, operations, and maintenance to be feasibly consistent with LEED Platinum v5 objectives. Nonresidential commercial construction must be feasibly consistent with LEED Gold v5 objectives. Residential construction must be feasibly consistent with LEE… - Campus developers get targeted rule exemptions: benefit, low. Covered Term Sheet agreements are exempt from District procurement and public-private partnership laws after section 6 bond and spending preconditions are met. Listed campus government-land uses are exempt from zoning until each structure gets its final occupancy certificate. Those uses include the… - Campus money supports local transit improvements: benefit, low. A Mayor-run fund receives up to $20 million yearly in excess campus infrastructure funds for transit serving RFK Campus. Money can support Metrorail, Metrobus, stations, related infrastructure, and operating costs. Road work qualifies only when it directly improves public-transit access. The next $… - District keeps non-event parking revenue: benefit, low. The District gets all net parking revenue outside Stadium Event Days, subject to reserves for capital improvements. The Developer and District must sign at least one agreement for operating the parking facilities. That agreement must include a capital improvements plan. The law does not set parking… - Ticket taxes fund debt and upkeep: benefit, low. A parking facilities fund receives existing taxes on stadium event tickets and charges, including penalties and interest. The Mayor can pledge it for parking bonds; it pays bond debt and required reserves without setting a new tax rate. After bond issuance and the finance chief's payment and reserv… - Stadium leases receive property tax breaks: benefit, low. Covered stadium and standalone parking property receives real property and possessory-interest tax exemptions. These exemptions last while the authorized leases between the District and Pro-Football LLC or its affiliate remain in effect. Qualifying deeds between those parties under the authorized l… - Higher taxes for stadium event buyers: cost, low. Buyers pay an extra 4.25% tax on Stadium public-event tickets already subject to District sales or use tax. The extra tax also covers otherwise taxable goods and services sold at the Stadium. Food, drinks, and motor-vehicle parking charges are excluded from this extra tax. - Developer faces ten construction stage deadlines: cost, low. Commercial development has ten separate stage targets, measured in square feet. Stages 1–4 require 415,000 by year 3; 567,000 by year 5; 342,000 by year 6; and 342,000 by year 7. Stages 5–10 require 735,000 by year 8; 885,000 by year 9; 735,000 by year 10; 735,000 by year 11; 960,000 by year 12; an… - Earlier developer rent resets for delays: cost, low. Missing a development-stage deadline moves the Developer’s commercial lease reset to fair market rent earlier. Each missed deadline advances the reset by one year, adjusted for the share of required square footage left unfinished. Total acceleration is capped at 10 years. Exceptions cover force maj… - Fewer subsidy options for campus developers: cost, low. The District cannot provide additional tax breaks or subsidies for development of the remainder of the Development Site. The ban does not restrict tax-exempt bond financing, federal low-income housing tax credits, or housing vouchers for the site. This rule does not itself change household taxes or… - Stadium funding gets bonds and caps: mixed, medium. District stadium construction spending is capped at $500 million; garage purchase spending is capped at $175 million for the District and $181 million for EventsDC. Infrastructure bonds cannot start before October 1, 2025: principal is capped at $759 million or the lesser amount needed to net $500… - Campus review exemptions retain some safeguards: mixed, low. Heritage Trees on the development site can be removed without the usual section 104a requirements, but each removal owes the special-tree-rate fee. This waiver excludes the Anacostia Commons riparian area. Stadium construction, related utilities, and site preparation are exempt from the specified h… - Neighbors get traffic plans, parking enforcement: mixed, low. The District Department of Transportation must plan stadium travel and parking to limit harm to nearby neighborhoods. It must work with the Developer and neighborhood commissions 7F, 7D, 6A, 6B, and 5D. The plan covers transit riders, drivers, ride sharers, walkers, and cyclists. The department mus… - Mayor gets limited campus leasing powers: mixed, low. The Mayor can lease the development site, sell Stadium Seat Rights to the Developer, and grant campus easements under the transaction framework. Leases and easements require section 6 bond-issuance and spending preconditions; the seat-right sale has no stated equivalent condition. The District can… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-09-17 | House | Final Reading | pass | 11 | 2 | | ## Actions (7) - 2025-10-03: Act A26-0150 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010584, Expires on Dec 24, 2025 (House) - 2025-09-26: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2025-09-25: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0150, Expires on Dec 24, 2025 (House) - 2025-09-23: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 07, 2025 (House) - 2025-09-17: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-09-17: Retained by the Council (House) - 2025-09-16: B26-0352 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment, 2025-09-17: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58397/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0352-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=223179) - Introduced, 2025-09-16: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58397/Introduction/B26-0352-Introduction.pdf?Id=220902) ## 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/58397/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0352-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=223179) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58397/Introduction/B26-0352-Introduction.pdf?Id=220902) ## 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) - [District of Columbia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/district-of-columbia/bills) - [District of Columbia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/district-of-columbia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0352-26 (as of 2026-11-04).