District of ColumbiaPR26-0509Council Period 26 (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

Council Period 26 Rules of Organization and Procedure and Appointment of Committee Chairpersons and Membership Amendment Resolution of 2026

Sponsored By: Phil Mendelson (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

6 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 5 mixed.

New subcommittee for local businesses

The Council creates a Subcommittee on Local Business Development under the Committee of the Whole. It oversees small and local business policy, business improvement districts, and RFK stadium campus development, except planning, zoning, and permits. The Department of Small and Local Business Development and the RFK Community Benefits Oversight Committee fall under it. The Council also repeals the old Business and Economic Development Committee. These are oversight changes and do not change taxes or benefits.

Council recess moved to April 11–19

The Council changes its 2026 recess from April 4–12 to April 11–19. This is a scheduling change. It does not affect taxes, benefits, or services.

Health panel oversees banks and insurance

The Committee on Health now oversees banks and banking activities, securities, and insurance, including private health insurance. The Board of Funeral Directors, the Captive Insurance Agency, and the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking move under this committee. This is an oversight change. It does not set new insurance rules or premiums.

Human Services now leads New Communities

The Committee on Human Services takes over New Communities oversight and shares that work with the Housing Committee. Human Services also adds economic, industrial, and commercial development topics and property disposition for development. This replaces the former role of the Business and Economic Development Committee on New Communities. These are oversight moves and do not change housing program rules or funding.

Tourism and convention agencies move committees

Destination DC and Events DC now fall under the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor. This changes which Council committee oversees tourism and convention work. It does not change programs, fees, or services.

Council centralizes tax and bond oversight

The Committee of the Whole now oversees District taxation and revenue for government operations. It also handles industrial-revenue bonds, general-obligation bond acts, and revenue anticipation notes. The committee adds small/local business policy, business improvement districts, RFK stadium development matters, and cannabis legislation to its duties. It gains oversight of the Real Property Tax Appeals Commission, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (except Lottery and Gaming), the Multistate Tax Commission, the Department of Small and Local Business Development, and the RFK Community Benefits panel. These changes centralize oversight and do not change tax rates or property tax rules.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Phil Mendelson
Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 12 • No: 0

House vote • 1/20/2026

Final Reading