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H.R. 9720: D.C. Taxing Authority Review Act

This bill would give Congress more control over certain laws passed by the District of Columbia. Under current D.C. home rule procedures, some D.C. laws can take effect after a waiting period unless Congress acts to stop them. This bill would add a new rule for:

  • any D.C. law that is codified in title 47 of the D.C. Code, which covers taxes and fees, and
  • any D.C. law that would impose or increase a tax or fee.

For those kinds of D.C. laws, the bill says they cannot take effect after the 60-day review period unless Congress passes a joint resolution approving the law within that time. In other words, instead of a D.C. tax, fee, or title 47-related law becoming effective unless Congress blocks it, the bill would require Congress to affirmatively approve it first.

The bill also says that if Congress passes the approving resolution within the 60-day period and it later becomes law, that approval counts as authorization of the D.C. act.

To make it easier for Congress to act on these approvals, the bill applies the expedited procedures already used for certain D.C. measures. It also sets a specific debate limit for these approval resolutions:

  • debate would be limited to one hour total,
  • split evenly between supporters and opponents.

The bill makes a technical change to existing D.C. Home Rule Act language so it fits with the new approval requirement.

The new rules would apply only to D.C. acts transmitted to Congress after the bill becomes law.

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Date Action
Jul. 16, 2026 Introduced in House
Jul. 16, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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