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[H.R. 3766 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 565
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3766

                          [Report No. 119-650]

To prohibit the District of Columbia from requiring tribunals in court 
 or administrative proceedings in the District of Columbia to defer to 
the Mayor of the District of Columbia's interpretation of statutes and 
                  regulations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 2025

 Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

                              May 13, 2026

                   Additional sponsor: Mr. Fitzgerald

                              May 13, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 5, 
                                 2025]


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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the District of Columbia from requiring tribunals in court 
 or administrative proceedings in the District of Columbia to defer to 
the Mayor of the District of Columbia's interpretation of statutes and 
                  regulations, and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FROM REQUIRING 
              TRIBUNALS TO DEFER TO MAYOR'S INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES 
              AND REGULATIONS.

    (a) Prohibition.--The District of Columbia may not require a 
reviewing tribunal--
            (1) in reviewing an order or decision of the Mayor of the 
        District of Columbia or an agency of the District of Columbia 
        in any court or administrative proceeding in the District of 
        Columbia, including judicial review proceedings, to defer to 
        the Mayor's or agency's interpretation of a statute or 
        regulation the Mayor or agency administers; or
            (2) in reviewing a rule adopted by the Mayor or an agency, 
        to defer to the Mayor's or agency's interpretation of a statute 
        the Mayor or agency administers.
    (b) Repeal of Legislation.--The Review of Agency Action 
Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Law 26-37) is hereby 
repealed, and any provision of law amended or repealed by such Act is 
restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted into law.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 565

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3766

                          [Report No. 119-650]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To prohibit the District of Columbia from requiring tribunals in court 
 or administrative proceedings in the District of Columbia to defer to 
the Mayor of the District of Columbia's interpretation of statutes and 
                  regulations, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 13, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed