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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.

H. R. 3766 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.

Introduced Jun 5, 2025

Latest action (May 13, 2026) Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 565.

Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Policy area
Law
Legislative subjects (2)
District of ColumbiaJudicial review and appeals

Summary

This bill prohibits the District of Columbia from requiring courts and administrative tribunals to defer to the Mayor's interpretation of laws and regulations when reviewing the Mayor's or agency decisions. It also prevents such deference when reviewing rules adopted by the Mayor or District agencies. The bill repeals the Review of Agency Action Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 and restores any laws that were changed by that previous legislation.

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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (6)
  1. May 13, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 565. · house
  2. May 13, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-650. · house
  3. Dec 2, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 19. · house
  4. Dec 2, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  5. Jun 5, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
  6. Jun 5, 2025 Introduced in House

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Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 5183 — District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act of 2025 · Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · Cong. 119 72%
  • HRES 489 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 884) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2056) to require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2096) to restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining to the discipline of law enforcement officers of the District of Columbia through collective bargaining, to restore the statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary cases against members or civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 331) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. · Passed House Jun 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 4055 — District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 1998 · Introduced Jun 17, 1998 · Cong. 105 69%
  • HJRES 142 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025. · Became Law Feb 18, 2026 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 5754 — Government Accountability Office District of Columbia Home Rule Act · Introduced Oct 14, 2025 · Cong. 119 68%
  • S 4150 — District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act of 2026 · Introduced Mar 19, 2026 · Cong. 119 68%

Text versions (2)
  • Reported in House · May 13, 2026
  • Introduced in House · Jun 5, 2025

Full text

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]

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

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