[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3766 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                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.


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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

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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 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 Temporary Emergency Legislation.--The Review of 
Agency Action Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Law 
25-290) is hereby repealed, and any provision of law amended or 
repealed by such Act is restored or revived as if such Act had not been 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.
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