The Washington Inquisitor
Legislation
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Eleven temporary D.C. laws expire next year with no permanent bill listed, Council records show
Twenty-three temporary D.C. laws expire between January and May 2027. For 11 of them, the Council’s Emergency Bill Status Report lists no permanent bill or act on the same subject. An Inquisitor…
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D.C. Council moves to keep marriage licenses flowing during federal shutdowns
D.C. marriage licenses come from the federally funded Superior Court, so a federal shutdown can stop them. Bill 26-441, the LOVE Act, would let the mayor issue licenses and authorize officiants whenever…
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D.C. Council takes up how loud a night out can be, and how a neighbor proves it
The Nightlife Noise Balance Amendment Act is due for a first vote Nov. 10. It would let ABCA investigators substantiate bar noise from within 15 feet of a home instead of from…
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D.C.-area lawmakers have introduced 639 bills this Congress. One has become law.
A Washington Inquisitor review of GovInfo bill-status records finds the 15-member DMV delegation got 17 of its 639 bills through a chamber; only Sen. Tim Kaine’s Marshall House bill is law. Member-by-member…
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Beyer’s bill to retire ‘full retirement age’ clears Congress and awaits the president
The Claiming Age Clarity Act, H.R. 5284, would rename Social Security’s claiming ages to minimum, standard and maximum monthly benefit ages. Both chambers have passed it; it has not yet been presented…