People and businesses challenging D.C. agency decisions could get a more independent review. The bill stops D.C. from requiring courts or agency tribunals to give special weight to the Mayor’s or agencies’ readings of the law. It also repeals a 2024 D.C. law and restores the older rules.
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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. is a House bill waiting for floor action. The latest recorded action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 565.
Latest action on H.R. 3766: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 565.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people, businesses, and organizations that challenge D.C. agency actions. It could matter in disputes over permits, fines, licenses, regulations, or other agency decisions. It also affects D.C. courts, administrative hearing officers, the Mayor, and D.C. agencies because it changes how much required weight agency legal views can receive.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it could change the odds in disputes between people and D.C. agencies. Today, a local rule may tell a reviewing body to give extra weight to an agency’s reading of the law. This bill would block D.C. from requiring that. The impact would depend on how courts and administrative tribunals handle agency interpretations after the rule changes.
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