Subject emergency legislation enacted by the District of Columbia Council to expedited congressional disapproval procedures.

This bill changes how emergency laws from the D.C. Council are handled by Congress. It says D.C. emergency laws still take effect right away, but the Council must quickly send each new emergency act to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate within three session days. This lets Congress move faster if it wants to block an emergency law under special, sped-up review rules. The changes are made by amending the D.C. Home Rule Act, and they spell out immediate effect for emergency acts plus fast delivery to Congress for possible disapproval .

• D.C. emergency acts: take effect immediately upon enactment.
• Transmission: the Council’s chair must send the act to House and Senate leaders no later than three session days after it is enacted, enabling expedited congressional disapproval procedures .

Key points

• Who is affected: D.C. residents and local government; Congress leadership receives the acts .
• What changes: Emergency acts still start right away, but must be sent to Congress within three session days for faster potential disapproval .
• When it matters: Right after a D.C. emergency act is enacted, the three-session-day clock starts for sending it to Congress .