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.

This bill says that courts and hearing officers in Washington, DC should not automatically side with the Mayor or DC agencies when deciding what a law or rule means. Instead, judges and reviewers must make their own judgment about the meaning of DC laws and regulations. The bill also cancels a recent temporary DC law about reviewing agency actions and restores the rules that were in place before that temporary law.

Key points:

• Who is affected: DC residents, workers, and businesses involved in cases against DC agencies; DC courts and administrative tribunals.
• What changes: Reviewers cannot defer to the Mayor’s or a DC agency’s interpretation of laws or rules during appeals or rule reviews; a temporary DC law from 2024 on agency review is repealed.
• Impact: People challenging DC agency decisions may get a more independent review of what the law means.