B 26-0123 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Multiyear Contract No. DHCD-2025-50 with Jubilee Housing, Inc. Emergency Act of 2025

This emergency bill approves a 20-year contract between the District of Columbia's Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and Jubilee Housing, Inc. to subsidize rents and provide services for 18 permanently affordable re-entry housing units at 1721-1725 Kalorama Road NW in Ward 1. The contract, totaling up to $33.68 million over 20 years, is fast-tracked as an emergency measure to bypass standard procurement rules. It directly affects residents of these 18 housing units and Jubilee Housing, Inc., which will manage the supportive housing program.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Sub-Topics: Homelessness Community Development Property Development

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed Mar 13, 2025

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Introduction → Enrollment · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a letter format to a standard legislative act format, removing the cover letter and signature block while keeping the core legislative content intact. The substantive policy provisions regarding contract approval, funding amounts, and emergency procedures remain unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed the Mayor's cover letter and signature block at the beginning of the document, replacing it with a standard enrolled original legislative format.

Reorganized the bill text to remove line numbers and formatting marks, converting it to a clean legislative document structure.

Adjusted the citation format for the District of Columbia Home Rule Act section reference, removing the specific subsection references (b) and (c) while keeping the main section 451 reference.

Reformatted the fiscal impact statement and effective date sections to match standard legislative formatting conventions.

Floor votes · Council Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

11–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 12

Feb 18, 2025

D Democratic10

9 Yea 1

90% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Feb 18, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (11-0-1)

council

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

B26-0123 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors