Robert F. Kennedy Campus Redevelopment Act of 2025
The Robert F. Kennedy Campus Redevelopment Act of 2025 authorizes the District of Columbia Mayor to lease land and sell stadium seat rights to the Washington Commanders football team without further Council review. It enables $759 million in infrastructure bonds for stadium development, establishes special funds to manage debt service and reinvest excess revenues (including a "District Sports Fund" supporting youth sports in all 8 wards), and exempts the stadium and parking facilities from property taxes and sales taxes. Key provisions require 20% of new stadium jobs to go to residents of Wards 7 or 8, mandate a registered apprenticeship program, and reserve 10% of business contracts for certified enterprises in those wards. The bill directly affects the Commanders team, District taxpayers, and residents of Wards 7 and 8 through hiring and business preferences.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
Council Passage
Sep 2025
Signed into Law
Dec 2025
Introduced Jun 20, 2025
Signed Dec 5, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was finalized from its engrossed draft to its enrolled version, resulting in a title change to an 'Amendment Act' and a shift in the legislative purpose to 'specify the application of various provisions of law' rather than authorizing lease agreements. The scope of definitions was expanded to include new terms like 'Certified business enterprise' and 'Commercial Development,' while the definition of 'District Event' was broadened to include events jointly agreed upon by the team and the Mayor. The specific reference to a separate infrastructure fund bill was removed, and the text was standardized to use consistent capitalization for key terms.
Scope change
The bill's scope was slightly narrowed by removing the explicit authorization for lease agreements and development agreements from the summary, focusing instead on bond issuance and the application of existing laws. The applicability of the 'District Event' definition was expanded to allow for mutual agreement between the stadium operator and the Mayor.
TITLE
The bill title changed from 'Robert F. Kennedy Campus Redevelopment Act of 2025' to 'Robert F. Kennedy Campus Redevelopment Amendment Act of 2025'.
PURPOSE
The legislative purpose was updated to remove references to authorizing lease agreements and development agreements, replacing them with a focus on specifying the application of various provisions of law.
DEFINITION
Two new definitions were added: 'Certified business enterprise' (referencing existing small business laws) and 'Commercial Development' (referencing the Term Sheet).
The definition of 'District Event' was expanded to include any event jointly agreed to be a District event by the team and the Mayor.
Capitalization was standardized for terms like 'Bonds', 'Closing Documents', 'Debt Service', and 'Financing Documents' throughout the text.
The specific definition for 'Sportsplex' was removed from the list of defined terms.
The reference to the 'RFK Campus Infrastructure Fund' was updated to remove a specific citation to another bill, and the 'RFK Campus Parking Facilities Fund' definition was removed.
Floor votes · Council Sep 17, 2025
How they voted
11–2
Passed
Total votes 13
Sep 17, 2025
D
Democratic11
81% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
19
Sep 17, 2025
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (11-2)
council
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(Frumin) AMENDMENT
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(R. White) AMENDMENT #6 - WITHDRAWN
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(R. White) AMENDMENT #5
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(R. White) AMENDMENT #4
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(R. White) AMENDMENT #3
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(R. White) AMENDMENT #2
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(R. White) AMENDMENT #1
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(T. White) AMENDMENT #3
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(T. White) AMENDMENT #2 - WITHDRAWN
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(T. White ) AMENDMENT #1 - WITHDRAWN
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(R. White) ORAL AMENDMENT
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(T. White) ORAL AMENDMENT
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(Parker) ORAL AMENDMENT - WITHDRAWN
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(Felder) AMENDMENT
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(Mendelson) AMENDMENT #2
legislature
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(Mendelson) AMENDMENT #1
legislature
Aug 1, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee Print (MENDELSON)
legislature
Aug 1, 2025
Introduced
(RWhite) Amendment #3
legislature
Aug 1, 2025
Introduced
(RWhite) Amendment #2
legislature
Aug 1, 2025
Introduced
(RWhite) Amendment #1
legislature
Aug 1, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee Mark-up of B26-0288 by the Business and Economic Development Committee
legislature
Aug 1, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee Mark-up of B26-0288 by the Committee of the Whole
legislature
Jul 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Business and Economic Development, and Committee of the Whole
legislature
Jun 20, 2025
Introduced
B26-0288 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phil Mendelson
DDemocratic
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