A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
Summary
What This Bill Does
S.J.Res.102 is a District of Columbia Home Rule Act disapproval resolution. The text states that Congress disapproves the District of Columbia Council action approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, identified as D.C. Act A26-0217, enacted by the Council on December 20, 2025, and transmitted to Congress on December 30, 2025. If enacted in the required congressional-review window, the legal effect would be to block that District tax conformity measure rather than amend the federal tax code directly.
Who Benefits and How
Members of Congress opposed to the D.C. tax conformity measure benefit because the joint resolution is the procedural vehicle for nullifying that local act. District taxpayers whose liabilities would be lower without the D.C. conformity amendment may benefit if disapproval prevents the local tax changes from taking effect. Federal oversight proponents benefit because the resolution asserts congressional review power over District legislation under the Home Rule Act. Businesses and residents affected by District income and franchise tax conformity rules benefit from clarity about whether Congress will allow the local measure to stand.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The District of Columbia Council bears the burden because congressional disapproval would override the Council's approved temporary tax legislation. District tax administrators must adjust implementation plans if the disapproval resolution blocks D.C. Act A26-0217. District taxpayers who would have benefited from the local conformity or revision provisions may lose those expected tax effects. District home-rule supporters bear a governance burden because the resolution uses federal congressional review to displace a local tax policy choice.
Key Provisions
- Provides congressional disapproval of the District of Columbia Council action approving D.C. Act A26-0217.
- Identifies the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 as the local act being rejected.
- Uses the Home Rule Act congressional-review process for District legislation rather than changing federal tax law directly.
- Blocks the local tax conformity measure from taking effect if the joint resolution is enacted within the review window.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Would use congressional disapproval authority to reject the District of Columbia Council's D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
Key Policy Areas
Taxation, District of Columbia, Legislative Process
Primary Purpose
Would use congressional disapproval authority to reject the District of Columbia Council's D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
Policy Domains
Bill provisions
Identified Gains
- Members of Congress opposing the D.C. tax act
- District taxpayers facing local income tax rules
- Federal oversight proponents
- District businesses
Identified Costs
- District of Columbia Council
- District tax administrators
- District taxpayers expecting local tax benefits
- District home-rule supporters
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. …
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator …
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …
Introduced in Senate
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "council"
- → District of Columbia Council
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