District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia PR818: Net Zero Continuity Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026
Status: Passed both chambers, October 6, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution 26-519 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA October 6, 2026 To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend the Green Building Act of 2006 to exempt certain District-owned and -funded residential and nonresidential projects from complying with net-zero-energy standards and to modify net-zero-energy standard compliance requirements for nonresidential and residential projects; to amend section 2 of the Clean Energy DC Building Code Amendment Act of 2022 to modify the definition of the net-zero-energy standard and the typ.
From the enrolled text, October 6, 2026:
A RESOLUTION 26-519 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA October 6, 2026 To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend the Green Building Act of 2006 to exempt certain District-owned and -funded residential and nonresidential projects from complying with net-zero-energy standards and to modify net-zero-energy standard compliance requirements for nonresidential and residential projects; to amend section 2 of the Clean Energy DC Building Code Amendment Act of 2022 to modify the definition of the net-zero-energy standard and the types of projects to which the net-zero-energy standard applies; and for other purposes. RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Net Zero Continuity Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026". Sec. 2. (a) On July 14, 2026, the Council adopted the Net Zero Continuity Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, effective July 30, 2026 (D.C. Act 26-0394; 73 DCR 011187) ("emergency act"), which will expire on October 28, 2026. (b) On September 22, 2026, the Council adopted the Net Zero Continuity Temporary Amendment Act of 2026, passed on 2nd reading on September 22, 2026 (Enrolled version of Bill 26-768) ("temporary act"), which has not completed congressional review. (c) Congressional emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between …