Council of the District of Columbia

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government agency of Washington, D.C. legislative body subnational legislature unicameral legislature

The Council of the District of Columbia is the unicameral legislative body responsible for making local laws and overseeing the government of Washington, D.C.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency of Washington, D.C. → legislative body → subnational legislature → unicameral legislature →
appliesStatutoryLaw	Code of the District of Columbia →
appliesToJurisdiction	District of Columbia →
canOverrideVetoOf	Mayor of the District of Columbia →
city	Washington, D.C. →
country	United States →
effectiveDate	1974 →
follows	District of Columbia Home Rule Act →
hasAuthorityOver	District of Columbia agencies → District of Columbia budget → local laws in the District of Columbia →
hasLegislativeProcess	committee review → congressional review → council vote → introduction of bills → mayoral review →
hasMotto	Council of the District of Columbia (no official motto widely cited) →
hasNumberOfSeats	13 →
hasPart	At-large members of the Council of the District of Columbia → Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia → Ward members of the Council of the District of Columbia →
hasSession	Council Periods of the District of Columbia →
hasWebsite	https://dccouncil.gov →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
houseType	unicameral →
inception	1973 →
jurisdiction	District of Columbia →
legalBasis	District of Columbia Home Rule Act →
legislativeBodyFor	District of Columbia →
legislativeChamberOf	District of Columbia →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
meetsIn	John A. Wilson Building →
numberOfHouses	1 →
officialLanguage	English →
oversees	Government of the District of Columbia →
partOf	Government of the District of Columbia →
replaces	District of Columbia Council →
seat	John A. Wilson Building →
streetAddress	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW →
supervises	Mayor of the District of Columbia (through oversight) →
termLength	4 years →
usesBuilding	John A. Wilson Building →
votingSystem	at-large plurality voting for at-large seats → single-member districts for ward seats →

Referenced by (34)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Capitol Hill → Capitol Hill neighborhood → Dupont Circle → Georgetown → Lanier Heights → Mount Pleasant → Palisades → Petworth → Shaw → Southwest Washington, D.C. → Tenleytown → Woodley Park →	governedBy
District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department → District of Columbia Municipal Regulations ("Council of the District of Columbia (for enabling statutes)") → Washington, D.C. →	governingBody
Ward 1 of Washington, D.C. → Ward 2 of Washington, D.C. → Ward 3 of Washington, D.C. →	representedIn
District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer → Mayor of the District of Columbia ("Council of the District of Columbia (for oversight)") →	reportsTo
Law of the District of Columbia →	administeredBy
Public Law 93-198 →	createsBody
District of Columbia Home Rule Act →	establishes
Home Rule Act of 1973 →	establishesBody
District of Columbia →	hasCouncil
Washington, D.C. →	hasLegislature
District of Columbia Board of Elections →	independentFrom
District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer →	independentOf
Code of the District of Columbia ("District of Columbia Council") →	isUsedBy
Government of the District of Columbia →	legislativeBody
John A. Wilson Building →	occupant
John A. Wilson →	politicalOffice
Council of the District of Columbia ("District of Columbia Council") →	replaces
District of Columbia statehood referendum, 2016 →	supportedBy