Committee of the Whole #
Website #
Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“The Committee of the Whole is responsible for the annual budget, including amendments, additions, or supplements to the budget, any revised, supplemental, or deficiency budget, and other matters pertaining to the budget; coordinating the Council’s relationships with the Congress and the Federal executive branch; monitoring the progress of Council legislation through Congress; monitoring the status of original legislative proposals in Congress that may affect the District, the Council, or its legislation; amendments to the District Charter; Council appointments to boards and commissions; public space naming; street and alley acquisition and closing; reapportionment and realignment of the political subdivisions of the District; Council administration and personnel; the scheduling of all matters for consideration by the Council in the legislative meeting; legislative matters related to the District as a political entity, including self-determination and statehood; matters affecting the Freedom of Information Act; coordinating the Council’s relationships with appropriate regional, state, and national associations and organizations; the Council’s relationship with regional authorities and other regional bodies and organizations not specifically assigned to other committees; all matters related to public education, including matters exclusively concerning the University of the District of Columbia or the Community College of the District of Columbia; District employees’ retirement; the development of the Comprehensive Plan and other matters pertaining to land use; revision and codification of Title 49 of the D.C. Official Code; international business and affairs; all matters relating to building plans, construction permits, building inspections, building maintenance, and building safety; and other matters assigned to it by these Rules or by the Chairman” (Council Rule, Article II, D, 231).
“Agencies Under This Committee
- Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings
- Board of Review of Anti-Deficiency Violations
- Commission on the Arts and Humanities
- Council of the District of Columbia
- Department of Buildings (including construction codes)
- Deputy Mayor for Education
- District of Columbia Auditor
- District of Columbia Public Charter Schools
- District of Columbia Public Schools
- District of Columbia Retirement Board (including its plans)
- District of Columbia State Athletics Commission
- Historic Preservation Review Board
- Interstate Compact Commissions
- Law Revision Commission
- Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
- Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
- National Capital Planning Commission
- OCFO Office of Budget and Planning
- Office of Planning (including commemorative works)
- Office of the State Superintendent of Education
- Office of Zoning, including Zoning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals
- Other Post-Employment Benefits/Retiree Health Contribution
- Pay-As-You-Go Capital
- Research Practice Partnership
- State Board of Education (including ombudsman and advocate)
- Statehood Commission and delegation
- Tax Revision Commission
- Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation
- University of the District of Columbia” (committee website).
