Committees with Jurisdictional Oversight Authority

Committee on Business and Economic Development #

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Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Business and Economic Development is responsible for matters concerning small and local business development policy; matters related to economic, industrial, and commercial development; the disposition of property for economic development purposes; joint jurisdiction with the Committee on Housing for New Communities; the regulation of alcoholic beverages and cannabis; public utilities; the establishment and oversight of business improvement districts (“BIDs”); matters relating to taxation and revenue for the operation of the government of the District of Columbia; industrial-revenue bonds; general-obligation bond acts and revenue anticipation notes; and the regulation of banks and banking activities, securities, and insurance, including private health insurance, but not including the Health Benefit Exchange” (committee website).

“Agencies Under This Committee

• Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration
• Board of Accountancy
• Board of Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture
• Board of Barber and Cosmetology
• Board of Consumer Claims Arbitration for the District of Columbia
• Board of Funeral Directors
• Board of Professional Engineering
• Captive Insurance Agency
• Combat Sports Commission
• Office of and Commission on Nightlife and Culture
• Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
• Department of Small and Local Business Development
• Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
• Destination DC
• Multistate Tax Commission
• Office of Lottery and Gaming
• Office of the Chief Financial Officer (excluding the Office of Budget and Planning)
• Office of the People’s Counsel
• Public Service Commission
• Real Property Tax Appeals Commission
• St. Elizabeth’s East Redevelopment Initiative Advisory Board
• Washington Convention and Sports Authority (Events DC)” (committee website).

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Committee on Executive Administration and Labor #

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Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“(a) The Committee on Executive Administration and Labor is responsible for matters related to the Executive Office of the Mayor; matters related to seniors; elections and campaign finance; labor relations; matters related to workforce development; and employment” (Council Rules, Article II, D, 233).

“Agencies Under This Committee

• Workforce Investment Council
• Adult Career Pathways Task Force
• Advisory Committee on Community Use of Public Space
• Age-Friendly DC Task Force
• City Administrator
• Commission on Aging
• Commission on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
• Commission on Poverty
• Department of Aging and Community Living
• Department of Employment Services
• Department of Human Resources
• District of Columbia Board of Elections
• Employees’ Compensation Fund
• Executive Office of the Mayor
• Financial Literacy Council
• Inspector General
• Labor/Management Partnership Council
• Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs
• Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel
• Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism and Partnerships
• Office of Campaign Finance
• Office of Employee Appeals
• Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
• Public Employee Relations Board
• Secretary of the District of Columbia
• Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund
• Universal Paid Leave Fund” (committee website).

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Committee on Facilities #

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Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“(a) The Committee on Facilities is responsible for matters concerning disability services; parks and recreation; Caribbean affairs; and matters relating to the maintenance of public buildings and property management, including the declaration of government property as no longer required for public purposes” (Council Rules, Article II, D, 234).

“Agencies Under This Committee

• Statewide Independent Living Council
• Commission on Persons with Disabilities
• Department of Buildings (jointly, only for oversight purposes, with the Committee of the Whole)
• Department of General Services
• Department on Disability Services
• Department of Parks and Recreation
• Developmental Disabilities State Planning Council
• Office on Caribbean Affairs (including Advisory Committee)
• Office for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing
• Office of Disability Rights
• State Rehabilitation Council” (committee website).

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Committee on Health #

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Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Health is responsible for matters concerning health and environmental health; the regulation of health occupations and professions, and health-care inspectors” (committee website).

“Agencies Under This Committee

• Statewide Health Coordinating Council
• All of the advisory committees and professional boards serving the Department of Health or Department of Behavioral Health
• Behavioral Health Planning Council
• Cedar Hill Hospital
• Commission on Health Equity
• Council on Physical Fitness, Health, and Nutrition
• Department of Behavioral Health
• Department of Health
• Department of Health Care Finance
• Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
• District of Columbia Health Benefit Exchange Authority
• Food Policy Council
• Health Information Exchange Policy Board
• Health Literacy Council
• Metropolitan Washington Regional Ryan White Planning Council
• Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation” (committee website).

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Committee on Human Services #

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Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee of Human Services is responsible for matters concerning welfare; social services; youth affairs (other than juvenile justice); homelessness (for purposes of legislation, and jointly with the Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization for purposes of oversight); and disability services” (committee website).

“Agencies Under This Committee:

• Commission on Latino Community Development
• Department of Human Services
• District of Columbia Public Library System
• Interagency Council on Homelessness
• Office and Commission on Asian and Pacific Islanders Affairs
• Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment
• Office and Commission on Fathers, Men, and Boys
• Office and Commission on Latino Affairs
• Public Access Corporation” (committee website)

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Committee on Housing #

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Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Housing is responsible for matters relating to the development, maintenance, preservation, and regulation of housing stock, including rental housing and public housing; neighborhood revitalization, development, improvement, and stabilization; joint jurisdiction for the purpose of oversight (not legislation) with the Committee on Business and Economic Development for New Communities; urban affairs; homelessness; housing vouchers; matters regarding Advisory Neighborhood Commissions; and matters regarding returning citizens” (committee website).

“Agencies Under This Committee

• Rental Housing Commission
• Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, including the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions
• Board of Real Estate Appraisers
• Commission and Office on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen Affairs
• Department of Housing and Community Development
• District of Columbia Housing Authority
• Housing Finance Agency
• Housing Production Trust Fund
• Office on Returning Citizen Affairs
• Office of the Tenant Advocate
• Real Estate Commission” (committee website).

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Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety #

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Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“(a) The Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety is responsible for matters affecting the judiciary and legal systems; matters affecting criminal law, procedure, and justice; juvenile justice; public safety, including policing, violence prevention and intervention, and civilian police oversight; access to justice; family law, probate, and estates; fire, emergency medical services, and 9-1-1 and 3-1-1; homeland security; adult and youth corrections; forensic science; fatality review and medical examination; victim services and justice grants; child support; government ethics; and issues related to women. The Committee shall also serve as the Council’s liaison to federal partners in the justice system, including the District of Columbia courts; the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia; the Public Defender Service for the District
of Columbia; the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency; the Pretrial Services Agency; the Federal Bureau of Prisons; and the United States Parole Commission” (Council Rules, Article II, D, 238).

“Agencies Under This Committee

• Access to Justice Initiative
• Board of Ethics and Government Accountability
• Child Support Guideline Commission
• Clemency Board
• Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure
• Commission on Women
• Corrections Information Council
• Criminal Code Reform Commission
• Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
• Department of Corrections
• Department of Forensic Sciences (including Science Advisory Board)
• Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice
• District of Columbia National Guard
• District of Columbia Sentencing Commission
• Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
• Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
• Judicial Nomination Commission
• Metropolitan Police Department
• Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
• Office of Police Complaints
• Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
• Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (including all of the fatality review committees at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner)
• Office of Unified Communications
• Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
• Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives
• Uniform Law Commission” (committee website).

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Committee on Public Works and Operations #

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Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Public Works and Operations is responsible for matters relating to the general operation and service of government, including procurement; human rights; partnerships and grants management; matters relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning affairs; veterans affairs; matters affecting administrative law and procedure; consumer and regulatory affairs; recycling; waste management; and regulation of for-hire vehicles” (Council Rules, Article II, D, 239).

“Agencies Under This Committee

• Office on Religious Affairs, including Interfaith Council
• Advisory Committee on Street Harassment
• Board of Industrial Trades
• Commission on Fashion Arts and Events
• Contract Appeals Board
• Department of For-Hire Vehicles
• Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection
• Department of Public Works
• Interfaith Council
• Office of Administrative Hearings
• Office of Contracting and Procurement
• Office of and Commission on Human Rights
• Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Affairs
• Office of Risk Management
• Office of the Chief Technology Officer
• Office of Veterans Affairs, including the Advisory Board” (committee website).

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